News & Events
2022 NBSFA Year in Review
Smallmouth Cup The New Brunswick Sportfishing Association (NBSFA) kicked off the year in early January with the introduction of the “Smallmouth Cup” for newer teams to the Association, sponsored by the Minnow Tackle Shop. The winners would receive a great prize...
Lunker of the Year Update 20 Aug 22
The 2022 Abu Garcia Lunker of the Year Award sponsored by MTB Brokerage for the regular tournament schedule is a prize valued at over $2,600. The package includes $1,000 cash, prizes from Abu Garcia worth over $1,600 and plaques/trophies. The prizes include 2 top of...
Bear and Paul Carve Narrow Victory in Perth-Andover
Cool overnight temps of just 10 degrees meant the anglers were met with a wall of fog Saturday morning. The northern NB area had seen a number of rain storms come through the region leading up to the event which meant high, dirty water with current in the range of 3...
Mason and Boutillier Snatch the 2022 DWM
28 teams braved the heat and the traffic to compete in the 2022 edition of the Dennis Wilson Memorial tournament hosted by the City of Fredericton. Winds stayed relatively low the entire 2-day event and daily temperatures soared north of 30 degrees. Again this year,...
Crawford’s Sweep Awards in Woodstock
It's not often, it seems, that the teams are met with clear skies, warm weather and lighter winds, but that was the case at the 2022 NBSFA Woodstock event. In the week between the end of the pre fish and the start of the event, the water in the Woodstock area dropped...
Team Hooper Nabs Lake Utopia Hardware
The third stop of the 2022 season was at Lake Utopia. The teams started 40 minutes later than usual as they were met with sheets of fog on the drive down and on the water. Once the fog had started to lift, and things were safe, the teams were let loose to chase down...
2022 Lunker of the Year Update
The second stop of the New Brunswick Sportfishing Association tournament season on the long weekend of May 21st and 22nd did not disappoint with the seven top teams bringing over 30 pounds of fish to the scales with several fish over four pounds being weighed in. The...
Nova Scotian Lapierre Team Take Nackawic Title
The second qualifier of the 2022 season was held May 21-22 out of the town of Nackawic. This year, teams were met by calm winds and warm temps as the teams lined up for the day 1 take off. As the teams raced up and down the mighty Saint John river, anglers put...
Shaw and Cormier Smash’em at Harvey Lake
The 2022 NBSFA season got off to a sunny start at Harvey Lake on Saturday. This time round, the anglers were greeted by calm winds, sharp temps and a lake that looked like a sheet of glass. 25+ teams unloaded their boats and renewed friendships after the winter off...
MINNOW TACKLE SHOP
The New Brunswick Sportfishing Association announced earlier this year that the Minnow Tackle Shop will be sponsoring a new initiative called “The Smallmouth Cup”, which is being introduced to encourage new anglers to compete in tournament events. Details on the great...
Memorials
The New Brunswick Sportfishing Association would like to recognize the many individuals that have contributed to our association that are no longer with us. Their friendship, smiles, laughs, advice and loving of fishing are missed by all.
John Russell
John was born in Chatham and grew up in Bartibog Bridge where he established a love for the outdoors. He enjoyed family gatherings and spent many summers camping with his family and friends. He enjoyed salmon fishing on the Miramichi, bass fishing and the many great...
J. Brian Naugle
Brian had a great love of family and a passion for fishing. He was a successful entrepreneur and along side his son helped build a very successful family run construction company, Brycon Construction. Brian was a huge fan of stock car racing. He was extremely proud of...
Dennis Wilson
Dennis was a passionate fisherman and a very accomplished Smallmouth Bass Tournament angler. If a tournament was happening, he was most likely on the water fishing it! His accomplishments were numerous: as part of Team of the Year and Provincial Champions on multiple...
Barry Joseph Burke
Formerly of Borden Prince Edward Island, Barry moved to Fredericton shortly after retiring from Marine Atlantic. He enjoyed baseball, hunting and fishing and spent several years guiding. Barry was an active member of the Fredericton Anglers Club and the New Brunswick...
Willis (Willie) Frank Stanley Munn
The last few years every tournament morning Willie would the first guy you’d see pulling into the launch site. He would be there to complete the boat check, first to see if your livewell was empty and second to ensure you’d be safe that day with your PFD’s onboard. At...
Arthur “Art” McNeil
Art loved the water and boating was his passion. His first job at Baddeck Marine most likely created that passion. He attained his small engine repair certification in Ontario before heading west to British Columbia working at various marinas and Mercury Marine. The...
William James “Jimmy” Munn
Jimmy was passionate about two things; his family and fishing. Rain or shine, if the boat was heading to the lake, he was there. He was a friend to many and willing to help anyone in need both on and off the water. For many years he spent his weekends as the NBSFA...
Kenneth Everett Roberts
Kenny was born in Chilliwack, BC, but being from a military family lived across Canada before settling in Nova Scotia. He was a skilled tradesman that led him to a job with Oland Breweries where he spent a good portion of his career until retiring in 2015. His career...
Marjorie (Pat) Gallan
Pat was a skilled drapery seamstress and even enjoyed the trade as one of her hobbies. When not fishing on Saturdays she was traveling around Fredericton attending yard sales. She was a good bowler but got away from the sport when she moved to Douglas. But her...
Albert “Abby” L. Speight
Abby was a sheet metal worker by trade. He was an avid outdoorsman that was very well respected within the fishing community. Family was always first, but smallmouth bass fishing was a passion. He was a great angler and always willing to share his vast knowledge and...