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Congratulations to Mike Mueller for winning the Grand Lake Side Pot! Mike finished 31st overall (co-angler) in the Toyota Series Championship on Grand Lake with a total of 12 pounds. Mike is now a 5x Side Pot champion with $1,927 in career Side Pot earnings!

10/6-10/8 Toyota: Grand Lake
co-anglers
Mike Mueller 12-0 ($450)
Christopher Dam 6-10
Jimmy Fellegy 4-1
Hunter Navari 2-5
Colegan Stiner 0-0

Congratulations to Scott Stallings for winning the Grand Lake Side Pot!

Scott finished 1st overall (co-angler) in the BFL Regional tournament on a Grand Lake with a 2-day total of 19lbs & 8oz. His impressive performance was anchored by a 3-fish limit on day 1 that weighed over 13 pounds! 

Scott has been a longtime supporter of Side Pot Fishing and we are beyond excited to see him earn his big win! 

10/10-10/11 Regional: Grand Lake
Scott Stallings 19-8 ($190)
Trey Miller 3-8

Congratulations to Mike Mueller for winning the Toyota Series tournament on Lake of the Ozarks!

Mike had a 3-day total of 35lbs & 4oz to earn the top spot in the Side Pot, as well as the overall tournament (co-angler)! Mike has been a longtime ambassador of Side Pot Fishing and we appreciate everything he has done to help grow the brand. We are beyond excited to see him earn a well deserved big win! 

9/25-9/27 Toyota: Lake of the Ozarks
Co-anglers
Mike Mueller 35-4 ($270)
Jimmy Fellegy 18-3
Aaron Lorenz 7-5

Congratulations to Jesse Ketchum and Hunter Navari for cashing Side Pot Fishing checks at the Potomac River! Jesse finished in 14th place overall (co-angler) in the Toyota Series tournament on the Potomac River with a 3-day total of 27lbs & 14oz. As the highest placing co-anger to enter the Side Pot, he pocketed an extra $378 thanks to Side Pot Fishing! Hunter Navari continued his hot streak and earned yet another Side Pot check thanks to his 18th place finish. Hunter has now won $855 from Side Pot Finishing in 2025! Honorable mention goes to Side Pot anglers Nick Pahoundis and Colegan Stiner who also had a great tournament!

9/11-9/13 Toyota: Potomac River
Co-anglers
Jesse Ketchum 27-14 ($378)
Hunter Navari 22-13 ($162)
Nick Pahoundis 20-0
Colegan Stiner 17-4
Jonathan Patkus 7-0
Shawn Brady 5-15

9/13-9/14 Mountain: Lake Cumberland

Thomas LeGassie 0-2 ($190)

Rob Welsh 0-0

9/13-9/14 Ozark: Lake of the Ozarks

Trey Miller 2-2 ($190)

Scott Stallings 0-0

Congratulations to Jordan Sypeck (@jordansypeck_fishing) for winning the Oneida Lake Side Pot! Jordan finished in 5th place overall (boater) in the Northeast division BFL on Oneida Lake with a total of 19lbs & 11oz. As the highest pacing boater to enter the Side Pot, he earned an extra $441 thanks to Side Pot Fishing!

Tom Balachvili (@itstomfrombrooklyn) also earned his second consecutive Side Pot check by finishing in 16th place overall. Tom pocketed an extra $189 from Side Pot Fishing, and is ready to try and make it 3-in-a-row at the Potomac River for final Northeast BFL event of the season. 

8/23 Northeast: Oneida Lake
Boaters
Jordan Sypeck 19-11 ($441)
Tom Balachvili 17-2 ($189)
Jason Shipton 16-15
David Collise 10-6
Christopher Dam 4-7
Alan Shinkus 3-6
Colegan Stiner 0-0

Co-anglers
David Paszkiewicz 9-2 ($450)
Melvin Smitson 4-3
Jordan Petterson 3-9
Richard Jordan 1-10
Shawn Hill 0-0

Congratulations to Christopher Dam (boater) and David Paszkiewicz (co-angler) for winning the Lake Champlain Side Pot! Christopher (@christopherdamoutdoors) finished 8th overall in the Northeast division BFL with a total of 20lbs to earn a check worth $504 from Side Pot Fishing! In typical Lake Champlain fashion, weights were tight with just a few ounces separating competitors. Tom Balachvili (@itstomfrombrooklyn) finished in 9th place overall with 19lbs & 12oz and was able to grab the 2nd place Side Pot check worth $216. 

