The Master Angler Program is one of WAM's most popular programs and provides a species-specific pin for a member who catches and releases a qualifying fish based on length. The contest year runs from April 1st to March 31st. 2025-26 PROGRAM UPDATES Channel Catfish - 28" White Bass - 16" Sucker - 21" Rookie year is defined as a member that registers for WAM April 1st - March 31st |
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This award will be given to each member for any qualifying fish in each category. Only one submission per species will be accepted each year. You will receive recognition on social media and a special pin commemorating your Master Angler catch. This award will be given to the angler who has achieved the most Master Angler Awards. If there is a tie, all participants will receive the award. The winner will be announced at the Open Water Tournament and will receive a plaque and jacket commemorating their achievement. NOTE: All core category fish and up to three Specialty and Rough category fish are eligible towards your total count for this award. You are only eligible to win this award once every three years. This award will be given to a new member who has achieved the most Master Angler Awards. A rookie is defined as a member who joins WAM between April 1st to March 31st of the current program year. If there is a tie, all participants will receive the award. The winner will be announced at the Open Water Tournament and will receive a plaque commemorating their achievement. This award will be given to a member who has achieved the most Master Angler Awards during the program year of April 1st to March 31st in the Specialty & Rough categories. The winner will be announced at the Open Water Tournament and will receive a plaque commemorating their achievement. You are only eligible to win this awards once every three years. This custom necklace is awarded to members who have achieved six master angler awards. These master angler awards can be multi-species or all of one species (still a maximum of one species award er year). This is a cumulative award from program inceptions on 06/01/2017. Meaning if it takes you until 2025 or longer to achieve this, we will maintain the records as long as the program is still in place, you will receive your award. This award will be given to a member who has eight of the core multi-species master angler pins, and one form the specialty category. The award for this achievement will be an Elite Master Angler jacket. This is a cumulative award from the program inception on 06/01/2017. Meaning if it takes you until 2025 or longer to achieve this, we will maintain the records as long as the program is still in place, you will receive your award. Personal integrity from each member demonstrates our commitment to providing fun, exciting, and educational fishing opportunities. To encourage all club members to participate and strive for Angler of the Year, members will be limited to winning once every three years. WAM reserves the right to change or discontinue the program at any time. NOTE: All fish listed from the Core and Specialty categories are eligible for pins. For example, a brook and a brown trout are both eligible for pins. Click Images to Enlarge
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RENNE BETTENBERG Brook Trout, Crappie, Largemouth Bass, Perch, Rock Bass, Sunfish, Tullibee, Walleye Click Image to Enlarge ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AMY SCHULDT Channel Catfish, Freshwater Drum, Perch, Rainbow Trout, Lake Sturgeon, Sucker, Sunfish, Tullibee, White Bass Click Image to Enlarge SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR ELENA MATHYS Bowfin, Freshwater Drum, Eelpout, Lake Sturgeon, Rainbow Trout, Rock Bass, Shovelnose Sturgeon, Sucker, Tullibee, White Bass Click Image to Enlarge 2023-2024 ANGLER OF THE YEAR Elena Hansen - Eelpout, Flathead Catfish, Musky, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Sucker, Sunfish Julie Collman - Crappie, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Splake, Steelhead Trout, Sturgeon, Walleye ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Jackie Santopietro - Channel Catfish, Perch, Sturgeon, Sucker, Tullibee, White Bass SPECIALTIST OF THE YEAR Julie Collman - Brook Trout, Channel Catfish, Pink Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Splake, Steelhead Trout, Sturgeon, Sucker CLICK FOR ADDITIONAL PAST AWARD HOLDERS |