Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
The Cabela's National Walleye Tour will host a tournament on Graham's Island from Wednesday to Friday. This is one of many events happening in and around Devils Lake this week.
Visit Devils Lake and catch the excitement of the Cabela's National Walleye Tour! Competitive walleye anglers will converge on Devils Lake, July 25-27 for the third regular-season event of the 2018 Cabela's National Walleye Tour. The tournament features a professional-amateur style format for its members and guarantees over a 100 percent payback.
The Cabela's National Walleye Tour offers high-level competition for walleye anglers, coordinated and executed by industry professionals with decades of experience in the tournament fishing business. The Devils Lake walleye tournament begins Wednesday, July 25, with tournament registration from 2-4 p.m. at Graham's Island State Park and a pre-tournament meeting at 5 p.m. Anglers will fish on Thursday and Friday from 7 a.m. until weigh in at 3 p.m.
A fully rigged Ranger 1880, plus cash, is guaranteed for first place at each event – a minimum total value of $61,000. First-place also offers potential boat and motor upgrades. Anglers that fish all three regular-season events, in addition to the top points leaders, will qualify for the three-day, entry-fee championship.
The Cabela's National Walleye Tour includes television and media coverage, allowing a national audience to watch the action unfold from each event throughout the season. Airing on multiple networks, the National Walleye Tour will be seen on the Pursuit Channel, CBS Sports Network, Fox Sports Net North, Comcast Chicago SportsNet, WildTV Canada and the World Fishing Network.
The National Professional Anglers Association (NPAA) will also host a "Future Angler" program for children after Friday's weigh-in, approximately at 4:30 p.m., featuring an educational seminar and training for youth from top-notch NPAA members. The youth-orientated event will include a free rod/reel combo or "Future Pro" t-shirt for the first 150 children who attend the educational program.
For more information, or to become a member of the National Walleye Tour, anglers are encouraged to call (612) 424-0708 or (501) 317-7548 or check out the new website at http://www.nationalwalleyetour.com to view the contingency programs and TV schedule.
Spend the day in and around Devils Lake and then come and watch the weigh-ins for yourself. Devils Lake is the largest natural body of water in North Dakota. Covering more than 200,000 acres, it has hundreds of miles of shoreline and grows large numbers of walleye, northern pike and white bass. The lake is now known as the "Perch Capital of the World" and has been ranked as one of the top five fishing lakes in the U.S. Devils Lake derives its name from the Native American name Miniwaukan ("Spirit Water"). Early explorers incorrectly translated the word to mean "bad spirit" and the name evolved into Devils Lake. Guide services and boat rentals are available.
There are many free family activities available in the Devils Lake area with several of the attraction within Devils Lake city limits. The Lake Region Heritage Center has changing art and history exhibits, the Historic Sheriff's Home has period interiors and special holiday tours, and the downtown area of Devils Lake has numerous buildings listed on the registry of the National Historic Preservation Trust's Historic Buildings. Information on those buildings can be picked up at the Devils Lake Tourist Information Center on US Highway 2.
Great attractions are within the Fort Totten State Historic Site, The Pioneer Daughter's Museum, changing state exhibits, a walking tour of 16 original 1870s buildings in the square, Fort Totten State Historic Site Interpretive Center and the Totten Trail Historic Inn. The Spirit Lake Casino is nearby to enjoy a meal at the buffet or fine dining at The View. Also nearby are the Spirit Lake marina, Creel Bay 18-hole golf course and horseback riding stables.
The Sully's Hill National Game Preserve is open during the summer months for vehicle tours. The refuge is home to Plains bison, Rocky Mountain elk, White-tailed deer, wild turkey, prairie dogs and many other wildlife species.
The 7 p.m. showing of the live theatre production, Big Fish: The Musical is playing through August 5 at the Fort Totten Little Theatre. The theatre is located at the Fort Totten State Historic Site, located 13 miles south of Devils Lake. Big Fish is a two-act musical based on Daniel Wallace's 1998 novel, Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions, and Tim Burton's 2003 film Big Fish. Shifting between two timelines, the story has an underlying theme to dream, love and live...bigger. Sixty-year old Edward Bloom faces his own mortality, while his son, Will, prepares to become a father himself. Their stories' timelines meet as Will discovers the secret his father never revealed. Seats are still available, so go early and enjoy the entire day.
