Arkansas Game & Fish Commission
HOT SPRINGS — The Commissioners’ Cup High School Bass Fishing Tournament is back for a third year, and it will be back to a live weigh-in when it visits Safe Harbor Brady Mountain Boat Ramp on Lake Ouachita June 19.
The Commissioners’ Cup is presented by Xpress Boats in Hot Springs and is held by the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation. It is a one-day bass fishing tournament for middle school and high school anglers to help foster the conservation mindset in Arkansas students. Each team may consist of two students in 7th through 8th grade in the Junior Division or two students in 9th through 12th grade for the Senior Division. Each team must also include a non-fishing boat captain to drive the anglers and maintain safe boating and angling practices during the tournament.
“We have 33 teams who have signed up so far, and we’re hoping to have a field of 40 by the time tournament day arrives,” Tyler…