The 202 MWA Tournaments are named the “Don Shelton Memorial Tournament Series” in honor of Don Shelton, past President, who passed away in January 2022

2026 MWA Tournament Schedule

Bass Lake	March 26	Bass Lake, IN
Lake of the Woods*	April 30	Bremen, IN
Lake Maxinkuckee	May 14	Culver, IN
Winona Lake*	June 25	Warsaw. IN
St. Joseph River*	July 16	Buchanan, MI
St. Joseph River	August 20	Maggie’s Landing, Mishawaka, IN
MWA Fall Classic	September 17/18	TBD
*NTC Qualifier

Entry fee is $60.00 per boat / per event

* Event entry fees are Per Boat, with “boat” defined as either (1) or (2) participants, meaning “Captain” or “Captain & Angler”. Current MWA membership is not required, but an additional $10 per non-member angler fee is required.
* Non-member anglers are not eligible to compete for Angler of the Year or NTC eligibility.
* All events will run from 7am-3pm EST with a mandatory Captains’ meeting prior to each event at 6:30am. and drawing of event take off positions at each Captains’ meeting (except classic).
* The deadline for event entry forms & full payment is 7pm Tuesday the week of the desired event. Any entry forms or payment received after the deadline will be deemed “late” and incur a late entry fee. Late entry forms will be accepted until the start of the Captains’ meeting the day of the event & in the order received. Should we exceed the 25-boat maximum field size, NTC Series participants whose entry fees are not late, will be accepted before Non-NTC series participants.
* Voluntary $20 per team cash big fish pot.
* Pre-Fishing is permitted the week of an event. Pre-Fishing ends at 7pm Friday night before the event.

The contact persons for MWA Don Shelton Memorial Tournament Series information are Phil Hakes 574-575-0609, and Rick Nichols 574-993-1913.

For more information, pick up an entry form at the MWA Club House any Tuesdays 3-6pm to review the full set of rules and regulations.