Pilot — 20 venues
Tournament Bass & Walleye Lakes 2026 — BASS / MLF / FLW Venues
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20 of the highest-profile US tournament waters cross-referenced to their state special-regulation overlay. Each venue links to the water-body page where the actual 2026slot limit, bag override, and gear restriction live — because what wins a four-day event isn't the schedule, it's the rule that governs the day.
Schedules and circuit divisions shift year to year — we deliberately do not publish dates. Each entry below lists the typical season window plus a deep-link to the official BASS / MLF / FLW schedule page for current-year confirmation.
BASS — Bassmaster Elite Series & Opens15 venues
Official BASS — Bassmaster Elite Series & Opens schedule →Beaver Lake AR
Bassmaster Elite Series — Largemouth + smallmouth + spotted bass · April
2 special-regulation overlays on file
Clear Lake CA
Bassmaster Elite Series — Largemouth bass · March
1 special-regulation overlay on file
Lake Okeechobee FL
Bassmaster Elite Series — Largemouth bass · January – February (season opener)
2 special-regulation overlays on file
Detroit River (border with ON) MI
Bassmaster Elite Series — Smallmouth + largemouth bass · August
2 special-regulation overlays on file
Lake St. Clair MI
Bassmaster Elite Series — Smallmouth bass · August
1 special-regulation overlay on file
Hudson River (Tappan Zee to Troy) NY
Bassmaster Opens — Northern Division — Largemouth + smallmouth bass · August – September
2 special-regulation overlays on file
Lake Champlain (NY waters) NY
Bassmaster Elite Series — Smallmouth + largemouth bass · July – August
2 special-regulation overlays on file
Lake Erie (NY waters) NY
Bassmaster Elite Series — Smallmouth bass · June – September
3 special-regulation overlays on file
Lake Ontario NY
Bassmaster Elite Series — Smallmouth bass · August – September
1 special-regulation overlay on file
Oneida Lake NY
Bassmaster Opens — Northern Division — Largemouth + smallmouth bass · Summer
2 special-regulation overlays on file
Lake Norman NC
Bassmaster Opens — Eastern Division — Largemouth + spotted bass · Spring – fall
1 special-regulation overlay on file
Lake Erie (Ohio waters — all four management zones) OH
Bassmaster Elite Series — Smallmouth bass · June – July
7 special-regulation overlays on file
Lake Falcon TX
Bassmaster Opens (Falcon Series) — Largemouth bass · Late winter (February – March)
2 special-regulation overlays on file
Lake Fork Reservoir TX
Bassmaster Elite Series — Largemouth bass · April – May
3 special-regulation overlays on file
Sam Rayburn Reservoir TX
Bassmaster Elite Series — Largemouth bass · March – April
2 special-regulation overlays on file
MLF — Bass Pro Tour / Pro Circuit / Toyota Series15 venues
Official MLF — Bass Pro Tour / Pro Circuit / Toyota Series schedule →Clear Lake CA
MLF Toyota Series — Western Division — Largemouth bass · Spring
1 special-regulation overlay on file
Lake Okeechobee FL
MLF Bass Pro Tour — Largemouth bass · Winter (January – February)
2 special-regulation overlays on file
Detroit River (border with ON) MI
MLF Toyota Series — Walleye — Walleye · Spring (April – May)
2 special-regulation overlays on file
Lake St. Clair MI
MLF Bass Pro Tour — Smallmouth bass · Summer
1 special-regulation overlay on file
Saginaw Bay (Lake Huron) MI
MLF Toyota Series — Walleye — Walleye · Spring (April – May)
1 special-regulation overlay on file
Lake Mille Lacs MN
MLF Pro Circuit — Smallmouth bass · Fall (September – October)
2 special-regulation overlays on file
Lake of the Woods MN
MLF Toyota Series — Walleye — Walleye · Summer (June – August)
4 special-regulation overlays on file
Lake Champlain (NY waters) NY
MLF Pro Circuit — Smallmouth bass · Summer
2 special-regulation overlays on file
Lake Ontario NY
MLF Bass Pro Tour — Smallmouth bass · Summer
1 special-regulation overlay on file
Lake Erie (Ohio waters — all four management zones) OH
MLF Toyota Series — Walleye — Walleye · Spring (March – May)
7 special-regulation overlays on file
Lake Falcon TX
MLF Toyota Series — Largemouth bass · January – March
2 special-regulation overlays on file
Lake Fork Reservoir TX
MLF Toyota Series — Largemouth bass · Spring (March – May)
3 special-regulation overlays on file
Lake Texoma TX
MLF Toyota Series — Striper / Multi-species Open — Striped bass · Spring – summer
2 special-regulation overlays on file
Sam Rayburn Reservoir TX
MLF Toyota Series — Central Division — Largemouth bass · Late winter – spring
2 special-regulation overlays on file
Lake Winnebago WI
MLF Toyota Series — Walleye / multi-species — Walleye · Spring (April – May)
2 special-regulation overlays on file
FLW (now MLF Toyota Series)1 venue
Official FLW (now MLF Toyota Series) schedule →How to read this index
- This is a pilot: 20 marquee venues across the BASS, MLF, and FLW (now MLF Toyota Series) circuits. Coverage expands with the underlying water-body index — see all special-regulation waters.
- We list typical season windows and the recurring circuit (Elite Series, Bass Pro Tour, Pro Circuit, Toyota Series, Opens) — not current-year tournament dates. The official circuit schedule page (linked per section above) is canonical for current-year stops.
- Each venue card deep-links to the water-body's special-regulation page, where the slot limit, bag override, and gear restriction live — those are the rules that actually count weights at scale, and they don't change with the schedule.
- Reciprocity and boundary-water arrangements (Lake Texoma TX/OK, Lake Champlain NY/VT, Falcon TX/Mexico) require the right licence pair — see border-water reciprocity before launching.