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2010 Walmart FLW Tour Schedule Announced

"We are very excited about the 2010 Walmart FLW Tour schedule," said Charlie Evans, president and CEO of FLW Outdoors. "This schedule will have FLW Outdoors visiting some of the best fisheries in the country and giving our anglers the chance to compete on these waters at the optimal time."

The first cast for the FLW Tour will take place on the Red River inShreveport, La., Feb. 11-14. The FLW Tour will visit Table Rock Lake inBranson, Mo., March 4-7, for a second time in as many years. Marking its fourth consecutive stop inCharlotte, Lake Norman will host the third event on the FLW Tour, March 25-28.

The fourth stop on the FLW Tour will be Lake Chickamauga inChattanooga, Tenn., April 15-18. This qualifying event will follow the National Guard FLW College Fishing National Championship event on Ft. Loudoun/Tellico lakes inKnoxville, Tenn. from April 10-12.

The fifth stop on the FLW Tour will be on Lake Ouachita inHot Springs, Ark., May 27-30, marking the first FLW Tour event on Lake Ouachita since the 2007 Forrest Wood Cup, where Team Folgers pro Scott Suggs earned the sport's first $1 million prize. The final qualifying event will be inHuntsville, Ala., returning for a second consecutive season, on Lake Guntersville from June 24-27.

The full 2010 Walmart FLW Tour schedule is listed below.

             2010 Walmart FLW Tour Schedule

    Date              Fishery            Location
    Feb. 11-14        Red River          Shreveport, La.
    March 4-7         Table Rock Lake    Branson, Mo.
    March 25-28       Lake Norman        Charlotte, N.C.
    April 15-18       Lake Chickamauga   Chattanooga, Tenn.
    May 27-30         Lake Ouachita      Hot Springs, Ark.
    June 24-27        Lake Guntersville  Huntsville, Ala.
    Aug. 5-8          Lake Lanier        Atlanta, Ga.

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SOURCE FLW Outdoors