Top young anglers will visit Chickamauga Lake for High School and Junior Championships

The 2024 Strike King Bassmaster High School National Championship and the Bassmaster Junior Championship will be held on Tennessee’s Chickamauga Lake July 26-27 (Junior) and August 1-3 (High School).

Photo by Kyle Jessie/B.A.S.S.

March 7, 2024

Top young anglers will visit Chickamauga Lake for High School and Junior Championships

DAYTON, Tenn. — The eyes of the fishing world are on young anglers after 19-year-old Trey McKinney made history last week, becoming the youngest pro to win a Bassmaster Elite Series event. And this summer, hundreds of the top young anglers from across the country will descend on eastern Tennessee, with the next big star quite possibly among them.

B.A.S.S. officials announced today that the Bassmaster Junior National Championship will be held July 26-27 on Chickamauga Lake, followed by the Strike King Bassmaster High School National Championship on Aug. 1-3. The City of Dayton will host both events, with daily takeoffs and weigh-ins held…