If you didn’t get a chance to witness first hand the Major League Fishing (MLF) Tour Knockout Round that was held on Caney Lake this past February, thanks to the Discovery Channel you got another chance on Saturday, August 3rd.
The national broadcast premiered Caney Lake and Lake D’Arbonne, which hosted the opening round in back to back episodes that ran at 6:00am and 7:00am on the nationaly syndicated program. The championship round that was held on Bussey Brake will air at 7:00am on September 10th.
Kicking off the Pro Bass Tour 2022 schedule, the tourney was one of seven that was fished across the nation, marking the first time a MLF event has taken place in northeast Louisiana. Over 80 professional anglers from across the world fished Lake D’Abonne in the opending round then moved to Caney Lake for the knockout round and Bussey Brake for the finals.
The Caney Lake round set at the time a new MLF record for largest bass ever caught in tournament competition and for total weight, leading many of competitors to state it was the best lake they had ever fished. Just a few days later the largest bass record was broken again at Bussey Brake.
“Needless to say, we are pleased at the additional exposure this should provide for Jackson Parish,” said Jackson Parish Tourism Board President Christie Weeks. “We owe a debt of gratitude to the Watershed Commission for all their efforts to make this happen!”
The 2023 Major League Fishing tournament schedule has not been released yet but the hope is that Caney Lake and the other two north Louisiana fisheries will once again be included, if not in the upcoming season, then soon thereafter.
“Major League Fishing provided a great partnership and delivered a home run for northeast Louisiana, our neighboring lakes and the state of Louisiana,” said Scott Bruscato, Discover Monroe-West Monroe Vice President of Sales. “We received overwhelmingly positive exposure via MLF social media, live stream, and Discovery Channel and look forward to the day Major League Fishing is back in our community soon”