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Walleye tourney includes two events in region

So you like to fish, then the Sask Slam might be a three weekend event to be held from May through September that will be of interest.

So you like to fish, then the Sask Slam might be a three weekend event to be held from May through September that will be of interest.

The Sask Slam includes the Rafferty Reservoir Walleye Cup May 16 and 17, The Calling Lakes Classic at Fort Qu’Appelle Sept. 5 and 6, and the Madge Lake Walleye Cup Sept. 19.

The idea of the Slam is a ‘walleye trail’ series where teams of two fishermen hit the water to catch the biggest fish allowed by limit for the event.

While there are prizes for each event, the competitors taking in all three events are also eligible for year-end awards for Team of the Year, Angler of the Year, (Elias ‘Louie’ Bakopoulos in 2019), and Big Fish of the Year – an 8.92 pound monster in 2019 caught by the duo of Troy Popowich and Dan Metcalfe.

This year the Team of the Year will get an entry into the Vanity Cup Walleye Tournament event held at Nipawin which has a $100,000 first prize.

“It’s designed to have you go to all three,” explained event spokesperson James Turner with IOMPresents the organizers behind the Slam, who added some 15 teams hit all three events in 2019.

Turner said while they hope teams fish the three events, most competitors do not get to them all. For example 72 boats hit the water at Madge Lake in 2019.

Turner said Madge Lake is popular because it is a great walleye lake.

“Madge Lake is an awesome fishery in the province,” he said, noting while few monster walleye swim its water, there are tons of fish to be caught. “And, it’s in the Duck Mountains one of the most beautiful provincial parks we have.”

The Calling Lakes event is a unique one as well, with teams fishing four lakes over the two-days of the event Katepwa and Mission lakes on day one, Echo and Pasqua lakes on day two.

Turner said the multiple lakes really makes it so a bad first day can be reversed the next as fishermen can’t rely on a single technique to work at all four lakes.

The Calling Lakes event includes a special prize added in 2019, $10,000 if a team topped the standings both days, something thought near impossible because of the four lakes involved, said Turner. The team of Dave Sellwood and Jeremy Mayer of Regina beat the odds last summer winning both days and the bonus cheque.

Anyone interested in entering any of the events can check out the Sask Slam website at www.iompresents.com , or find the event page on Facebook.