Check out the updated photo galleries here!

(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.
The pair must have been burning up by the end of it all as they weren’t dethroned—winning this year’s tournament with a two-day catch of 11.32 pounds.

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.

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!

Check out the image gallery from this morning launch here! 

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.

Today's weigh-in are just moments from starting. Yesterday was a hugely successful day for the anglers; 203 fish weighing almost 390 pounds came on the stage. Local anglers Nathan Brigham and Brett Meyers are on top of the pack with the biggest Day One weight ever recorded. Check out the full set of results on our LIVE page.

And, today we're streaming via ustream! You can also keep an eye on our Twitter and Facebook pages!

Get ready -- there are some big fish to come!

Two flights took off today from the sunny boat launch on Front Street in Emo! See the pictures in our photo gallery. The weather has turned for the worse this afternoon, but the fish won't mind!

Come down to the Emo/LaVallee Arena for the start of the Day One weigh-ins at 3:30 today. See you in Emo!