World Walleye Champions Wall Of Fame

World Walleye Champions is more than just a name, it signifies the best Walleye Team in the world that year.

It is a very difficult title to win. You have to be focused and be a very good all-around angler not just once or even just one year because you must qualify one year and fish and win the World Walleye Championship the following year to earn the title. There is no doubting that World Walleye Champions are a list of who’s who in the walleye world and have earned their place on the wall of fame.

We are missing a few pictures and the winner’s names from 1984, 1985, 90, 91, and 95 are all. If you for sure know one or have a good usable picture, please email us the name, spelling with hometown, and any verification proof you may have such as a picture or article and we will attempt to verify it and post it here on the wall of fame. We have most of them for our nearly 40-year history but are missing a few! email us the info and pics that you are 100% certain of to: email us

World Walleye Champions Hall of Fame
2024 Wayne Butz (Abrams, WI) Joe Sommers (Stevens Point, WI) Won with 50lbs and 03oz MWC World Walleye Championship – Lake Huron, Alpena, MI – Sept 26-28, 2024
2023 (40th year) Tom Sieburg (Yutan, NE) Curtis McCormick (Gurley, NE) Won with 36lbs and 01oz MWC World Walleye Championship – Lake Sharpe, Pierre, SD – Oct 5-7, 2023
2022 Steve Vandermark Linwood, MI. and Jerry Fox, JR. Harrison Charter Twp, MI Won with 59-15 on the Bay of Green Bay, Oconto. MWC World Walleye Championship – Bay of Green Bay , Oconto, WI – Sept. 30- Oct 1, 2022
2021 Peter Mart, Utica, MN and Ted Mart, Utica, MN Won with 47-00 at Lake City, MN. MWC World Walleye Championship – Mississippi Rvr. Sept. 30-Oct 2, 2021
2020 Jake Brueggemann, Wilber, NE. and Gene Brueggemann, Clatonia, NE Won with 32.10 at Quad Cities, IL. MWC World Walleye Championship – Mississippi Rvr. Quad Cities, Il – Oct 8-10
2019 Chris and Joe Kujawa, Lake City, MN. Won with 26-00 at Oshkosh, WI MWC World Walleye Championship – Lake Winnebago, WI – Oct 3-5
2018 Tommy Skarlis, Denver, IA and Jeff Lahr, Dubuque, IA Won with 54-14 at Escanaba, MI MWC World Walleye Championship – Bays De Noc, MI – Oct 4-6
2017 Tommy Skarlis, Waukon, IA and Jeff Lahr, Dubuque, IA Won with 28-3 ounces in a 2 day event shorted by one day due to intense fog. MWC World Walleye Championship – Cass Lake, MN – Sept 14-16
2016 Randall Gaines, Salem, OH and Mike Rhoades, South Bend, IN Won with 52-12 and lead wire to wire MWC World Walleye Championship – Green Bay, WI – Oct 6-8
2015 Greg Whitson, Windsor, Ont. Canada Mark Campeau, St. Joachim, Ont. Canada Winning weight of 65-12 Lake Erie, Huron, Ohio – Oct 22-24, 2015
2014 Korey Sprengel, Beaver Dam, WI. and Derek Navis, Brandon, WI October 8-11 at Devils Lake, ND with a winning weight of 85.13
2013 Tony Kobriger, Chilton, WI. and Dan Zwick, Wrightstown, WI. October 17-19 at Escanaba, MI winning weight of 55.03
2012 Curt Oliver, Yankton, SD and Mike Dorris, Madison, SD fishing October 18-20 at Prairie Du Chien, WI. winning weight of 43.99
2011 Dan Zwick, Wrightstown, WI. & Tony Kobriger, Chilton, WI. won with 40.89 pounds fishing the Mississippi River, October 13-15, 2011 at Prairie Du Chien, WI
2010 Johnnie Candle, Devils Lake, ND and Dave Noble, Dixon, Il fishing October 14-16, 2010 at Prairie Du Chien, WI. winning with 34.94
2009 Matt Davis Dan Gies October 8-10 Dundee/Monroe, MI Detroit River/Lake Erie.
2008 Greg Yarbrough-Port Clinton OH / Jeff Manz-Vanderbilt MI October 2-4 Dundee/Monroe, MI Detroit River/Lake Erie.
2007 Jeff Koester, Brookville, IN. & Scott Rhodes, Traverse City, MI. won with 88.68 pounds October 3-6 on the Detroit River/Lake Erie, Dundee/Monroe, MI
2006 Keith Daniels and Greg Jaroch, Fond du Lac, WI, weighed in 42,04 pounds on October 4-7 to win on the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, WI.
2005 Jim Trow, Ames, IA and Scott Aydelotte, Garner, IA, won on Sept, 28-Oct 1 fishing the Mississippi River at Prairie Du Chien, WI. and with a winning weight of 36.83 pounds
2004 Eric Eichorn & Dan Felber of Red Wing, MN.won with a winning weight of 55.31 fishing on the Mississippi River at Prairie Du Chien, WI. on Oct 14-16, 2004
2003 Jim Minnema Randolph, WI and Tim Minnema Markesan, WI. weighed in 34.73 pounds October 17-19 on the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, WI to win.
2002 Robert Bodin & Scott Mann, weighed in 34.73 pounds October 17-19 on the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, WI to win.
2001 Don Solis, Perronville, MI & Bert Wilson Gladstone, MI, won it October 18-20 with 53.64 on Lake Pepin, Red Wing, MN
2000 Eric Olson, Redwing, MN & Jason Przekurat, Stevens Point, WI. Mississippi River, Red Wing, MN. Winning Weight was 57.57lbs
1999 Lynn Hanisko, MI, Dave Kalsell, MI won with 64.82 pounds Fishing Little Bay De Noc, Escanaba, MI June 10-12, 1999
1998 Glenn Rengo, Maple Grove, MN & Mike Schaefer, Pewaukee, WI. fishing on Big Stone Lake May 28-30, 1998 winning weight was 40.20 pounds
1997 Bob Proudfoot & Jim Proudfoot
1996 Mel Reichling and Rick Small Watertown, South Dakota1996 World Walleye Champs on the Mississippi at Quincy Illinois
1995
1994 Maury Schmerback and Mike Glynn, Mississippi River At Red Wing, MN
1993 Gary Gray and Bill Klotzbuecher, Bays De Noc, Escanaba, MI
1992 Gary Gray and Bill Klotzbuecher, Bays De Noc, Escanaba, MI
1991
1990 Re-name from Manufactuers Walleye Council (MWC) to Masters Walleye Circuit (MWC)
1989 Harry Stiles and Stan Berry , Stillwater, MN Held in Dubuque, Iowa, Sept 10-16, with a 3 day winning weight of 37.04 pounds
1988 Gary Parsons, Chilton, WI and Keith Kavajecz, Rochester, MN held in Dubuque, Iowa Sept 15-17th
1987 Russ Backus and Jim Randash, Rapid CIty, SD. held on Pelican lake Sept 18-19 1987
1986 Jerry Anderson, Onamia, MN & Bruce Samson, St Cloud, MN Bismarck, ND
1985 WORLD WALLEYE CHAMPIONSHIP Lake Minnetonka, MN
Manion Walleye Circuit (MWC) re-named Manufactures Walleye Council (MWC) Owned by a group of fishing industry companies.
1984 1st year of operation Founded as Manion Walleye Circuit (MWC) first year of competitions held no data available.