NPFL cancels first day at Lake Murray

NEWBERRY, S.C. – The National Professional Fishing League has canceled Day 1 at the final stop of the 2024 NPFL season on Lake Murray due to unsafe weather conditions.

The decision was made after tournament officials reviewed reports from the National Weather Service and other sources issuing lake wind advisories and calling for sustained winds of greater than 20 mph and gusts up to 40 mph.

“Our commitment is to the safety and well-being of our anglers,” said NPFL president Brad Fuller. “We’re eager to get this tournament in the books, to wrap up our Progressive Angler of the Year race and finalize our field for the 2025 NPFL Championship, but safety will always come first, and the current weather situation presents a threat that’s too great to risk.”

The cancelation means that NPFL Stop 6 on Lake Murray will be reduced to a two-day event starting Thursday and ending Friday. At the conclusion of competition, NPFL will crown its Angler of the Year and set the field for the 2025 NPFL Championship on Lake Hartwell next October.

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