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!

We're thrilled that we are now at 62 teams, just three shy of a full field. Rules meeting takes place tonight at 7:30 pm, and the first flight will go at 8:00 tomorrow morning! Good luck to all the anglers, and thans to everyone who's made this year's tournament a success already!

We're closing in on a full roster!

Sixty-one teams will vie for the almost $40,000 in prizes in just 40 hours. A last-minute flurry of new teams means a larger prize pool -- more cash on the line!

The volunteers and organizers are furiously preparing the Emo/Lavallee Arena for the big event. Banners are up, cables are run, cameras are being tested and the stage is taking shape for the eighth annual tournament. Keepan eye on our site -- and our Facebook page -- for more updates, pictures and information as we close in on the first flight taking off!

After much preparation, and huge effort by the Fort Frances Times Web Design staff, we're excited to introduce the new version of the Emo Walleye Classic web site, just in time for the 2009 tournament! We've got some great new content that will be showing up in the next few days, including the addition of some new ways to access the tournament information for this year.