The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife is informing anglers that the Delaware River was scheduled to be the location of the first major professional fishing tournament in the south Jersey area.

The Bassmaster Elite Series was slated for August 7-10, 2014.

Being able to host such a major tournament is recognition of how water quality on the Delaware River has dramatically increased in recent years, as has the largemouth and smallmouth bass populations. 

The top 108 anglers in the country were set to compete on nearly 100 miles of the tidal Delaware River stretching through Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.  

For more information, see http://www.bassmaster.com/news/delawares-rising-bass-tide on the Bassmaster website.