2016 Great Lakes Fishing Tournaments
(Lake Erie & Lake Ontario) Event Name Location Species Port Format Dates Cabela’s MWC Lake Erie / Detroit River Walleye Elizabeth Park 5 per day / 2 day April 14th & 15th Master Walleye Circuit Trenton, MI Masterswalleyecircuit.com King of the Lake – Spring Salmon Port Dalhousie, Ontario Salmon Port Pier Marina 5 per day / 2 day April 30,May 1 Email: [email protected] Canada 905.651.33.27
LOC Spring Derby All of Lake Ontario and Salmon/Trout Any Single Largest Fish May 6th – 15th www.loc.org Lower Niagara River
Wilson Salmon Invitational Wilson Harbor Salmon Wilson Marina 5 per day / 1 day May 7th Email: [email protected] Wilson, New York
Southtown’s Walleye Association All of Lake Erie and Perch Any 5 per day / 1 day May 21st www.southtownswalleye.org Upper Niagara River
th st Lake Ontario PRO-AM Lake Ontario Salmon Wilson and Olcott Accumulation / 3 day May 20 , 21 , 22nd (Niagara) USA New York Email: [email protected]
Cabela’s MWC Lake Erie Walleye Black River Warf 5 per day/ 2 day June 3rd and 4th Master Walleye Circuit Lorain, Ohio Boat Launch Masterswalleyecircuit.com Southtown’s Walleye Association All of Lake Erie and Walleye Any Single Largest Fish June 11th – 19th www.southtownswalleye.org Upper Niagara River 716.649.8202 – Club Office Bob Kessler – 716.462.9576 Tightline Salmon Shootout Bluffers Park Marina Salmon Bluffer Pk. Marina 6 per day / 1 day June 2016 www.tightlinesshootout.com Toronto, Canada (to be announced)
Southtowns Walleye Association Walleye 5895 Southwestern - June 25th www.southtownswalleye.org ‘Tournament Picnic’ (Rt.20) 716.649.8202 – Club Office Hamburg , NY 14075 Bob Kessler – 716.462.9576 th CF Celebrity BassEye Challenge Small Boat Harbor Bass/Walleye Small Boat Harbor Point Accumulation June 24 Email – [email protected] (June 23rd – Event Party TH Buffalo, New York (15 Annual Event) USA at Rich Atrium, “Open to the public” 444 International Walleye Port Colborne, Ontario Walleye Sugar Loaf 4 per day / 2 days June 25th, 26th www.portcolborneconservationclub.com Canada Port Colborne ( Big Fish Friday 24th )
LOC Summer Derby All of Lake Ontario and Salmon/Trout Any Single Largest Fish July 1st – July 31st www.loc.org Lower Niagara River
Big Dawg Walleye Weekend Chadwick Bay Marina Walleye Dunkirk, NY 5 per day / 2 day July 9th – 10th Mark Mohr – 716.998.9871 Dunkirk, New York USA [email protected] USA Waters Only Cabela’s MWC Bay of Green Bay Walleye Oconto, WI 5 per day / 2 day July 8th – 9th Master Walleye Circuit Lake Michigan Masterswalleyecircuit.com (Cont.) Budweiser Walleye Shoot Out Port Colborne, Ontario Walleye Sugar Loaf 6 fish / 1 day event July 9th Erie Tracker Outfitters Canada Port Colborne (Big Fish Friday 8th ) Dave Malloy 905.834.9218 All Lake Erie Waters 13th LOTSA King Salmon Lake Ontario Salmon Lake Ontario Single Largest Fish July 16th (Lake Ontario Trout/Salmon Association) USA (7th Annual Curt Meddaugh Memorial Tournament – www.lotsa.com th Email - [email protected] All Lake Ontario Waters Friday, July 15 )
Sunset Bay Walleye Shoot-Out Sunset Bay, New York Walleye Sunset Bay, NY 6 fish / 1 day event July 23rd Cell – Don Ruppert 716.498.7770 “Cattaraugus Creek” @ (Big Fish Friday 22nd ) Cell – Bob Rustowicz 716.830.6394 www.walleyeshootout.com USA Cabana Sam’s
