Who's in the 2026 Bassmaster Classic?

The 58-angler field for the 2026 Bassmaster Classic is now complete following Fisher Anaya's win in the recent Bassmaster Team Championship at Lake Hartwell. 

Here’s a look at who’s locked into the Classic, which is scheduled for March 13-15, 2026 at the Tennessee River in Knoxville, Tenn.: 

2025 Bassmaster Classic winner (1)
> Easton Fothergill (Grand Rapids, Minn.) *

2025 Upper Mississippi River Elite Series winner (1)
> Pat Schlapper (Eleva, Wis.) *

Bassmaster Opens (7)
Division 1 winners
> Clarks Hill: Chase Clarke (Virginia Beach, Va.)
> Tombigbee River: Trey Schroeder (Theodosia, Mo.)
> Upper Chesapeake Bay: Dillon Falardeau (Hixson, Tenn.)
> St. Lawrence River: Cory Johnston (Ottanbee, Ont.) ^

Division 2 winners
> Sam Rayburn Reservoir: Chris Miller (Spirit Lake, Iowa)
> Kentucky Lake/Lake Barkley: Yui Aoki (Minamitsuru, Japan)
> Norfork Lake: Casey Scanlon (Eldon, Mo.)
> Leech Lake: Laker Howell (Guntersville, Ala.)

Bassmaster Open Elite Qualifiers (1)
> Lake Champlain: Emil Wagner (Marietta, Ga.) *
> Wheeler Lake: Laker Howell (Guntersville, Ala.) ^
> Lake Okeechobee: Caleb Hudson (Lincolnton, Ga.)

Bassmaster College Bracket (1)
> Watauga Lake: Tripp Berlinsky (St. Cloud, Fla./University of North Alabama)

B.A.S.S. Nation (3)
> Upper Mississippi River: Nick Trim (Galesville, Wis.), Noah Winslow (Naugatuck, Conn.), Dylan Nutt (Nashville, Tenn.)

Bassmaster Team Series (1)
> Lake Hartwell: Fisher Anaya (Eva, Ala.)

Elite Series AOY Standings (43)
> Chris Johnston (Otanabee, Ont.)
> Trey McKinney (Carbondale, Ill.)
> Kyoya Fujita (Minamitsuru, Japan)
> Jay Przekurat (Stevens Point, Wis.)
> Will Davis, Jr. (Sylacauga, Ala.)
> Takumi Ito (Chiba, Japan)
> Tyler Williams (Belgrade, Maine)
> Patrick Walters (Summerville, S,C,
> Tucker Smith (Birmingham, Ala.)
> KJ Queen (Catawba, N.C.)
> Cory Johnston (Otonabee, Ont.)
> John Cox (Debary, Fla.)
> Bill Lowen (Brookville, Ind.)
> Jordan Lee (Cullman, Ala.)
> Cooper Gallant (Bowmanville, Ont.)
> JT Thompkins (Myrtle Beach, SC
> Seth Feider (Bloomington, Minn.)
> Bryant Smith (Roseville, Calif.)
> Justin Atkins (Florence, Ala.)
> Logan Parks (Auburn, Ala.)
> Shane LeHew (Charlotte, N.C.)
> Austin Felix (Eden Prairie, Minn.)
> Drew Cook (Midway, Fla.)
> Cody Meyer (Eagle, Id.)
> Caleb Kuphall (Mukwonago, Wis.)
> Bryan Schmitt (Deale, Md.)
> Emil Wagner (Marietta, Ga.)
> Paul Marks (Cumming, Ga.)
> Kyle Welcher (Opelika, Ala.)
> Brock Mosley (Collinsville, Miss.)
> Bryan New (Belmont, N.C.)
> Lee Livesay (Longview, Texas)
> Bob Downey (Detroit Lakes, Minn.)
> Brandon Lester (Fayetteville, Tenn.)
> Wes Logan (Springville, Ala.)
> Wesley Gore (Clanton, Ala.)
> Alex Redwine (Blue Ash, Ohio)
> Justin Hamner (Birmingham, Ala.)
> Justin Loberg (Guntersville, Ala.)
> Brandon Palaniuk (Rathdrum, Id.)
> Dakota Ebare (Brookeland, Texas)
> John Crews (Salem, Va.)
> Kyle Norsetter (Cottage Grove, Wis.)

* denotes double qualifier via 2025 Elite Series AOY points
^ denotes automatic berth awarded to next eligible angler in 2025 Elite Series AOY points

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