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Updated: 04/12/04
Walleye season is already underway on Bull Shoals Lake, bordering
Arkansas and Missouri. Dan Stier, PWT tournament winner, spent
a few days
on this massive system recently.
He will return in June when the In-Fisherman Professional
Walleye
Trail conducts a Pro-Am tournament on Bull Shoals. The Mercury/Realtree
Pro-Am features the120 top-ranked walleye anglers. They will
fish the 3-day
tournament with amateurs who want to learn more about locating and
catching
"southern" walleyes.
The Pro-Am on Bull Shoals, if Stier's early success
is any
indication, could prove good populations of walleyes are waiting to
be
caught. Most of his fish ranged from 16 inches to 26 inches long.
He said
in four days of explorations, "I barely scratched the surface of this
scenic
waterway."
Arkansas Game & Fish
Commission biologist Ken Shirley said,
"The walleye numbers are the highest they've been in 10 to 15 years,
and
probably as high as they've ever been." Missouri Department of
Conservation
biologist A.J. Pratt said, "We're seeing more walleyes of all sizes
when
we're doing our bass sampling. We never saw any in the 1980's."
Dan Stier with a Bull Shoals walleye that was
26 inches long and weighed six pounds. He
caught it on a jig tipped with Berkley PowerBait. |
At Bull Shoals, pro anglers will share their knowledge, boats, tackle
and gear with their daily amateur partners. Amateurs, once
registered and entry fee is paid, only have to worry about setting
the hook.
All weigh-in activities take place at the Bull Shoals Boat Dock June
23-25.
The top 40 amateurs win prizes including a Mercury-powered 17-foot
Lund boat valued at $17,000 for first. |
At Bull Shoals, pro anglers will share their knowledge, boats,
tackle and gear with their daily amateur partners. Amateurs,
once
registered and entry fee is paid, only have to worry about setting
the hook.
All weigh-in activities take place at the Bull Shoals Boat Dock June
23-25.
The top 40 amateurs win prizes including a Mercury-powered 17-foot
Lund boat
valued at $17,000 for first. Other prizes include Mercury kickers,
MinnKota
and Motor Guide trolling motors, Lowrance handheld GPS units and much
more
gear and gift certificates. Amateur openings still remain.
Entry blanks and information can be retrieved from
the PWT web site,
www.professionalwalleyetrail.com, or by calling PWT headquarters,
218-824-2542.
NOTE TO MEDIA: The photo of Dan Stier shows him with a Bull Shoals
walleye
that was 26 inches long and weighed six pounds. He caught it
on a jig
tipped with Berkley PowerBait.
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