ATTENTION INVITATIONAL TRAIL ANGLERS

SOLARBAT is running a  sales promotion through Oct 31 named Halloween Blow Out Sale.  The  sale is 20% off everything with 30% off hunting, golf and tennis with discount taken at checkout.  Includes a free vintage Solar Bat shield ($100 value) and a hard case for every $100 spent.  Go …

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District 10 National Semi Finals Report

High winds caused a move of launch sites which disappointed and aggravated the 192 anglers due to a Small Craft advisory. For safety reasons the launch site was moved from The Selfridge ramp on Anchor Bay to the ramp at Algonac on the North Channel. Despite the change good weights …

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Lake St. Clair Info

Do not enter the Walpole Indiana Reservation. It is duck season and closed to fishing. We have been told the Walpole Indians can get very aggressive and the area should be avoided. The reservation is the to east of the channels at the north end of Lake St Clair. Some …

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2024 Riley Children’s Hospital Benefit Tournament Results

Lake Syracuse/Wawasee 07/28/24 Clay Sterling and Drew Coffel win the 2024 Riley Children’s Hospital Benefit Tournament with a total weight of 14.11 lbs. Place Name # of Fish Big Bass Total Weight  1 Clay Sterling Drew Coffel 5   14.11 2 Bill Sutton Sr Bill Sutton Jr 5   12.87 …

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The National Guard Goes Fishing with the IBF

 The Indiana Army National Guard has joined forces with the Indiana Bass Federation. To show their support, the Guard refurbished the Invitational Trail trailer with their logo and giving the trailer a new clean appearance. They have also put their resources behind both the North and South IBF Youth Trails. …

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IBF Members to TBF Nationals March 27-29

Best of luck to our six members going to the TBF Nationals at Lake Sam Rayburn March 27-29 . They qualified for the Nationals due to their tremendous effort at the 2023 District 10 National Semi Finals on the Mississippi River last October. The Boaters are: Scott Bateman of Jasper, …

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2024 Indiana Bass Federation Members Fishing Party

2024 Indiana Bass Federation Members Fishing Party, a low-stress, fish-with-your-friends, get-away on Lake Chickamauga, Dayton, Tennessee! This is more about fun, fellowship and getting bit than getting rich. See details and register now!

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2024 IBF Partnership With Fenwick

Entries open to IBF Members who purchase a qualified new Fenwick rod: Indiana Bass Federation will be drawing for $100.00 gift cards to two qualified IBF Members each month, May 2024 through September 2024. Then in September 2024, IBF will draw for a grand prize of a $450.00 Fenwick Elite …

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2024 IBF Raffle Results

The 2024 IBF Raffle was a success. Thanks to all that helped sell tickets and all those that purchased raffle tickets to support the IBF 2024 Winners: Jesse Garcia of Kingsford Heights, IN won the Benali 12 gauge semi automatic shot gun, Troy Thornburg, from Syracuse, IN and a members …

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