February 23-24
Hoot's Sports Boat Show -- Perham, MN at Community Center

March 14-16
Hoot's Sports Boat Show -- Alexandria, MN at Viking Plaza Shopping Center

March 15
Hoot's Sports Seminar -- Tournament Fishing given by Chuck Dube

May 3
FLW MN Walleye League -- Mississippi River at Red Wing, MN

May 31
Angler Young Angler Walleye Tournament -- Little Pine Lake at Perham, MN
Sponsored by Hoot's Sports and Lund Boats
Fishing with Faith & Grace Dube

June 7
FLW MN Walleye League -- Cass Lake, MN

June 28-29
Hoot's Sports on the Water Boat Show -- Little Pine Lake at Perham, MN

July 19
FLW MN Walleye League -- Lake Bemidji at Bemidji, MN

September 11-13
FLW MN Walleye League Championship -- Mississippi River at Winona, MN

Tournament Circuits

The FLW Walleye Tour is one of the two premier walleye tournament circuits available to professional anglers. Wal-Mart is the primary sponsor for this circuit along with other fishing and marine manufacturers and companies. The purses paid out for this circuit are the best offered in the sport today. The tournaments are set up with a Pro/Am (professional/amateur) format meaning that the professional is randomly paired with an amateur angler for each day of fishing. Both participants carry the total weight of fish caught for the day forward to the next day of competition with their new partner. Qualifying tournaments run for four days with the top ten anglers fishing on the final day. First place purses for these events run as high as $100,000. Four qualifying tournaments are held on various walleye waters around the country. The top 50 anglers, based on point totals from the qualifying tournaments, qualify for the championship at the end of the season. The first place purse for the tournament can pay as much as $150,000.

The FLW Walleye League Tournament Circuit is one that is set up for competitive anglers in their respective state. Three qualifying tournaments are held on various waters over weekends in MN, WI, and MI. Points are kept for the three tournaments and the top 35 anglers from each state qualify for the championship, which is held at the end of the season in September. The format for these tournaments is similar to the FLW Tour in that each boater is randomly paired with a non-boater for each day of fishing. The tournaments are quite affordable but still pay a lucrative purse of around $7500 for a top finish. The winner of the championship receives a fully equipped boat valued at $47,500.