NEWS from the tourney trail!
UPDATE POST: 8/10/24 It's been a crazy year so far! Fishing all the Basssmaster Opens in 2024 has been a challenging but rewarding adventure for Josh! The learning curve of fishing lakes that he's never been on has been fun but also difficult to learn in the short time frame the anglers are allowed to fish before the tournament begins.
In December of 23 Josh injured his upper back and found out he had a herniated disc causing severe pain down his left arm. Josh continued to fish all year with this pain and while fishing in Oklahoma on Lake Eufaula he caused more damage and herniated another disc which caused pain down his right arm as well. That was the final decision that he needed to stop fishing and get things fixed up. Josh had a cervical fusion done in July and is now in the healing stage. Good news is the pain is gone although his right arm is still a little numb but the doctor says he can fish the next event on Leech Lake in Minnesota. He did miss the St. Claire Bassmaster Open, which he really wanted to fish, but was not possible with the pain that was occuring. Hoping to finish the season strong with 3 more Bassmaster Opens left in 2024!
UPDATE POST: 10/24/23 "Absolutely amazing" is the only way to describe the events that unfolded for Josh at the BASSMASTER BASS Nation National Championship on Lake Hartwell this past week. He put his strong offshore game and mastery of forward-facing sonar to work on the Hartwell spotted bass. Josh sacked up a 3-day total of 37lbs that landed him in 3rd place, which in turn punched his ticket to the 2024 BASSMASTER Classic!!! The Classic will be held on Grand Lake of the Cherokee's this upcoming March! With his 3rd place finish, he also secured all his entries paid for the 2024 BASS Elite Qualifying Series tournaments courtesy of BASS Nation. 2023 has been a year to remember for both Josh's bass and walleye tournament successes!
UPDATE POST: 9/20/23 The long trek west to North Dakota for the NWT Championship was a prosperous one for Josh! He returned home with a solid 4th place finish on a three-day total of 77lb 11oz. Devil's Lake was fishing well with jumbo bags of walleye put up by the top sticks in the walleye world, which made for exciting weigh-ins each day! Josh's strong performance at the Championship escalated him up the AOY ranks to finish 22nd overall for the 2023 NWT season. He is now busy prepping his Ranger Z521R with bass tackle for the trip to South Carolina for the BASS Nation National Championship held on Lake Hartwell!
UPDATE POST: 8/4/23 It's been a whirlwind of a 2023 season, so we apologize for not having updated the news page more frequently this season. Josh has qualified for both the National Walleye Tour Championship on Devil's Lake, ND held this Sept 6-8 as well as the BASS Nation National Championship held on Lake Hartwell, SC which runs Oct 18-20. For the next couple of months, Josh will be putting in some serious windshield time traveling across the country in search of walleye and bass. Highlights so far this season have been his win at the BASS Nation Northern Regional and simultaneously winning the BASS Nation Wisconsin State Title held on Lake Winnebago this past June. He also had a strong showing at the Bass Pro/Cabela's National Team Championship held on Green Bay with a 5th place finish. Josh also won a Bago Walleye Club Series which just happens to be the most competitive walleye club in the entire country!
UPDATE POST: 8/2/22 Josh stormed into Green Bay for the last stop of the 2022 National Walleye Tour and bagged a strong 3rd place with a two-day total of 60.98lb(8 walleye)! He also made a huge comeback during the final stop of the Bago Walleye Club series with a win and sealing the coveted Team Of The Year honors for BWC.
UPDATE POST: 6/24/22 After 3 events on the National Walleye Tour, Josh is sitting in 71st in AOY going into the final regular season tour stop in Marinette, WI(Green Bay). With a solid showing on the Bay, Josh is not out of the championship race just yet! The top 40 NWT anglers advance to the Championship held in Dunkirk, NY(Lake Erie) August 24-26
UPDATE POST: 4/6/22 The first stop of the National Walleye Tour was a tough one! Adverse weather, freezing conditions, and massive amounts of dirty, runoff water made for a very challenging two days of fishing.
UPDATED POST: 10/18/21 The PWS Championship is in the books and Josh rolled home with the win and the jumbo check! This concludes the 2021 tournament season for Josh. He's already looking forward to the 2022 PWS tour!
UPDATE POSTED: 9/1/21 The 5th stop on the PWS was a heartbreaker! After 2 days of the full field fishing, Josh missed the top 8 cut only two ounces! With his 9th place finish he locked in his trip to the PWS Championship held on Lake Chautauqua, NY held October 11-15th. Only the Top 16 PWS anglers will be fishing for the big trophy and $50,000 grand prize!
UPDATE POSTED: 7/19/21 The fourth stop of the tour was the Mississippi River Pool #2 in Minnesota. It was an extremely tough bite due to lower water and little or no current. Josh finished 18th and dropped to 6th in the coveted Angler of the Year race. There is only one regular season event left(Lake McConaughy) before the Championship in upstate New York in the middle of October
UPDATE POSTED: 6/24/21 After three tour stops, Josh is currently in 2nd place in the Head2Head Fishing Pro Walleye Series Angler of the Year points race.
UPDATE POSTED: 6/14/21 Fresh off an 11th place at PWS Tour stop #3 at Lake Mille Lacs, Josh is holding strong in the Angler of the Year race. Current standing have not been updated as of this posting. Check back soon for updates!
UPDATE POSTED: 5/25/21 After finishing 4th on the Detroit River and 3rd on the Wisconsin River, Josh Wiesner is currently sitting in 2nd place for the 2021 Head2Head Pro Walleye Series Angler of the Year standings.