Well after the first three events the Inaugural Washington State Walleye Circuit is off and running. The WSWC it sponsored by Walleye Central.

The first event of the year was the Big Wally’s Spring Classic, held May 20 and 21^st on Banks Lake. The tournament headquarters was at Coulee City Park at the south end of the 33-mile long lake. The weather was good this year as John Carruth of Davenport, WA and Ken Loper of Rathdrum, ID scored big weighing in 34.8 pounds of walleye to take home first place in the Classic and help them grab the early lead in the circuit.

Up next was the Moses Lake Walleye Derby, held June 5^th and 6^th on Moses Lake. The tournament headquarters was at Cascade Park. Ray Roeder and Scott Berdan of Moses Lake, WA weighed in 23.6 pounds to win the event. The leaders in the WSWC after the 2^nd of 5 events were Mike Ott and Mike Curtiss of Moses Lake, WA. Ott and Curtiss had a 3^rd place finish at Banks Lake and followed that up with a 13^th place finish at Moses Lake giving them the lead in the WSWC after two events.

The Washington Governor’s Cup was the third event of the year. The Governor’s Cup was held June 24^th and 25^th on Lake Roosevelt, with the tournament headquarters at Kettle Falls. Royce Drye of Spokane, WA and his partner Don Talbot of Wenatchee hauled in 55.2 pounds of walleye to capture first place. Ott and Curtiss had another solid outing placing 21^st good enough to retain first place in the WSWC.

The Rod Meseberg Fall Walleye Classic was held on September 16^th and 17^th. This tournament was held on Potholes Reservoir with the headquarters/launch site at Mar Don Resort. Fishing was tough this year as only 9 fish were caught for 33 teams over the two-day event. The winners were Kevin and Jim Stack with 11.3 lbs. Ott and Curtiss didn’t catch any fish but still remained in the lead of the circuit.

The last event of the Washington State Walleye Circuit was the Fall Classic Walleye Derby September 23^rd and 24^th on the Columbia River. The tournament launch site was at the Port of Camas/Washougal. Bob and Brian Simms used their local knowledge to catch 35.24 pounds edging out John Grubenhoff and Steve Hockaday by 2 ½ pounds for the win. Ott and Curtiss didn’t compete at this tournament cut then neither did any of the teams in the top 25 of the standing so they held on to their lead in the circuit.

Points are awarded as follows 100 points for 1^st place, 95 for 2^nd down to 30 points for 15 place. All remaining teams receive at least 25 points. Bonus points are awarded for the weight of their catch at each tournament. One substitution per year was allow for each team.

The final standings after 5 events are:

1^st place $750

2^nd place $300

3^rd place $200

Next year the circuit will switch to a individual points instead of teams since it was much to difficult to keep track of substitutions. If you have any questions please call, Blane Long – 360-256-8323