Tournaments 2026
5 fish limit per team - no drops - no FFS
Next Up: Twin Lakes - September 13th - 7am - 3pm
5 fish limit per team - no drops - no FFS
April 19 – West Hill Pond
May 3 - Colebrook
May 17 - McDonough
June 7 – Bantam
June 27 & 28 Champlain, Ticonderoga
July 12 – Lillinonah 6 - 2
Aug 16 – Zoar 6 - 2
Sept 13 - Twin 7-3
Sep 27 – River ** SALMON RIVER ** 630 am ** launch (UPDATED)
Oct 11- Candlewood 8-4
1. West Hill Pond 04/19/2026 : 700am - 300pm
2. Colebrook Lake 05/03/2026 - 700am - 300pm
The Litchfield County Worm & Jig's second stop of 2026 was at Colebrook Lake on May 3rd. Jon Puhalski (Sr.) and Kevin Hart won with just over 5 and half pounds of bass. Kevin caught a 4.44 lb smallie near the end of the day to seal lunker and the W!
3. Lake McDonough 05/17/2026 : 10am - 6pm
The Litchfield County Worm & Jig's third stop of 2026 was at Lake McDonough on May 17th. Bobby & Rich Tomasini caught 12.97 lbs including a 2.83 lunker to take the W.
4. Bantam Lake 06/7/2026 : 700am - 300pm
The Litchfield County Worm & Jig's fourth stop of 2026 was at Bantam Lake on June 7th. Bobby & Rich Tomasini caught 17.47 lbs including a 5 plus pound lunker to take the W. Jon and Kevin continue to fish well earning a 2nd place yet again with 11.92 lbs. Rounding out 3rd was Jon Puhalski Jr fishing solo with 11.44 lbs. Bobby Tomasini had a 5 plus pound largie for lunker.
5. Lake Champlain (Ticonderoga, NY)
(2 day Club Classic) 06/27/2026 - 06/28/2026 600am - 400pm day 1 , 600am - 200pm - day 2
Mike Hall & Murphy Gruninger win with a 2-day weight of 36.56. Joel Lackey & Ken Pratt had 33.44 to take 2nd place and Jon Puhalski Jr. & Pat Geist rounded out 3rd with 32.49. Big single day bag went to Mike Hall & Murphy Gruninger with 20 lbs on day 1 (19.99 technically, but as we are all fisherman - I'm calling it a 20 sack). Lunker Day 1 was Mike & Murphy with a 5.20 largemouth. Day 2 lunker went to Rob Killeen with a 4.55 largemouth. Check the images for the full results.
6. Lake Lillinonah
07/12/2026 : 600am - 200pm
Billy Slavis & Matt Vogt brought a fat bag to the scales taking out their nearest competitor by over 6 lbs. 21.58 lbs of largemouth got the job done! Jon Puhalski Jr. & Pat Geist had a nice mixed bag of 14.85 lbs for second place. Jon Puhalski Sr. & Kevin Hart was right behind them with 14.19 lbs for 3rd. Lunker was a 5.22 lb largie from Billy Slavis & Matt Vogt.
7. Lake Zoar 08/16/2026 : 600am - 200pm
Congrats to Jon Puhalski Jr. & Pat Geist for the win at Zoar with 9.87 lbs! A very close second place went to Billy Slavis & Matt Vogt with 9.75 lbs. Rounding out 3rd was Jon Puhalski Sr & Kevin Hart with 9.39 lbs. Rob Killeen's 4.17 lb lunker was big fish of the tournament.
8. Twin Lakes 09/13/2026: 700am - 300pm
Billy Slavis & Matt Vogt bring another MONSTER bag to the scales to win their 2nd tournament of the year with 24.39 lbs! Rob Killeen was solo but still managed 2nd place with 16.84 lbs. Rounding out 3rd was Jon Puhalski & Kevin Hart with 13.01. Billy Slavis caught a 7.27 lb pig of a largemouth for lunker. Congrats!
9. CT River (Haddam) 9/27/2026: 700am - 300pm
Jon Puhalski Jr. & Pat Geist won the River tournament with 12.01 lbs. Mike Hall & Murphy Gruinger took second with 8.19 lbs. Third place went to Billy Slavis and Matt Vogt with 7.05 lbs. Big fish was 2.94 lbs and was caught by Jon Puhalski Jr & Pat Geist. Congrats!
10. Candlewood
10/11/2025 : 800am - 400pm
Jon Puhalski & Kevin Hart won the final tournament of the year with 8.96 lbs. Mike Hall & Murphy Gruinger took 2nd with 6.30 while Rob Killeen took 3rd with 5.72. Lunker went to Rob with a 3.42 lb fish.