College Midwest Regional Day One

It’s the crack of dawn on the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wis., for the Carhartt College Series Midwest Super Regional.

The team from Milwaukee School of Engineering does last-minute map study prior to the Day One launch.

A team from St. Cloud State University is ready for the day.

A vintage Ranger I/0 is part of the fleet from the University of Illinois.

Mississippi State’s Mack Walters is fishing his fourth regional of the season.

St. Ambrose University’s Conor Salvino and Joe Bailey work a riprap shoreline and docks on the Black River.

Aaron and Kyle Casper disappear beneath a culvert in a backwater off the main river channel.

It’s fish on for Bobby Anspach as Mike Gotham takes on net man duties for the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point.

It’s another fish on for Bobby Anspach. He’s fishing with Mike Gotham in a backwater featuring lily pads and vegetation.

University of Wisconsin Stevens Point’s Bobby Anspach puts a keeper in the livewell.

Bobby Anspach with another fish taken on a swimbait in a backwater off the main river channel.

Todd Semenik and Randy Hunsicker of Western Illinois University fish from a boat that blends in with the vegetation of a backwater area.

Western Illinois University’s Joshua Weber and Brent Lundstrom work the tules in a backwater lake off the Mississippi River.

It’s a fish on for Western Illinois University’s Brent Lundstrom. Ready with the net is teammate Joshua Weber.

Teamwork in action as Joshua Weber puts the net beneath a keeper for Brent Lundstrom.

Tournament Manager Hank Weldon goes through the rules at the angler briefing.

The University of Iowa’s team goes through the buffet line.

Three teams are from the state of Illinois. Here’s the University of Illinois and Western Illinois going through the buffet line.

Bassmaster Elite Series rookie Brandon Card relates to the anglers about his Carhartt Bassmaster College Series experience.

Bassmaster Elite Series pro Mark Menendez was in La Crosse to practice for an upcoming tournament. He came to the briefing to lend support to the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series.