Jeff Young Memorial
2025 Muskie Shootout Tournament

Dates: October 4 - 5, 2025

Agency Bay Lodge
8491 Onigum Road NW
Walker, MN 56484
1-888-547-1755 
​[email protected]
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​This tournament began in 2012 and was renamed as the Jeff Young Memorial Muskie Shootout in 2022. Jeff was an irreplaceable member of the Brainerd Lakes Chapter and was involved in nearly every aspect of the chapter until his passing in 2021. Jeff was also the reason that this tournament got off the ground. Jeff cared deeply about getting the youth involved in fishing and the outdoors. And as part of this tournament, in conjunction with J3 Tackle, funds generated will go towards giving away a lifetime fishing license to one lucky youth each year at our annual Sportsman's Banquet.
Photos above are from the 2024 event
CASH PRIZES AWARDED
TOP 5 TEAMS 
(2025 registration is now open!)

A huge thank you to our host resort!


​SPECIAL THANKS to the following companies and individuals for their contributions that made the 2024 event possible.
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​Agency Bay Lodge, Musky Mayhem Tackle, Stealth Tackle, Wade's Custom Tackle, J3 Tackle, Musky Tackle Online, Will Walkoviak, Sasquatch Lure Company, Chaos Tackle Company, Phantom Lures, Wyss Baits, Kramer Bros Tackle, Bemidji Muskies Inc, Grandma Lures, Slammer Tackle, Rig Boss Baits, Bob Weeks Sr, Beaver's Baits, Saddletramp Bait Company, Supernatural Big Baits, Burrow Family
2025 Teams
(as of May 17)
Order of registration determines your starting position
1 - Kappes/Olson
2 - Williams/Colleen
3 - Stehr/Stehr
4 - Dietz/Dietz
5 - Eichelberg/Olson
6 - McLean/Becker
7 - Hines/Hines
8 - Flesch/Flesch
9 - Elofson/Lafrenz
10 - Olson/Jensen
​11 - Young/Young
12 - Gohman/Gohman
​13 - Peterson/Peterson
14 - Weinkauf/Sorenson
​15 - Henderson/Strandlof
​16 - Burrow/TBD
​17 - Sande/Sande
​18 - Thury/Thury
​19 - Loge/Rubner
20 - Allen/Arman
​21 - Rose/Jefferson
22 - Colbaugh/Gamelin
​23 - Moss/Stifter
​24 - Walkoviak/Rix
​25 - Schonning/Nelson
​26 - Miller/Hanrahan
​27 - Justin/Murray
28 - Koecher/Johnson
​Past Shootout Winners
2024 - Kappes/Olson
​2023 - Loge/Rubner
​2022 - Walkoviak/Rix
​2021 - McLean/Manley
2020 - Young/Davis
2019 - Walkoviak/Walz
2018 - Whitney/Dody
2017 - Kriens/Mayer
2016 - Bakke/Minnich
2015 - Walkoviak/Walz
2014 - Burrow/Kath
2013 - Burrow/Kath
2012 - Burrow/Kath
2024 Results
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​The 2024 Jeff Young Memorial Muskie Shootout at Leech Lake is a wrap! The weather, in particular the strong and gusty winds, made this one a challenge. We made a last minute change to our rules to allow teams to fish as safely as possible. But the conditions presented major challenges for anglers. Still, a few teams were able to put some fish on the board!

We want to extend a huge thank you to our amazing hosts for this event at Agency Bay Lodge, all of the manufacturers that contributed product for our raffles, those that assisted with organizing and putting on this tournament, and of course, all of the participants that joined us this year.

Congratulations to the 2024 winners, Greg Kappes and Matt Olson who boated a 46" fish on day one, which was enough to hold down the top spot. 

1st - Kappes/Olson - 46"
2nd - Young/Loney - 38"
3rd - Jorgenson/Jerhoff - 35"
4th - Walkoviak/Rix - 33"
5th - Rose/Jefferson - 32"
2023 Results
1st - Loge/Rubner - 42.5", 44.5", 50"
2nd - McLean/Becker - 42", 43", 46"
3rd - Weeks/Weeks - 35", 38.5"
4th - Burrow/Whitney - 40.5"
2022 Results
1st - Walkoviak/Rix - 44", 50"
2nd - Loge/Rubner - 44", 37"
3rd - Young/Young - 49"
4th - Svendsen/Svendsen - 49"
5th - Dietz/Dietz - 47"
2021 Results
1st - McLean/Manley - 40.5, 50.5, 33"
2nd - Williams/Colleen - 46.5", 50.75"
3rd - Burrow/Whitney - 43", 40"
4th - Hines/Hines - 39.5", 40.25"
5th - Loge/Rubner - 42"
2020 Results
1st - Young/Davis - 47.25"
2nd - Williams/Colleen - 44"
3rd - Hase/Paulson - 44"
4th - Beck/BeBault - 41.5"
5th - Cady/Joachim - 38.5"
2019 Results
1st - Walkoviak/Walz - 32", 50"
2nd - Biwer/Chrisses - 38", 44"
3rd - Whitney/Dody - 30", 39", 32"
4th - Knutson/Cherrey - 44"
5th - Olson/Olson - 44"
2018 Results
1st - Whitney/Dody - 46", 44"
2nd - Nelson/Schonning - 47", 36"
3rd - Culberson/Rouse - 51"
4th - Knutson/Cherrey - 49"
5th - Collet/Gatz - 47"
2017 Results
1st - Kriens/Mayer - 47", 45", 36", 43"
2nd - Lauer/Whitney - 36", 40", 39"
3rd - Knutson/Cherrey - 47", 39"
4th - Walkoviak/Walz - 39", 42"
​5th - Newman/Rouse - 46", 32"
2016 Results
1st - Bakke/Minnich - 45", 39"
2nd - Schonning/Nelson - 42", 37"
3rd - Wohl/Clow - 40", 36"
4th - Young/Young - 45"
​5th - Rogers/Kobes - 44"
2015 Results
1st - Walkoviak/Walz
2nd - Burrow/Hendrickson
3rd - Witt/Swift
4th - Kriens/Maaninga
5th - Hines/Hines
2014 Results
1st - Burrow/Kath
2nd - Rogers/Kobes
3rd - Peterson/Klein
4th - Witt/Swift
5th - Bauerly/Bauerly
2013 Results
1st - Burrow/Kath - 50", 43", 47"
2nd - Hines/Hines - 33", 46.5"
3rd - Strickland/Strickland - 51.25"
4th - Rouse/Newman - 33", 36.5"
5th - Wallentine/Klein - 40"
2012 Results
1st - Burrow/Kath
2nd - Cartie/Gallagher
3rd - Young/Young
4th - Kappes/Olson
​5th - Olson/Olson
2024 Brainerd Lakes Chapter - Muskies, Inc.