Kenora anglers lead at the Fort Francs Canadian Bass Championship

Kenora anglers are at the top of the leaderboard after the first day of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship.

Bryan Gustafson and his partner Mike Luhman pulled in a huge bag of five fish weighing 21.96 pounds.

Another Kenora angler is second with Motei Demers and partner Ian Waterer in second about a pound and a half back at 20.47 pounds.

Past winners Jeff Gustafson and John Peterson are tied for sixth place at 18.59 pounds.

A total of 112 teams are in the field.

Second day weigh-ins will take place starting at 3:30.

Tonight will also feature the Quest for the Best entertainment competition at 7:30.

All the activities will take place at the Sorting Gap Marina.

Here's the top 10 teams after the first day.

1. Bryan Gustafson/Mike Luhman-21.96 pounds

2. Ian Waterer/Motei Demers-20.47 pounds

3.Cory Curtis/Chase Curtis-19.86 pounds

4. John Czupryna/Andrew Freitag-19.63 pounds

5. Joe Anthony /Dale Anthony-19.24 pounds

6. Jeff Gustafson/John Peterson-18.59 pounds

6. Owen Stebnitsky/Bart Stebnitsky-18.59 pounds

8.  18.54Matt Plante Adam Bolen-18.54 pounds

9. Richard Rud/Jon Austin-18.25 pounds

10. Dave Lindsay/Ashley Lindsay-17.86 pounds