Chester River Catfish Tournament

09/10/2026

Did you participate in our tournament this year? Please take a moment to fill out our tournament survey so we can collect feedback from our wonderful participants! Survey Link:

Thank you for being part of the 2026 Chester River Catfish Tournament! We’d love your feedback as we begin planning for next year. This quick survey should take less than two minutes.

09/08/2026

Congrats again to our amazing winners!! We got to award some of them in person this weekend at the Blue Bird!

09/03/2026

🎣 $20,450 AWARDED! 🏆

Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Chester River Catfish Tournament!

From our Blue and Channel Catfish divisions to the Big Fish, 3-Fish Stringer, Ladies Angler and Youth Division, there were some incredible catches—and some impressive payouts—on the Chester River.

We will be having our awards ceremony this Friday, at Blue Bird Tavern at 6pm.

Thank you to every angler, sponsor, volunteer and supporter who helped make this year’s tournament such a success. We can’t wait to do it again!

09/02/2026

AWARDS & TROPHIES!!! We will be doing our awards this Friday, September 4th, at Blue Bird Tavern in Chestertown at 6pm. All are welcome to come and celebrate! 🏆🏆🏆

08/31/2026

What an awesome day!!! Please enjoy these pics from the 2026 Chester River Catfish Tournament! We will add more pics from the photographer as we get them. If you have pics to share, please send to us!

08/29/2026

Wow!!! What a great day!!! Congratulations to our winners. We will announce our plans for awards next week. If you require a polygraph, we will be in touch on Monday to coordinate.

FINAL RESULTS:

Live standings for the Chester River Catfish Tournament — Channel Catfish, Blue/Flathead, 3 Fish Stringer, and Junior divisions!

08/29/2026

Last boat all weighed in!

https://chesterrivercatfish.github.io/catfish-tournament-leaderboard/

08/29/2026

Not a catfish but, Harper caught a huge white perch!

https://chesterrivercatfish.github.io/catfish-tournament-leaderboard/