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| On Sunday, June 24th, the Wisconsin Muskie Tour (WMT) will visit Yellow Lake for the first time in their seven-year history, with a one-day catch and release qualifying tournament for the western region. Yellow Lake has a long history of being a big fish lake and that notoriety has not gone unnoticed by the WMT. The WMT has always instituted award programs that reward the biggest muskies that are registered during the season. The 2007 Yellow Lake tournament could result in some teams to be in contention for a Fittante Taxidermy replica (awarded to the teams who register the three largest muskies, 48 inches or greater throughout the season), the “Hunter Trophy™” for the biggest fish of the season, the $24,000.00 Tommy Docks “Muskie Trifecta™” and the 50 inch pool that could be over $17,000.00 for the first muskie registered over fifty inches.
Yellow Lake is a one-day qualifying tournament in the WMT’s western region that includes Bone Lake, Butternut Lake and the Phillips Chain. The tournament is expected to have at least sixty teams competing for the $10,000.00 first place prize money. The WMT circuit consists of twenty qualifying tournaments throughout Wisconsin, with a season ending Invitational Championship that will crown one team as the top muskie anglers of the 2007 season.
On the same weekend as the Yellow Lake tournament, the WMT is hosting another one-day event for the western region on Bone Lake on Saturday, June 23th. The WMT anticipates that both tournaments should fill to capacity and will pay out $10,000.00 to the first place teams at each event. If both tournaments should be won by the same team, they will win the “Muskie Double Header™” bonus of an additional $10,000.00, bringing their weekend earnings to a cool $30,000.00.
The headquarters for the Yellow Lake tournament will be at the Ike Walton Resort. The public is welcome to attend the awards ceremony and talk with the anglers at 5:00pm following the tournament at the headquarters.
The first place prize money is $10,000.00 in one-day tournaments that have a field of 60 teams. The WMT is open to the public to compete in all qualifying tournaments. A team can fish one event, or as many they prefer. The cost per tournament per two-angler team is only $300.00. The WMT is a twenty-one tournament circuit, hosting tournaments on some of the world’s best muskie waters in Wisconsin. Men, women and young anglers of all skill levels have enjoyed the camaraderie and competition that the WMT has offered over the years. To enter the tournament and for more information log onto the WMT’s website (www.wmtseries.com), email [email protected], or call 715-369-1394. |
