50th Walleye Education Weekend
Sep 10th, 2014 by OutdoorsFIRST
Modified Sep 10th, 2014 at 12:00 AM
Davison, Michigan: Walleye 101, whose motto is “Teachin’ Fishin’…That’s our mission”, will be hosting their 50th Walleye Education Weekend October 30 through November 2nd, 2014 on Lake Erie. Launching out of Huron, Ohio, Walleye Education Weekends combine fishing with on and off the water education opportunities including workshops, seminars, tackle evaluations, sonar/GPS classes and information sharing to improve the angling skill of the attendees. Anglers can attend with their own boats and fishing buddies, or come as a non-boater. Non-boaters pay a small additional fee and are paired up with other anglers who have room in their boats.
Lance Valentine, Walleye 101 founder and originator of the Educational Weekend concept, has seen the Walleye Education Weekends become bigger than imagined since they started in 2003. “To think we are doing our 50th trip, and will see our 1700th angler come through the program is amazing” Valentine stated. “We started with an invitation only event for around 20 guys who had attended our seminar series for a few years, and now we have to put a cap on how many can attend.” Over the years the Education Weekends have been held on Saginaw Bay, Houghton Lake, Burt Lake, and the Detroit River, but Valentine loves going to Lake Erie in the fall. “There is no place with the fishing for both numbers and size of walleye that Lake Erie offers in the fall. We have seen hundreds of fish over 10 lbs caught on our trips and a large number over 12 lbs!”
The real success of the trip is the educational aspect, actually spending time teaching the techniques, lures, tackle, electronics usage and all the other little details it takes to be successful. “The sharing of information on the water is the best part of these trips” added Dean Cushman, who has attended a dozen Education Weekends. “Where the fish are, how deep, how fast, what color, all those details, hearing it on the radio during the day so I can make adjustments to catch fish is huge. Most anglers are secretive about what they do, but not the guys on this trip. Lance makes sure we share information openly on and off the water so we can all be successful.”
* Walleye Education Weekends are all inclusive and include the following:
* 3 evenings lodging and dinner
* Daily breakfast/sack lunch
* Waypoint List
* Daily seminars and workshops
* Boat launch/storage
* Fish Cleaning area
* Goodie Bag including exclusive sweatshirt
For details on our 50th trip, or to sign up, click here.
About Walleye 101: Lance Valentine’s Walleye 101 Inc. is an education based fishing company specializing in instructional seminars, educational charters, education weekends, educational DVDs and other products. We have a limited number of Media spaces available for this special trip. If you are interested, please contact us at [email protected].