Springfield, MO – Today, Outdoor TeamWorks would like to announce changes and details regarding the 2025 Bass Pro Shops & Cabela’s National Walleye Tour (NWT) presented by Progressive schedule.

The first event of the 2025 NWT season was previously scheduled to be on the Missouri River out of Bismark, ND. Today, the first event will officially be moved to Lake Sharpe in Pierre, SD during the same scheduled dates, April 24th – 25th, 2025.

NWT was faced with dramatic changes and obstacles due to the initial location due to a last-minute rule change limiting the NWT boat count to 100 boats.

“We are saddened at the circumstances regarding the first event of the season”, said NWT tournament director Jeff Kelm. “To best benefit the NWT anglers, desired high event participation and payouts, we made the decision to move the event to Pierre, SD. We are grateful that they accepted to host the NWT in 2025 under such short noticed and are excited to start the season there next year on a body of water that has immense history, including the chances of seeing walleye weighing up into the teens.”

Additionally, the NWT staff looked into opportunities of moving other event locations throughout the 2025 schedule, based on feedback from NWT anglers however the Tour works hard to keep the NWT a nationally recognized walleye series designed to appeal to the walleye anglers in the nation. The final decision moving forward for the 2025 season was to keep events split between the west, central, and east to open the doors to more anglers fishing the NWT and while providing a diverse number of bodies of water to compete on.

Official rules, registrations dates, and 2025 NWT payouts will be announced in the coming weeks.

Additional information on the events, contingency prizes, and more exciting announcements will be shared soon. For more information on updated angler qualifications, please visit www.nationalwalleyetour.com.

The National Walleye Tour consists of four regular-season events and a no-entry-fee championship. Each regular season event is a two-day tournament and delivers over a 100 percent payback. Pro-Anglers compete against other Pro-Anglers, and Co-Anglers compete against other co-anglers.

About National Walleye Tour
National Walleye Tour (NWT) is part of the Outdoor Team Works family of fishing tournaments. The OTW brand offers a wide range of fishing events from professional tournaments to grassroots fishing derbies. All events are supported by some of the top companies in the nation and include on-site activation and activities, as well as extensive media support. For live updates and information, follow NWT on Facebook and Instagram or visit www.nationalwalleyetour.com to catch up on all the action.

2024 Proud Sponsors

Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s, Progressive, Nitro Boats, Ranger Boats, Triton Boats, Mercury Marine, Aftco, Garmin, Power-Pole, TH Marine, Sunline, Gamakatsu, TrollMaster, Panther Marine, Gemini G2, Walleye Nation Creations