PMTT 2025 TOURNAMENT RESULTS

PMTT LIEF LABS SPRING SHOOTOUT!

CAVE RUN LAKE, KY

APRIL 26th & 27th, 2025

HOSTED BY MOREHEAD KENTUCKY TOURISM

Bob Bauer & Gary Vilcek Win PMTT Q1 Cave Run Event

Final Results

The weather was little better today, as temperatures warmed up throughout the day, but the fishing was still tough. Late morning the sun started to come out and there was a small window in the last hour that ended up netting 3 of the 6 fish caught by the PMTT anglers today. Below are the Final Results, congratulations to all the PMTT Angler’s, this was a very tough bite with all the rain this month and the lake being up over 20 feet from normal pool, but they persevered and were able to boat 14 muskies, with a 46.25” being the Event Big Fish.

Day 1 Results

Tough bite down in Kentucky with extremely high waters for the last month and over 2 inches of rain in just the last two days and a cold front that moved in last night here at majestic Cave Run Lake, KY. Some anglers were able to figure it out and that resulted in 8 fish being caught today. Tomorrow is looking a little better with the weather warming up a little, so well see how it all turns out for the PMTT anglers.

UP NEXT – 3 Lakes/Eagle River Chain, WI – June 21st & 22nd, 2025

Let’s go Musky Hunting…Wahoooooooooo!

Daily Live Streamed Updates during the Event can be viewed using your Facebook APP or watch the posted Live Stream videos from our Facebook Page. 

To obtain more information on becoming a member of the PMTT, or to sign up for any PMTT Event, please visit us on the web at www.promusky.com or call the PMTT office at 815-478-4092. 

PMTT MERCURY MARINE SUMMER CHALLENGE!

THREE LAKES/EAGLE RIVER CHAIN, WI

JUNE 21st & 22nd, 2025

HOSTED BY LIGWOOD, LLC

Dick Heckel & Rory Tuff Win Q2 PMTT Three Lakes/Eagle River Event!

The Professional Musky Tournament Trail made its second stop of the season with the Mercury Marine Summer Challenge on the Three Lakes & Eagle River Chain of Lakes, WI. This tournament seen over 200 of the nation’s top musky anglers from twelve different states converge into the town of Three Lakes, WI to compete in this event. With the steady warming temperatures, the anglers were hoping the frontal conditions moving in would help turn the musky fishing on and did it ever.

Dick Heckel from Oconomowoc, WI and Rory Tuff of Eagle River, WI, a long running trail team on the PMTT were dialed in for this fast paced, big numbers tournament as there was 83 muskies registered in all. “It was all kind of crazy, because after the storm front came through, we weren’t sure how the muskies would react. Almost from the start the day, we were on fish throughout the tournament, stated Heckel. With an intense front moving in at the start the tournament containing high winds, lightning and down pours, it delayed the start of the tournament by an hour until it passed. It was followed by partly cloudy skies, a fifteen-mph south breeze, and temps in the upper eighties “We literally just target the wind-blown side of the lakes. We were kind of figuring the active muskies would be setup here after the front came through,” stated Tuff. Heckel and Tuff set themselves up to be throwing natural-colored spinnerbaits and crankbaits casting. Luckily for Heckel and Tuff, they netted four muskies on day one and an additional one to fend off a tough field of anglers to give them the win. They not only left town with the first-place hardware, they also captured the Recon Boats $1,000 first place bonus, the Thorne Brothers bonus and the TTAP bonus to take home $22,000 in prize money!

2nd Place: Mark Lijewski and Ryan Wallis of Minocqua, WI really poured it on with four muskies on day two, for a total of five up to 42.25”.  Like most that were successful this past weekend, they were also working their baits aggressively and fast, throwing soft rubber baits off deep break lines. They came up just short but took home $6,000 in cash prizes.

3rd Place: Matthew Lang and Bill Janz from Marshfield, WI were working black bucktails over weeds and white rubberbaits off the breaklines. They put three in the net up to 46”. 4th Place: Chuck Smida of Nashwauk, WI and Brian Clepper of Hariis, MN were also on the fish as the put four in the boat, two casting and two trolling baby depth raiders. Rounding out the top 5 is the team of Richie Doyle and Kris Schlosser with three muskies up to 41” all caught trolling the river with copper spinnerbaits.

PMTT Tournament Director, Tim Widlacki, acknowledged the Trail’s deep appreciation to our many outstanding sponsors, for both their continuing support and the important part they have played and are playing now in our growth over the past 27 years as America’s 1st and only; truly National Professional Musky Circuit. Leading the way with new, challenging, and innovative formats, featuring many of America’s top musky fishing destinations. Special thanks to our Q-2 Event Sponsor Mercury Marine and our good friends at the Three Lakes Area Visitors Bureau for hosting the PMTT in Three Lakes. Also, the Official Boat & World Championship title sponsor Recon Boats, Thorne Brothers, Lief Labs, Ruttger’s Birchmont Lodge, Sovereign Resources, Ligwood, LLC, Morehead Tourism, Clear Lake Chamber & Tourism, Bennigan’s, Best Western, Kinseth and our entire family of Contributing & Associate Sponsors. Please let them know how much you appreciate what they do whenever you get the chance, returning their support when you can… they are a vital part of our growing PMTT Family.

UP NEXT – Thorne Bros Late Summer Showdown - Bemidji/Cass, MN – August 22nd & 23rd, 2025

Let’s go Musky Hunting…Wahoooooooooo! 

Daily Live Streamed Updates during the Event can be viewed using your Facebook APP or watch the posted Live Stream videos from our Facebook Page.

To obtain more information on becoming a member of the PMTT, or to sign up for any PMTT Event, please visit us on the web at www.promusky.com or call the PMTT office at 815-478-4092. 

PMTT THORNE BROS LATE SUMMER SHOWDOWN!

BEMIDJI/CASS, MN

AUGUST 22ND & 23RD, 2025

HOSTED BY: Ruttger's Birchmont Lodge

UP NEXT – Recon Boats World Championship

Clear Lake, IA – September 26th, 27th & 28th, 2025

Let’s go Musky Hunting…Wahoooooooooo! 

Daily Live Streamed Updates during the Event can be viewed using your Facebook APP or watch the posted Live Stream videos from our Facebook Page.

To obtain more information on becoming a member of the PMTT, or to sign up for any PMTT Event, please visit us on the web at www.promusky.com or call the PMTT office at 815-478-4092.

PMTT Recon Boats World Championship

Eagle River Chain, WI

September 26th, 27th & 28th, 2024

Hosted By: Clear Lake Iowa & Kinseth Hospitality Companies

Let’s go Musky Hunting…Wahoooooooooo! 

Daily Live Streamed Updates during the Event can be viewed using your Facebook APP or watch the posted Live Stream videos from our Facebook Page.

Sign up for next year's PMTT Trail and come check us out this winter at your local Musky Sport Show and follow us on our Social Media. For information or to view event photo album, please visit us on the web at www.promusky.com or call the PMTT office at 815-478-4092. Again, thank you everyone for following us through this rough year with the pandemic and all else in the world this year. We all here at the PMTT wish you all good health and look forward to hitting the water again with you next year!