We kicked off the U.S. Angler's Choice 'Seaway Trail' with a slugfest! A 17 boat field embarked on the St. Lawrence for our first tournament. Launching out of Clayton, NY, we were greeted by the St. Lawrence River with beautiful weather, calm water, and BIG FISH! Dean Meckes and Chris Brown claimed first place and a prize of $1,210 with a whopping 25.8 lb bag of smallmouth anchored with a 5.99 lb lunker! Dick Garlock and Bob Marceau took second place with 22.7 lbs of smallies. $520 was their reward. Merle Wells Jr. and Jerry Knier were awarded $300 for third place, earned with a mixed bag weighing 19.89 lbs. The full results will be posted on the Angler's Choice website soon. It was fun day, a lot of big fish were brought to the scales and everyone had a good time. Congratulations to Dean and Chris on their win! We hope to see everyone back on the trail. Our next event is a month away on the St. Lawrence again, launching in Ogdensburg.

Here are some pics from the tournament:

1st Place: Dean Meckes and Chris Brown

2nd Place: Bob Marceau and Dick Garlock

3rd Place: Merle Wells Jr and Jerry Knier

Thanks for reading,

Rich Tehan

Congrats to all that fished the tourney!  My parents have a second home in Clayton. It is a nice area and a good place to fish. 

WOW! Those are some nice smallmouth!

I used to fish the A.C trail but they did away with our division on Ky. Lake. The Tournament of Champions is one of the best classics out there.

WOW!

25lbs+ is impressive!

;D ;D ;D