Fishing for Suggestions Great Parks’ boathouses are fishing for suggestions, and we are hoping to catch some new ideas. Maybe you want us to start carrying your favorite brand or think we should charge a higher entry fee so that you have a chance to win more prize money at tournaments. Whatever your opinion is – we want to […]

The top 20 anglers of the 2016 season, along with the Bass League champions, were invited to fish in the two-day Bass Series Championship for a shot at a $1,000 gift certificate to Bass Pro Shops. The conditions were perfect on September 17 for the first day of the tournament at Winton Woods Lake — the cloudy […]

A father/son team have snagged the title of anglers of the year for the 2016 Bass Series. Through the six qualifying events, Steve and Matt Wheeler have proved to everyone that they are consistently the best. The dynamic duo finished with 158 of a possible 180 points! Congratulations to Steve and Matt and to all other anglers […]

Great Parks and Green Umbrella teamed up to host the Kids Outdoor Adventure Expo at Winton Woods Harbor on July 22. The Expo is the largest free interactive outdoor and environmental education event for children in the Midwest! It was hot and sticky, but that didn’t stop thousands of kids from having some outdoor fun! On Winton […]

Have you ever heard of a bass tournament where 20 out of the 24 teams weighed in fish and of the 20 teams more than 175 pounds of bass were caught? Well, that’s exactly what happened on Sunday’s (July 24) Bass Series tournament at Winton Woods Lake! The high temperature for the day was 95 degrees and […]

Bass Series Tournament Bass Series Standings_- July 24, 2016 Sharon Woods Bass League Bass League Standings – Final

Jake Richardson, who fishes in the Great Parks’ Bass Series tournament, has a 5-year-old son named Quinten. Quinten is fighting Leukemia. At the last tournament, several of the anglers were spotted wearing “Team Quinten” T-shirts. After learning Quinten’s story, fellow competitor Brian Freeman wanted to do more. So at this past Saturday’s Bass Series tournament at Miami Whitewater […]

Miami Whitewater Forest Lake was the site of the fourth 2016 Bass Series tournament on Saturday, July 9. There were 25 teams that entered the contest, and 20 of them weighed in a combined 104.44 pounds of fish. The lakes has weed beds, matted weeds and lily pads, which are key areas to target post spawn […]