Walleye First - 2/17/2005

The World Walleye Association (WWA) released its final schedule for the 2005 tournament season today. The WWA will hold an Eastern and a Western Division Championship, with the National Championship for 2005 qualifying teams occurring in the Spring of 2006.

The WWA will also host two "open" events which are transferrable to any division, one on the Mississippi River in Red Wing, MN, and one on Lake Erie at Bolles Harbor.

These tournaments are limited to the first 100 teams to enter and all contestants must be members of the World Walleye Association.


The entry fee schedule for the four divisional qualifiers is as follows:

Entries for less than the entire division received by the priority date (7 days prior to each event) will be $210.00 each

Entries for less than the entire division received after the priority date will be $250.00

The deadline for receiving entries will be 10:00 pm on the Friday before each event. NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE DEADLINE.

The fee for entering an entire division (4 events) is $800.00 This may be done with a $450.00 deposit (includes two memberships)

The balance due will then be $100.00 per event due at each registration & rules meeting.

Teams entering an entire division will also receive 200 bonus points.

All entry fees now include entry into the big fish pot, and a portion of each entry goes into a conservation fund.


WWA Championships
Spring of 2006
WWA 2005 National Championship
Location TBA

9.24-9.25 WWA East Regional Championship
Location TBA

10.1-10.2 WWA West Regional Championship
Big Stone Lake, Ortonville, MN

Michigan Division
4.17 WWA MI Qualifier Detroit River, MI
5.14 WWA MI Qualifier Houghton Lake, MI
6.25 WWA MI Qualifier Saginaw Bay, MI
7.31 WWA MI Qualifier Lake Erie, MI

Minnesota Division
4.3 WWA MN Qualifier Mississippi River Pool 4, MN
5.22 WWA MN Qualifier Cass Lake, MN
6.12 WWA MN Qualifier St. Louis River, MN
7.10 WWA MN Qualifier Mille Lacs Lake, MN

North Dakota Division
5.1 WWA ND Qualifier Audubon Lake, ND
5.15 WWA ND Qualifier Devils Lake, ND
7.17 WWA ND Qualifier Lake Sakakawea, ND
8.14 WWA ND Qualifier Lake Sakakawea, ND

Ohio Division
4.10 WWA OH Qualifier Lake Erie, OH
6.26 WWA OH Qualifier Lake Erie, OH
8.7 WWA OH Qualifier Lake Erie, OH
8.28 WWA OH Qualifier Lake Erie, OH

Open Event Division
4.2 WWA MN Qualifier Mississippi River Pool 4, MN
7.30 WWA MI Qualifier Lake Erie, MI

South Dakota Division
5.1 WWA SD Qualifier Lake Francis Case, SD
6.19 WWA SD Qualifier Lake Thompson, SD
7.17 WWA SD Qualifier Lake Oahe, SD
7.31 WWA SD Qualifier Lake Oahe, SD

Wisconsin Division
4.17 WWA WI Qualifier Petenwell Flowage, WI
5.15 WWA WI Qualifier Green Bay, WI
6.5 WWA WI Qualifier Winnebago Chain, WI
8.14 WWA WI Qualifier TBA, WI


The WWA is a friendly, fun, and affordable way to participate in the competitive world of walleye fishing. Extensive media coverage of tournament results can be found on www.walleyefirst.com and www.worldwalleye.com along with coverage in the Badger Sportsman Magazine, the official publication of the WWA. Subscriptions to the Badger Sportsman are included when anglers become members of the WWA.

These are just some of the reasons anglers choose to fish the WWA, "A Tournament Circuit For Fisherman, Run By Fisherman".

The World Walleye Association is sponsored by Yarcraft Boats and OutdoorsFirst Media.

For information on entering these tournaments, tournament details, or complete information on the World Walleye Association Team Challenge Events, please visit the WWA website at www.worldwalleye.com or by calling (920) 651-1066.