TightLines Salmon Shootout Bluffers Park Marina Salmon Bluffers Pk Marina 6 per day / 1 day July 30th www.tightlinesshootout.com Toronto, Canada
N.E.W.C Summer Slam Northeast Marina Walleye Northeast marina 5 per day / 1 day July 30th Walleye Tournament Northeast, Pennsylvania Tom Means 814.331.3112 USA Waters Only
NCCC Walleye Derby NY waters of Lake Erie Walleye Dunkirk, NY 3 per day / 3 days August 5th, 6th, 7th Contact- Zen Olow 716.640.2776 only @ Con. Club Mayhem @ Maitland Walleye Port Maitland, Ontario Walleye Port Maitland, 6 fish / 1 day August 13th Contact – Rocky Richardson 905.483.4328 Canada ( Big Fish Friday 12th ) [email protected]
Dunkirk Walleye Classic Chadwick Bay Marina Walleye Dunkirk, NY 4 per day / 2 days August 20th – 21st Mark Mohr – 716.998.9871 Dunkirk, New York [email protected] USA Waters Only Niagara Fish Odyssey Lake Ontario and Multi Species Any Single Largest Fish August 20th - 28th www.fishodyssey.net Lower River [email protected] Innovative Outdoor’s Chadwick Bay Marina Walleye Dunkirk, NY 6 fish / 1 day event August 27th Walleye Challenge Dunkirk, New York @ (Big Fish Friday 26th ) Jim Steel 716.481.5348 USA “Walleye Willies” [email protected] LOC Fall Derby All of Lake Ontario and Salmon/Trout Any Single Largest Fish Aug 19th – Sept 15th www.loc.org Lower Niagara River
King of the Lake – Fall Salmon Port Dalhousie, Salmon Port Pier Marina 5 per day / 2 days Sept. 3rd – 5th Email: [email protected] Lake Ontario ,Canada 905.651.33.27
King of the Lakes Both Walleye Niagara Falls - Sept 24th (Erie & Ontario) ‘Night of Champions Banquet’ & Salmon (to be announced) Email: [email protected] Series 905.651.33.27
TOURNAMENT SERIES – In addition to the individual events listed, there are a several ‘Series’ formats being organized by various groups. A summary of them and their organizers are provided below.
(Walleye)
King of the Lake Walleye Series Yvan Charrois 905.651.3327 / Clint McCauley 905.327.7100 (Eastern Basin Lake Erie ) Top Dawg Walleye Series Mark Moore 716.998.9871 / Larry Johnson 585.813.8736 (Eastern Basin Lake Erie) Cabelas Masters Walleye Series Dan Palmer 580.716.42.91 / MWC Office 580.765.9031 (Great Lakes)
(Salmon)
King of the Lake Salmon Series Yvan Charrois 905.651.3327 / Clint McCauley 905.327.7100 2016 Regional Outdoor Venues:
Event Date Location Contact Walleye Fishing University January 9th Grange Building / Fairgrounds Jim Steel - 716.983.7867
Hamburg, New York Walleyefishinguniversity.com Greater Niagara Fishing & January 22nd, 23rd, 24th Conference Center Joe Yeager - 716.278.2100
Outdoor Expo Niagara Falls - USA Niagarafishingexpo.com New York Sportsman Expo January 29th, 30th, 31st Expedition Center Gerry Kerr
Syracuse, NY Newyorksportsmanexpo.com Cabelas Fishing Weekend February 27th – 28th Cabelas Store Cabelas Store
Cheektowaga, NY WNY Sport & Travel Expo March 10th through 13th Hamburg Fairgrounds Mark Concilla - 814.790.5079
Hamburg, New York Eriepromotions.com River Works Fishing and April 15, 16, 17th Buffalo River Works “Water Front” Cabelas Store Outdoor Show
2016 Tournament Schedule – Rev. 10 / Updated – 01/18/2016 - Capt. Don Ruppert 716.498.7770 / [email protected]