More than 1400 anglers took to the Iowa Great Lakes for this weekend’s 28th Annual Great Walleye Weekend. The top catches for the event belonged to Tom Bjornstad of Okoboji with the heaviest Walleye, Shannon Green of Spencer with the heaviest stringer of Walleye, Don Stangeland of Stanhope, Iowa for the heaviest Northern Pike, Mike Watson from Spirit Lake had the heaviest stringer of Panfish, Spencer’s Patrick White reeled in the heaviest stringer of Bullheads, and Neil Daniels of Fort Dodge pulled in the heaviest Bass. None of the tagged fish were caught for the cash prize, and all proceeds benefited the Iowa Easter Seals.
Heaviest Walleye
1st Place: Tom Bjornstad, Okoboji (5.82 lbs/25″)
2nd Place: Jeff Langel, Arnold’s Park (5.0 lbs/25.5″)
3rd Place: Cody Solsman, Orange City (4.32 lbs/24″)
Heaviest Walleye Stringer
1st Place: Shannon Green, Spencer (9.56 lbs)
2nd Place: Jeff Schneidy, Gilmore City (8.68 lbs)
3rd Place: Ronnie Brown, Sioux City (8.48 lbs)
Heaviest Northern Pike
1st Place: Don Stangeland, Stanhope, IA (8.76 lbs)
2nd Place: John Willison, Milford (7.10 lbs)
3rd Place: Albert John, Gibson, IA (6.92 lbs)
Heaviest Panfish Stringer
1st Place: Mike Watson, Spirit Lake (4.51 lbs)
2nd Place: Taylor Rosson, Lakefield, MN (4.50 lbs)
3rd Place: Kevin Long, Estherville (4.29 lbs)
Heaviest Bullhead Stringer
1st Place: Patrick White, Spencer (18.87 lbs)
2nd Place: Jeffrey Webb, Jr., Sioux City (15.45 lbs)
3rd Place: Robert White, Sheldon (15.35 lbs)
Heaviest Bass
1st Place: Josh Brenner, Ames, IA (4.36 lbs/19.5″)
2nd Place: Jim Nolen, McCook, SD (4.76 lbs/20.5″)
3rd Place: Neil Daniels, Fort Dodge, IA (6.71 lbs/21″)
