St. Lawrence International Junior Carp Tournament

UPDATE: New big fish, 30 lbs, 12 ounces caught at Hawkins Point, by Ian Hawkins of Chase Mills. Looks like the point is going to be a good place to fish today. Thanks NYPA for the use of the Frank S. McCullought Hawkins Point Visitor Center and grounds.

PEG NUMBER KEY: Shade Roller, Ogdensburg pegs 1-20 and 201-206; Custom House, Ogdensburg pegs 21-25; Wheathouse Bay, Ogdensburg pegs 27-46; Whittaker Park, Waddington pegs 52-62 and 623-625; Little Sucker Brook, Waddington pegs 63-72 and 721-729; Coles Creek, Waddington pegs 73-82; Hawkins Point, Massena pegs 83-92. Pegs are listed on the leaderboard at http://www.carptournamentseries.com/juniors.php

 The St. Lawrence International Jr. Carp Tournament started in 2002, when British actor Tom Felton had a chance to travel to the St. Lawrence River for a fishing holiday with his brother Chris. They noted to the County Chamber that there were no carp fishing tournaments for youth, and thus one was started. The headquarters for the tournament is Waddington, NY, although fishing takes place along the St. Lawrence River from Massena to Ogdensburg.

The tournament is open to youth ages 11-18 as of the date of the tournament, which runs the third Friday and Saturday in August each year. A special “school” giving tips and techniques on “Carp Fishing the St. Lawrence” is offered the day prior to the tournament following the registration pick up. For the tournament schedule click here.

To register, print out the form, fill it in and mail it to the address on the top of the form.

Please check out the full rules of the tournament and check the list of recommend tackle. There are a limited number of spaces each year, so get register today!

This tournament is not complete without the help of dozens of volunteers. Please fill out the online volunteer form or print one to mail to become involved with this great youth tournament.

The online leaderboard for the tournament is courtesy of t Catch and Release Professional Tournament Series (CARPS). So if you can't make it to the river to see your favorite angler, you can at least check their catch progress online.  Check out the photo gallery to get an idea of the number of catches and the sizes.

We appreciate the assistance and support from all of the tournament sponsors listed below. Without them we could not make this the best junior carp fishing tournament in the world. Please support them.