Bismarck angler Ron Shuffield has an outside chance of becoming Angler of the Year on the Forrest L. Wood Tour in the circuit’s final regular-season tournament this week.

More to the point, Shuffield has clinched a spot in the Forrest L. Wood Championship later this month in Pittsburgh.

Shuffield ranks as one of the favorites in this week’s tournament on Lake Champlain, along the New York-Vermont border. Shuffield calls it his favorite lake (“It’s unbelievable”), placing 14th in a Bass Anglers Sportsman Society event in the late 1990s. Among the top eight in the AOY sta...

Log-In to view full story or view our Registration Guide.