Welcome to EmoWalleye.comThe ELEVENTH Annual Emo Walleye Classic kicks off May 24, 25 & 26, 2012 - a catch-and release tournament on the picturesque Rainy River, in Emo, Ontario. Teams from Canada and the U.S.
Full 2011 prize resultsSee the full prize results for the Emo Walleye Classic! Congratulations to all the anglers, sponsors and volunteers on a successful 10th anniversary of the tournament. Rookie team takes top spot in 2011!A mix of youth and experience proved to be the successful combination at the 10th-annual Emo Walleye Classic as Rod Woodgate and his grandson, Dylan Swire, took home this year’s title with a two-day total of 19.67 pounds. “I’m just thrilled,” Woodgate said after the final weigh-in Saturday afternoon.“I never thought we would be able to do it, it’s just hard to believe,” he added. Day One of 2011 a BIG success!The weather held off for most of the day, and 52 teams came back with some big fish, and some big weights for the first day! Congratulations to Bryan Hughes and Trevor Croswell on their 5.96-pound big fish of the day, and Rod Woodgate and Dillon Swire on their big bag of 12.22 pounds for first place! Check out all the Day One results on our live updates page, including our live stream of the tournament via uStream!
Photos from the 2010 Tournament now up!
Check out the updated photo galleries here! Bill Godin & Ralph Galusha Repeat in 2010!
(Courtesy of the Fort Frances Times)
Bill Godin and Ralph Galusha were on the hot seat at the Emo
Walleye Classic on Saturday when the top 11 competitors from Day 1 were
towed into the arena for the final weigh-in. Day Two Live!Check out day two of the Emo Walleye Classic at ustream.tv! They're walking across the stage right no! Top Ten is going on now!
Red Lake pair top a tough day!Despite rain, hail and difficult fishing conditions, Monte Mann and Ron Parks of Red Lake pulled off a top weight of 9.81 pounds to have the top spot at the end of day one of the 2010 Emo Walleye Classic! Monte and Ron pulled off not just the big catch for the day, but also the big fish, with a single fish weight of 7.24 pounds.
And They're Off for 2010!
Check out the image gallery from this morning launch here! Ted Heyens and Kelvin Caul take 2009!
With two fabulous fish over 18 inches, and a day two basket of 11.25 pounds, Kelvin Caul and Ted Heyens pulled off a 24.98 two-day catch to become the 2009 Emo Walleye Classic champion title! Ted and Kelvin bumped Paul Allan and Jason Rostek from the Hot Seats at the last minute to take the title. Paul and Jason brought in the big fish of the day, at 7.72 pounds, but it wasn't enough to fight off the eventual champions. |
Volunteers Needed!We're looking for volunteers for the 2012 EWC! Stage help, setup and teardown, waterfront, boat check-in, bar servers, drivers and traffic control — we need it all! If you'd like to participate, let us know! Nine years of competition!Want to see the historical results from the Emo Walleye Classic? Find them all here, for:
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The ninth annual Emo Walleye Classic kicked off this morning at 8:00, with 53 teams competing for over $30,000 in prizes! We'll have a live video feed this afternoon, updates via our Twitter feed and Facebook account, and more pictures from the day one weigh-ins this afternoon! Come by the Emo/Lavallee arena this afternoon for the weigh-ins -- starting at 3:30pm!