Events Calendar 2026
(Details subject to change at registration time)
PRE-SEASON OPEN TEAM EVENT #1
Saturday, May 3, 2026
- Place: Cayuga Lake (North end West side Cayuga Lake State Park DEC launch)
- Event Registration Deadline: 5/3/26
- Tournament Check-in Time: All boats must be in the water by 6:20am
- Tournament Start Time: 6:30am, kickoff in order of registration
- Weigh-in Check-in Time: 2:30pm
- Team format (one or two persons, $120 per team entry fee
- 5 fish limit
- Catch, weigh and release with video required. Scales provided.
PRE-SEASON TEAM EVENT #2
Sunday, May 17, 2026
- Place: Seneca Lake (North end Seneca Lake State Park launch)
- Event Registration Deadline: 5/17/26
- Tournament Check-in Time: All boats must be in the water by 6:20am
- Tournament Start Time: 6:30am, kickoff in order of registration
- Weigh-in Check-in Time: 2:30pm
- Team format (one or two persons), $120 per team entry fee
- 5 fish limit
- Catch, weigh and release with video required. Scales provided.
AOY EVENT #1
Saturday, June 27, 2026
- Place: Lake Erie Buffalo
- Event Registration Deadline: 6/23/26 by 7:00pm
- Tournament Check-in Time: by 5:15am
- Tournament Start Time: 5:30am, kickoff in order of draw
- Weigh-in Check-in Time: 3:00pm
- Pro-Am format (separate Boater and Non-boater fields)
- Boater entry fee is $75, Non-boater entry fee is $55
- 5 fish limit for Boater, 3 fish limit for Non-boater
AOY EVENT #2
Saturday, July 28, 2026
- Place: Lake Erie
- Event Registration Deadline: 6/23/26 by 7:00pm
- Tournament Draw, Tuesday July 22, 2025 at Bella Pasta in Gates
- Tournament Check-in Time: by 5:15am
- Tournament Start Time: 5:30am, kickoff in order of draw
- Weigh-in Check-in Time: 3:00pm
- Pro-Am format (separate boater and non-boater fields)
- Boater entry fee is $75, Non-boater entry fee is $55
- 5 fish limit for Boater, 3 fish limit for Non-boater
AOY EVENT #3
Saturday, July 18, 2026
- Place: Sodus Bay (Lake Ontario off limits)
- Event Registration Deadline: 7/14/26 by 7:00pm
- Tournament Check-in Time: by 5:30am
- Tournament Start Time: 5:45am, kickoff in order of draw
- Weigh-in Check-in Time: 3:00pm
- Pro-Am format (separate boater and non-boater fields)
- Boater entry fee is $75, Non-boater entry fee is $55
- 5 fish limit for Boater, 3 fish limit for Non-boater
AOY EVENT #4
Sunday, August 4, 2026
- Place: Onondaga Lake
- Event Registration Deadline: 8/4/26 by 7:00pm
- Tournament Check-in Time: by 6:00am
- Tournament Start Time: 6:15am, kickoff in order of draw
- Weigh-in Check-in Time: 3:00pm
- Pro-Am format (separate boater and non-boater fields)
- Boater entry fee is $75, Non-boater entry fee is $55
- 5 fish limit for Boater, 3 fish limit for Non-boater
AOY EVENT #5 Super Tournament
Saturday, August 23, 2026
- Place: Cayuga Lake
- Event Registration Deadline: 8/18/26 by 7:00pm
- Tournament Check-in Time: by 6:30am
- Tournament Start Time: 6:45am, kickoff in order of draw
- Weigh-in Check-in Time: 3:00pm
- Pro-Am format (separate boater and non-boater fields)
- Boater entry fee is $75, Non-boater entry fee is $55
- 5 fish limit for Boater, 3 fish limit for Non-boater
AOY EVENT #6 Super Tournament
Sunday, September 13, 2026
- Place: Fairhaven Bay
- Event Registration Deadline: 9/8/26 by 7:00pm
- Tournament Check-in Time: by 7:00am
- Tournament Start Time: 7:15am, kickoff in order of draw
- Weigh-in Check-in Time: 3:00pm
- Pro-Am format (separate boater and non-boater fields)
- Boater entry fee is $75, Non-boater entry fee is $55
- 5 fish limit for Boater, 3 fish limit for Non-boater
AOY EVENT #7 Super Tournament
Sunday, September 27, 2026
- Place: Chaumont Bay
- Event Registration Deadline: 9/22/26 by 7:00pm
- Tournament Check-in Time: by 7:00am
- Tournament Start Time: 7:15am, kickoff in order of draw
- Weigh-in Check-in Time: 3:00pm
- Pro-Am format (separate boater and non-boater fields)
- Boater entry fee is $75, Non-boater entry fee is $55
- 5 fish limit for Boater, 3 fish limit for Non-boater
- Each day counts toward AOY points
- Special 2-day combined weight award
AOY EVENT #8 Super Tournament
Sunday, September 27, 2026
- Place: Chaumont Bay
- Event Registration Deadline: 9/22/26 by 7:00pm
- Tournament Check-in Time: by 7:00am
- Tournament Start Time: 7:15am, kickoff in order of draw
- Weigh-in Check-in Time: 3:00pm
- Pro-Am format (separate boater and non-boater fields)
- Boater entry fee is $75, Non-boater entry fee is $55
- 5 fish limit for Boater, 3 fish limit for Non-boater
- Each day counts toward AOY points
- Special 2-day combined weight award
AOY 51st Memorial Classic
Sunday, October 4, 2026
- Place: (TBD), either Honeyoe, Seneca, Silver, Osasco or Oneida
- Open to Top 20 AOY Boaters, Top 5 AOY Non-Boaters
- Pairings will be done by ranking orders of the participants
- Tournament Start Time and Check in time: TBD
- No entry fees. All qualifying participants will receive a check.