La Crosse’s McKittrick Tops Co-Angler Division

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. (June 16, 2025) – Boater Devon Dvorak of Keystone, Iowa, caught a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds even Saturday to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine on the Mississippi River in Prairie du Chien Presented by Lew’s. The tournament was the third event of the season for the BFL Great Lakes Division. Dvorak earned $3,553 for his victory.

Having to turn to Plan B right away wound up being a pretty good way to start the day for Dvorak.

“I had planned on locking down to Pool 11, and I ran down to the bottom of 10 and there was a barge sitting in the lock,” he said. “So I slid off the side of the channel and fished a spot that we had some fish last week. I never got a bite in the whole area. Then I got down to a part that we hadn’t fished last week and caught a 3-pounder, 3 1/2 and 4 out of one little spot.”

Dvorak added another around 2 1/2, giving him close to 14 pounds by the time the barge cleared the lock. From there, he locked through to 11 and caught a good one on a SPRO Bronzeye Frog right off the bat. He was able to cull the 2 1/2 out for a 3-pound smallmouth, which he caught on a Z-Man ChatterBait Jack Hammer, and that got him to his final weight. He caught more fish throughout the day, but nothing that helped.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament:

1st:        Devon Dvorak, Keystone, Iowa, five bass, 17-0, $3,553
2nd:       Ryan Doty, Galena, Ill., five bass, 16-13, $2,232
3rd:       Adam Crigger, Le Claire, Iowa, five bass, 16-4, $1,185
4th:        Clayton Reitz, Morton, Ill., five bass, 16-1, $829
5th:        Maddox Cejka, Prairie Du Chien, Wis., five bass, 15-14, $711
6th:        Hunter Litchfield, Macomb, Ill., five bass, 15-13, $651
7th:        Wyatt Becker, West Salem, Wis., five bass, 15-10, $592
8th:        Austin Brimeyer, Dubuque, Iowa, five bass, 15-9, $533
9th:        Rob Leidholdt, Milton, Wis., five bass, 15-5, $474
10th:     Derek Ehrhardt, Elkader, Iowa, five bass, 15-1, $415

Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Ryan Doty of Galena, Illinois, caught a bass that weighed 5 pounds, 10 ounces, and earned the Berkley Big Bass Boater award of $455.

Nolan McKittrick of La Crosse, Wisconsin, won the co-angler division and $1,777 Saturday, after bringing three bass to the scale that totaled 10 pounds, 5 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers finished:

1st:        Nolan McKittrick, La Crosse, Wis., three bass, 10-5, $1,777
2nd:       Thomas Bridges, Kankakee, Ill., three bass, 9-12, $938
3rd:       Jeff Ripp, Sparta, Wis., three bass, 9-4, $592
4th:        Blake Miller, Cedar Falls, Iowa, three bass, 9-2, $415
5th:        Wil Plank, Holmen, Wis., three bass, 8-15, $355
6th:        Danny Mancini, Necedah, Wis., three bass, 8-14, $326
7th:        Timothy Wittren, Ontario, Wis., three bass, 8-12, $266
7th:        Mark Folsom, Waterville, Iowa, three bass, 8-12, $266
7th:        Sean Ricker, Springfield, Ill., three bass, 8-12, $266
10th:     Art Gneuhs, Plainfield, Ill., three bass, 8-9, $207

Brad Parent of Oakdale, Minnesota, earned the Berkley Big Bass co-angler award of $227, catching a bass that weighed in at 4 pounds – the largest co-angler catch of the day.

After three events, Wyatt Becker of West Salem, Wisconsin, now leads the Fishing Clash Great Lakes Division Angler of the Year (AOY) race with 734 points, while Timothy Wittren of Ontario, Wisconsin, leads the Fishing Clash Great Lakes Division Co-Angler of the Year race with 714 points.

The next event for BFL Great Lakes Division anglers will be held Sept. 22, on the Wolf River Chain of Lakes out of Winneconne, Wisconsin. To register for the event as a boater or a co-angler, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com or call (270)-252-1000.

The top 60 boaters and co-anglers in the division based on point standings, along with the five tournament winners of each qualifying event, will qualify for the Oct. 3-4 BFL Regional tournament on the Mississippi River out of Quad Cities, Illinois. Boaters will fish for a top award of a new Phoenix 819 Pro with a 200-horsepower Mercury or Suzuki outboard worth $50,000, while co-anglers will compete for a top award of $20,000.

The 2025 Phoenix BFL Presented by T-H Marine is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 134 events throughout the season, five qualifying tournaments in each division. The top 60 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five qualifying tournament winners, will advance to one of 12 BFL Regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top three, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American.

Proud sponsors of the 2025 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine include: 7Brew, Abu Garcia, Athletic Brewing, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, BUBBA, Deep Dive App, E3 Sport Apparel, Epic Baits, Fishing Clash, Grizzly, Humminbird, Lew’s, Li Time Batteries, Mercury, Minn Kota, Mossy Oak, Mystik Lubricants, Onyx, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Phoenix Boats, Polaris, Power-Pole, Precision Sonar, Strike King, Suzuki Marine, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota, WIX Filters and YETI.

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