LWM winners with committee members

2019 LWM Champions Michael and Adrian Copetti (centre) celebrating with committee members.

Coming off the excitement of the first NOWT Championship in Geraldton, the Longlac Walleye Masters (LWM) put anglers back into the action of tournament fishing. This past weekend the LWM made its debut as an official NOWT sanctioned event. The community of Longlac, ON welcomed anglers from across the region and province to compete for $30,000 in cash prizes.

A full field of 100 boats launched into Long Lake Saturday morning to kick off the fourth event on the NOWT circuit. The first day of tournament fishing presented favorable walleye conditions – mainly overcast sky, light south winds and cool temperatures in the mid teens.

It didn’t take long for large walleyes to show up for early weigh-ins – the first boat came in within an hour of departure. Throughout the day anglers came in weighing their large fish to ensure a successful live release.

After the first day of fishing, the top 3 teams (weight in lbs):

  1. Matt Eles & Jody Villeneuve (16.84)
  2. Derek Leger & Paul Leger (16.73)
  3. Dany Vienneau & Roger Vienneau (16.26)

Clear sky, cool temperatures, and light westerly winds gave leading teams another great opportunity to secure their leads, and trailing anglers another chance at placing in the prize pool. Long Lake didn’t disappoint as, again, large walleyes appeared for early weigh-in shortly after departure.

As the boats lined up for the weigh-in after day two, new teams lead the day (weight in lbs):

  1. Michael Copetti & Adrian Copetti (17.19)
  2. Edward Hoffman & Walt Hoffman (15.83)
  3. Jamie Robinson & Brett Robinson (15.39)

With a day 1, 7th place weight of 15.30 lbs combined with their weekend leading weight on day 2 of 17.19 lbs, the team of Michael Copetti and Adrian Copetti are the winners of the 2019 Longlac Walleye Masters!

The top 15 are:

  1. Michael Copetti & Adrian Copetti
  2. Jamie Robinson & Brett Robinson
  3. Kyle Slobodnick & Maxime Pelletier
  4. Derek Leger & Paul Leger
  5. Denis Martin & Perry Caverson
  6. Edward Hoffman & Walt Hoffman
  7. Derick Brooks & Guy Laberge
  8. John Attewell & Shaun Jalbert
  9. Dany Vienneau & Roger Vienneau
  10. Dave Lepage & Kyle Lepage
  11. Kevin Robineau & Luc Ouimette
  12. Matt Eles & Jody Villeneuve
  13. Frank Lombardo & Rob Roukema
  14. Kyle Monkman & Antti Kuokkanen
  15. Rene Godbout & Eric Godbout

Big Fish Prizes for Day 1 (weight in lbs):

  • Alex Moffat & Michael Hogue (7.4)
  • Matt Eles & Jody Villeneuve (6.92)
  • Derek Leger & Paul Leger (6.79)

Big Fish Prizes for Day 2 (weight in lbs):

  • Edward Hoffman & Walt Hoffman (9.60)
  • JC Carre & Simon Jacques (7.38)
  • Kyle Slobodnick & Maxime Pelletier (6.39)

Other Awards:

  • Female Angler: Marlene Mitchell
  • Young Angler
    • 1st place: Maxime Pelletier
    • 2nd place: Paul Leger
    • 3rd place: Walt Hoffman

NOWT Sponsor Prizes

The following awards are presented by NOWT Sponsors:

Door Prize – Mercury Marine 2.5 hp Outboard Motor

Random door prize draw for all participating anglers.

  • Bobby Beaulieu & Michael Gauthier

Cool Under Pressure – Traeger BBQ Grill Package

Awarded to the team gaining the greatest rank on day 2 from day 1.

  • JC Carre & Simon Jacques – Up 40 spots

Largest Single Day Weight – Garmin Echomap 75cv

Awarded to the team with the single day heaviest weight.

  • Michael Copetti & Adrian Copetti

The Longlac Walleye Masters committee would like to thank all our generous sponsors for their support. Our utmost gratitude to all volunteers who helped with the setup, operation, and clean up this weekend!

Congratulations to all anglers for participating and supporting the Longlac Walleye Masters.

Full results are available on the NOWT Tournament Results page.  Photos and videos are posted to our Facebook Page!

Photographs on this page are courtesy of Fred Jennings Photography.