The Bass Anglers Sportsman Society North Carolina Chapter’s ‘Yadkin Challenge’ held the third in its series of 2010 tournaments on High Rock Lake Saturday, June 12. The tournament is a fundraiser for state-wide youth and conservation programs.

There were several large and small tournaments at the various access points around the lake, fishermen hoping to capitalize on recent reports of great fishing at this Yadkin River chain lake. They were not disappointed. All but one of the teams that returned to the ramp to weigh in had the limit of five fish.

Third place honors went to the local favorite father-son team of Randy and Lucas Hutchins. These guys had 12.08 pounds. Second place went to the team of Beaver and Parks with 12.80 pounds.

First place by a landslide went to the local team of Big Mike Hedgecock and Brian Sorrel, fishing out of both the Shamrock and Archdale Bass Clubs. These guys toted a hefty bag of five fish to the scales weighing a whopping 21.14 pounds, including the big fish of the tournament at 5.23 pounds.

The next tournament will be Saturday, Aug. 14, at Tuckertown Lake’s Flat Creek Landing, better known as “the Graveyard.” The entry fee is $60 per one or two-man team with $50 of the $60 paid back to contestants. The remaining $10 per entry goes toward state-wide NC BASS youth and conservation programs. While this tournament is scheduled to launch at 6 a.m., the high temperatures last week took their toll on everyone, with one contestant being forced to withdraw due to health concerns. Many of the contestants suggested that it might be better to shorten the tourney hours at the August event given the probability of excessive heat strain on the anglers and fish. We will certainly consider any concerns the morning of the tournament.

For more information, stop in at either of the two fine bait and tackle retailers in our area: K&J Tackle in Jamestown, across from the Jamestown Library, or Fishing Fever on Fairfield Road, just east of its intersection with Uwharrie Road.

Information is also available at www.anglersites.com, www.fishbyte.net or by calling Bill Frazier at 880-0627.