Leech Lake Walleye Tournament

Community Spotlight 🌟

We’re grateful for the incredible support from the Walker Area Food Shelf during this year’s Leech Lake Walleye Tournament check‑ins!

Their volunteers helped make the process smooth and welcoming for all our anglers — a true reflection of the caring spirit that keeps our community strong.

Pictured here: Terri Fierstine, Food Shelf volunteer, with Sarah Bruns, Executive Director of the Leech Lake Area Chamber of Commerce.

The Chamber was proud to make a contribution in appreciation of the Food Shelf’s volunteer efforts and ongoing service to the Walker area.

Thank you to the entire Food Shelf team for all you do to support our neighbors year‑round! 💙

2026 LLWT Final Results 🎣

151 teams registered.
146 teams weighed fish.
20 teams earned payouts.

Congratulations to our 2026 Champions, Boat #134 – Dual Newell’s Husband and wife duo, with a two-day total of 57.95 lbs!

Thank you to all the anglers, sponsors, volunteers, and fans who made another great LLWT possible.

🏆 Check out the Top 20 Payout Teams below!

2026 LLWT FINAL LEADERBOARD 🎣

The official final standings are in!

A total of 151 teams registered for the 2026 Leech Lake Walleye Tournament, with 146 teams weighing fish over two days of competition on Leech Lake.

💰 The Top 20 teams earned tournament payouts, capping off another incredibly competitive year on one of Minnesota’s premier walleye fisheries.

🥇 1st – Boat #134 – Dual Newell’s M/F — 57.95 lbs
🥈 2nd – Boat #51 – Bullock & Juelson — 56.35 lbs
🥉 3rd – Boat #16 – Chuck Hasse — 56.32 lbs
4️⃣ Boat #78 – Carson Tembrock — 53.10 lbs
5️⃣ Boat #114 – Brock Anderson — 51.89 lbs
6️⃣ Boat #27 – Zachary Christenson — 51.32 lbs
7️⃣ Boat #90 – Caleb Garoutte — 51.12 lbs
8️⃣ Boat #22 – John Hoyer / Nathan Whiting — 50.76 lbs
9️⃣ Boat #102 – Tyler Malkowiak — 50.69 lbs
🔟 Boat #48 – Mitch Conley — 50.09 lbs
11. Boat #104 – Dan Ryan — 50.03 lbs
12. Boat #44 – Dom Broberg — 49.93 lbs
13. Boat #57 – Paul Brennan — 49.82 lbs
14. Boat #4 – Curb & Heller — 49.78 lbs
15. Boat #31 – Ryan Huston — 49.27 lbs
16. Boat #42 – Ryan Strand — 49.19 lbs
17. Boat #99 – Kelly Juelson — 48.37 lbs
18. Boat #79 – Re*****on Moren — 48.07 lbs
19. Boat #12 – Phil Peterson — 47.94 lbs
20. Boat #119 – Kaden Hudak — 47.86 lbs

Congratulations to all of this year’s payout teams, and thank you to every angler, sponsor, volunteer, and fan who helped make the 2026 Leech Lake Walleye Tournament another memorable weekend.

📊 Check out the complete final leaderboard below.

151 Teams Registered • 146 Teams Weighed Fish • Top 20 Paid

We will be going live for Awards here shortly! Stay tuned!

We’re heating up and setting the stage for the 2026 Leech Lake Walleye Tournament Awards Ceremony!

Join us tonight from 5–7 PM at Walker City Park as we celebrate an incredible tournament weekend on Leech Lake.

🌭 Brat Stand
🍺 Cold Beer Garden
🎶 Music by DJ Ryan Burns
🏆 Tournament Awards
🎟️ Raffles & Giveaways
😄 Plenty of fun and camaraderie

Whether you fished the tournament, volunteered, sponsored, or just want to be part of the excitement, come help us wrap up an amazing weekend.

And remember—this is the Chamber’s largest fundraiser of the year, helping support local programs, events, and organizations throughout the Leech Lake Area.

See you at the park! 🎉🎣🍻

What a fish!!!!

Good morning from Leech Lake!

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Boat #51 - Bullock and Juelson with a 31.5" walleye in the Leech Lake Walleye Tournament.

Leech Lake Fishing

Angler check-in was a great success, and we’re excited to see how the final day unfolds. A huge thank you goes out to our incredible volunteer groups who helped make this morning run smoothly:

👏 Walker Area Food Shelf
👏 Leech Lake Association
👏 WHA Girls Soccer

Your help with angler check-in and keeping everyone fueled and ready to fish was greatly appreciated!

A special thank you to Super One Foods and Orton’s for sponsoring the coffee and donuts that helped get our anglers off to a great start. ☕🍩

Best of luck to all anglers today as they make their final push!

🏆 Join us at the park from 5:00–7:00 PM for the Awards Ceremony as we celebrate another fantastic tournament and recognize this year’s winners.

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DAY 2 IS HERE! 🌅

The sunrise greeted us with another beautiful morning on Leech Lake, and now it’s time to crown our 2026 champions.

🎣 Leech Lake Walleye Tournament – Final Day
🕖 Fishing Hours: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM

⚠️ Leaderboard Reminder: The FishDonkey leaderboard will go dark at 1:00 PM today, leaving anglers (and spectators!) in a little suspense as teams make their final push toward the top.

🏆 Awards Celebration
🕔 5:00–7:00 PM

Join us as we celebrate an incredible weekend of fishing, camaraderie, and competition!

🌭 Complimentary Brat Basket courtesy of The Meat Boutique
🍻 Beer Garden
🎤 MC Butch De La Hunt
🎶 Music by DJ Ryan Burns
🎟️ Raffles
🎁 Giveaways
🏆 Tournament Awards

Good luck to all 151 teams as they chase one last bite and a spot atop the leaderboard!

Leech Lake Walleye Tournament 2026
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