Green Bay is known as perhaps the premier big-walleye fishery in the country, but catching a five-fish limit can be difficult. This week at the fourth and final qualifying event of the 2022 National Walleye Tour season, presented by Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s, bait was abundant, which meant coaxing walleyes to bite was downright baffling at times. In these challenging conditions, the cream of the crop always rises to the top. For the second time in his young career,…
Read MoreAt the season-opening National Walleye Tour event, presented by Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s, nearly everyone brought five walleyes to the scale. While Lake Francis Case proved to be an incredible numbers fishery, pro winner Chase Parsons ironically was only receiving eight to 10 bites per day. While risky, he intentionally chose to target fewer, but larger walleyes after making a long run south. A similar strategy might unfold at the season’s second stop, where the best walleye sticks in…
Read MoreTournament walleye fishing, especially at the highest level, can be a fickle endeavor. Sometimes you’re the bug, and sometimes you’re the windshield. Day two of the 2021 National Walleye Tour season opener, presented by Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s, saw many of the day-one windshields quickly turn to bugs. Capitalizing on others’ inconsistency, Nitro pro Chase Parsons shot up the leaderboard and stole another major victory in South Dakota. Ten years ago on Lake Oahe, the then 27-year-old Parsons revealed…
Read MoreThe National Walleye Tour, presented by Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s, is set to commence the 2021 tournament season, a season filled with both intrigue and optimism. New for 2021 is a no-entry-fee championship in which only the top 40 pros and top 40 co-anglers qualify. Instead of three tournaments and a championship, the 2021 slate features four qualifiers and concludes with the most lucrative event in professional walleye fishing. The venue for the 2021 NWT Championship will be Otter…
Read MoreNitro Boats joins the National Walleye Tour presented by Bass Pro Shops & Cabela’s (NWT) as a sponsor for the 2021 season. The partnership comes as the nation’s top walleye anglers prepare for the upcoming season, which is set to begin April 29 on the Missouri River. “Competitive anglers look to gain any available advantage and Nitro Boats provides the perfect platform for serious anglers,” said NWT Tournament Director Anthony Wright. “The future of competitive fishing is brighter than ever…
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