The Toyota Texas Bass Classic will return to Lake Fork in Quitman on Memorial Day weekend from May 23-25.
Lake Fork is located 65 miles east of Dallas, a major tributary of the Sabine River. It is 27,690 acres and 315 miles of shoreline, one of the 10 largest lakes in Texas.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department established the lake in 1979 with more than 700,000 Florida Black Bass stocked until 1987.
The top-35 professional bass anglers will compete for the world championship in a tournament benefitting TPWD fishing programs.
So far, the TTBC has raised more than $2 million for programs such as Neighborhood Fishin’ and the Texas State Fish Art Contest.
While the pros compete, there will be a variety of games and activities for everybody else. At the TPWD Outdoor Adventures Area, there will be vendors providing food and fishing gear.
Billy Currington will perform on May 23, Lee Brice on May 24 and Rodney Atkins and Joe Nichols on May 25. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.

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