Timmins Team Wins 2019 KRWT

The Town of Kapuskasing welcomed a full field of 110 teams at the Sports Palace this past weekend for the Kapuskasing River Walleye Tournament (KRWT). The KRWT is the fifth stop of the NOWT circuit.

During the rules meeting it was announced that the 2020 NOWT Championship will be held in Kapuskasing, together with the KRWT. Only 25 qualifying teams will fish for major championship prizes next August.

Anglers descended upon the Kapuskasing River at the Fredd Flat launch, a 22 kilometre drive north from the town. Boats lined up at the start area waiting for the horn to signal the start of the take-off. Boats spread out across the length of the Kapuskasing and Mattagami Rivers hunting down the largest weights of the weekend to cash in on top prizes and valuable Angler of the Year and Championship qualifying points.

Saturday morning greeted anglers with fair weather. Winds from the southwest and a mix of sun and cloud throughout the day. By the end of the day, the leader board was set.

Day 1 top 3 teams (weight in pounds)

Patrick Martel & Mathieu Isabelle (17.02)
Jamie Robinson & Terry Bernath (14.95)
Jonathan Morin & John Labine (14.78)

Sunday started calm, with overcast sky and light rain. As the day progressed, dark clouds made their way in, with heavy rain in the northern parts of the Kapuskasing and Mattagami Rivers. Top teams Saturday tried to maintain their leads to secure a win, while struggling teams hoped to make up weight to land prize money, and maybe even win the tournament.

Day 2 top 3 teams (weight in pounds)

Dylan Buckell & Brett Robinson (16.21)
Chantal Cauchon & Ken Perreault (14.51)
Jason Doyon & Steven Johnson (14.2)

After weighing in, anglers in the running for prizes packed up and made their way back to the Sports Palace to hear the final results.

Making top 3 are the familiar team from Wawa, Jamie Robinson and Terry Bernath, with their total weight of 23.38 pounds.

Following up in second place, also from Timmins, are the team of Chantal Cauchon and Ken Perreault, who upped their day 1 weight of 9.09 pounds with a whopping 14.51 pounds for a total of 23.60 pounds.

The winners are…

The winning team complimented their day 1 weight of 13.63 pounds with 11.98 pounds of walleye on day 2. With a combined two-day total of 25.51 pounds, the team of Mat Browne and Marc Poirier, of Timmins, are the 2019 KRWT Champions. Congratulations!