On the co-angler side, David Paszkiewicz (@paszkiewicz_fishing) may have finished in 25th place overall, but he was still able to earn top Side Pot honors! Although he narrowly missed cashing a check in the tournament, Dave still won $378 thanks to Side Pot Fishing! Brent Navari (@hurricanebrent71) also earned a Side Pot check thanks to his 39th place finish. Great work gentlemen! 

8/2 Northeast: Lake Champlain
Boaters
Christopher Dam 20-0 ($504)
Tom Balachvili 19-12 ($216)
Ryan Latinville 19-9
Jason Shipton 17-12
Colegan Stiner 17-3
David Collise 14-2
Alan Shinkus 11-10
Stephan Sirochman 11-3

Co-anglers
David Paszkiewicz 9-5 ($378)
Brent Navari 8-10 ($162)
Richard Jordan 7-7
Jordan Petterson 7-4
Melvin Smitson 5-10
Shawn Hill 0-0

Cogratulations to Colegan Stiner of Wellsboro, PA for winning the Lake Champlain Side Pot! Colegan had a great week and finished 14th overall (co-angler) in the Toyota Series tournament on Lake Champlain with a 2-day total of 27lbs & 11oz. As the highest placing co-angler to enter the Side Pot, he pocketed $441 thanks to Side Pot Fishing!

Hunter Navari also continues to cash in, earning his 6th career Side Pot check by finishing in 50th place overall (co-angler). Even though Hunter narrowly missed cashing a check in the tournament, he still won $189 thanks to Side Pot Fishing!

6/26-6/27 Toyota: Lake Champlain
Co-Anglers
Colegan Stiner 27-11 ($441)
Hunter Navari 20-10 ($189)
Melvin Smitson 11-11
Eric Suarez 6-13
Brian Senter 6-3
Brent Navari 2-10
Jeffrey Bagwell 0-0

6/28 Michigan: Detroit River
Boaters
Drew Six 19-2 ($378)
Clifford Blackford 18-3 ($162)
Jeremy Reese 18-1
Matthew Davis 17-4
David Hortsman 16-3
Gary Solomon 13-3

Co-anglers
Cody Salzmann 11-13 ($270)
Kendra Mueller 10-9
Scott Davis 9-10

6/28 Savannah River: Clarks Hill Lake

Rusty Odom 5-7 ($190)

Stephen Waldon 0-15

Congratulations to Trey Miller of Springfield, MO for winning the Truman Lake Side Pot! Trey finished in 21st place overall (co-angler) in the Ozark division BFL on Truman Lake with a total of 6lbs & 3oz. Although he narrowly missed cashing a check in the tournament, he still pocketed $270 thanks to Side Pot Fishing! 

After the tournament, Trey had great things to say about the Side Pot program. "I would have had to finish 8th overall to get paid what Side Pot paid me, and that's with only 3 guys." 

The next Ozark division BFL is scheduled for September 13-14 on Lake of the Ozarks, and we already have Side Pot entries! Competing anglers can register by visiting sidepotfishing.com. No membership required!

6/14 Ozark: Truman Lake
Trey Miller 6-3 ($270)
Scott Stallings 3-10
Adler Odle 1-15

Congratulations to Corey Smith of Hazard, KY for winning the BFL All-American Side Pot! 

Corey finished in 22nd place overall (co-angler) in the BFL All-American on Lake Hamilton with a 2-day total of 10lbs & 3oz. He earned his first career Side Pot victory and pocketed an extra $190!

We appreciate you rockin' that Side Pot hat Corey!

5/29-5/31 All-American: Lake Hamilton
Co-anglers
Corey Smith 10-3 ($190)
Dewayne Drummonds 7-4

Congratulations to Dewayne Drummonds of Gray, KY for winning the Cherokee Lake Side Pot!

Dewayne finished in 15th placer overall (co-angler) in the Volunteer division BFL on Cherokee Lake with a total of 5lbs & 3oz. Although he narrowly missed cashing a check in the tournament, he still won $190 thanks to Side Pot Fishing!

5/18 Volunteer: Cherokee Lake
Boaters
Cliff Humphreys 6-10 ($270)
Bradley Stringfield 6-8
Jon Saylor 0-0

Co-anglers
Dewayne Drummonds 5-3 ($190)
Darren Kelly 2-3

5/17 Shenandoah: Potomac River

Co-anglers

Melvin Smitson 9-8 ($270)

Steven Schantz 4-6

Jonathan Patkus 0-0