Mahlberg and Michel Prevail for Okauchee Win

The Wisconsin Muskie Tour™ (WMT) second event of the season was held on Lake Okauchee on Sunday, May 17th. A cold front that dropped the temperatures by thirty degrees from the previous night, slowed the activity level of the muskies that proved to be very difficult for the competing anglers to overcome. There would be only one muskie to be registered for the Lake Okauchee "MUSKIE DOUBLE HEADER"™ qualifier.

The first, and only muskie to be registered during the tough conditions of the day, would be from the team of Kevin Mahlberg and Joel Michel when they scored a 34 incher at 1:55PM on a top-water, walk the dog, style bait. The winning muskie would be the only muskie the duo would see on the day.

The WMT"s Lake Okauchee "MUSKIE DOUBLE HEADER"™ top five finishers were:

1st - Joel Michel/Kevin Mahlberg
2nd - John Myatt/Clay Heller
3rd - Ryan & Ron Meyer
4th - George & Patrick Kingsland
5th - Brad Jorgensen/Dean Rodiczak

The next tournaments for the WMT are "MUSKIE DOUBLE HEADER"™ events on Lac Vieux Desert and North South Twin Lakes this weekend of May 23rd and May 25th. There are still some spots open for each tourney. If you would like to fish the Lac Vieux Desert tournament, you can sign up for the tourney on Friday, May 22nd at the Hill Side Resort on the south side of the lake off South Shore Drive between 5:30pm and 7:30pm. Registration for the North/South Twin Lakes event will be on Saturday, May 23rd at the Grapes Twin Haven Resort on the north shores of North Twin off of HWY K.

If you are interested in becoming the next big winner, meeting a great bunch of men and women, and learning more about this great fresh water game fish, fish the Wisconsin Muskie Tour. For more information about the WMT, log onto www.wmtseries.com or call (715) 369-1394.

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