Brief Bites

Chevy pro Bryan Thrift of Shelby, N.C., finished in second place with a four-day total of 19 bass weighing 62 pounds, 1 ounce at the May 18 Walmart FLW Tour at Lake Eufaula.

Denver Marine Monster Bass Invitational Winter Trail Series on Lake Wylie began Nov. 10.

The Gardner-Webb University Fishing Club is sponsoring the Bulldog Bassh Tournament on Nov. 10 at Buster Boyd Access Area on Lake Wylie.

The Catawba Catfish Club announces events in its 2012-13 tournaments schedule, including two regular season and one championship event on Lake Wylie. Dates and location are as follows:

The final King of the Lake event was Saturday, Oct. 6, before the championship Oct. 20. Launch and weigh-in are held at Buster Boyd Access Area.

Lake Wylie’s Riversweep set for Oct. 6

Tega Cay resident Clarie Frase finished fourth at the U.S. Division I Show Ski Nationals in the swivel competition Aug. 10-12 in Janesville, Wis.

It’s been a scorcher of a summer, but that hasn’t kept anglers from fishing. Some, like BoatUS Angler Pro Staff angler David Gnewikow of Tennessee, have figured out a way to manage the heat as they battle it out with pizza oven-like temperatures.

The Lake Wylie Marine Commission mets Aug. 27 in Belmont.

The 2012 Carolina Fall Boat Show & Sale will be Friday-Sunday, Aug. 17-19, at the N.C. State Fairgrounds’ Jim Graham Building, Raleigh.