The North West Region Championship was held on Lake Brownwood October 12-13, 2019. The anglers were met with the strongest cold front of the year on the second official practice day and started the tournament on Day #1 with 40 degree temperatures. Despite the weather most anglers managed to catch some fish.

Troy Montgomery end up in first place on the boater side with a two-day total of 23.61 lbs. Troy also had big bass on Day #1 (4.03 lbs) and Day #2 (4.28 lbs). Troy will be representing the North West Region as a boater at the 2020 Central Regional as part of the Texas State Team. Congrats Troy! Andy Ortega, North West Region Angler of the Year, finished a close second with 21.23 lbs. Third place in the boater division went to Bryan Schmidt with 17.04 lbs.

On the non-boater side Brandon Soliz took first place with a two-day total of 14.60 lbs. Brandon will be joining Troy at the 2020 Central Regional as part of the Texas State Team on the non-boater side. Great job Brandon! Tom Enloe took second place non-boater with 10.21 lbs and Glenn Hahn ended up in third place with 9.63 lbs despite never fishing the lake before.

I want to thank all the anglers for coming out and supporting the North West Region this year. I would also like to encourage all North West Region members to fish the State Championship this coming year. All you have to do is be a BASS member, pay your state and national dues, and be in good standing with your affiliated club! Hope to see you on the water!

Kelly Hudson
North West Region Director
Texas BASS Nation