Chad Rohr & Taylor Trogstad Triumph in 2026
The team of Chad Rohr & Taylor Trogstad survived the field for their 3rd State Championship. The 2026 season was full of weather and tough bites, but these 2, as per usual, persevered and were consistently at the top of the leader board. They started the season strong with a 2nd Place showing at Cedar Bluff, followed that up with two top 10s at Wilson, including a 3rd on Day 2. With the new rules in effect, they were able to drop their worst performance at Milford, which I think most of us wanted to forget Milford anyway! That lead us to the finale at Marion, with 5 teams having legitimate shots at the points crown. Chad and Taylor left nothing to chance, going out and winning the Marion tournament and securing the points title.
Congratulations on a great season men! And Congratulations to ALL of the anglers for a fun and successful 2026 season!
2026 Top 5
1st: Rohr & Trogstad 211pts
2nd: Brewer & Wheeler 206pts
3rd: Wagner & Strutt 205pts
4th: Beckman & Beckman 204pts
5th: Muir & Jennings 202pts
Rohr & Trogstad Master Marion, Peterson & Peterson 2nd.
The final tournament of the 2026 season saw teams face the first big heat and big winds of the year (at least on game days). The team of Chad Rohr & Taylor Trogstad were part of the 5 teams chasing a points title heading into Marion and they certainly did their part, putting 5 good walleye on the card for 20.27lbs, good enough for the win! The local team of Lane & Clarissa Peterson dropped 5 good fish on the card as well, totaling 19.77lbs, including big fish of the tournament, 25″ 6.31lbs! Good for 2nd place. The only other team to have 5 fish was Corry Brewer & Randy Wheeler with 5 for 16.01lbs. Good for 3rd.
Congratulations to our top finishers:
1st: Rohr/Trogstad 20.27lbs
2nd: Peterson/Peterson 19.77lbs
3rd: Brewer/Wheeler 16.01lbs
4th: Wagner/Strutt 11.07lbs
5th: Kincheloe/Woolsoncroft 8.51lbs
Big Fish: Peterson/Peterson 6.31lb
Wagner & Strutt solve stingy Milford Lake
Unstable weather, rising water and an absolute smorgasbord of bait made for a very stingy bite at Milford. In all only 44 fish were submitted to the eTournament app for scoring. Only 2 teams solved the puzzle to get a 5 fish limit. The fish that were caught were fat and healthy!
Congratulations to our top finishers:
1st: Aaron Wagner & Kendall Strutt 17.70lbs
2nd: Justin Bayes & Rich Wilkes 17.16lbs
3rd: Kim Winchell & Bob Kuckelman 12.80lbs
4th: Josh & Brantley Beckman 10.44lbs
5th: Randy Wheeler & Corry Brewer: 9.59lbs
2nd Stop Brings More Rain to Wilson
Rain, Wind, Flat Calm, Sunny… Anglers saw it all over the 2 days at Wilson. The always popular stop on the circuit was a little stingy on the weekend, but the field of anglers was able to find the right answers and bring in some very nice fish over 2 days of competition.
Congratulations to our top finishers:
Saturday:
1st: Randy Wheeler / Corry Brewer 19.58lbs
2nd: Josh Beckman / Brantley Beckman 17.10lbs
3rd: Robin Evenson / Aaron Hansen 16.57lbs
4th: Mike Hyman / Wesson Jones 16.16lbs
5th: Lance Kincheloe / Tyson Woolsoncroft 15.83lbs
Big Fish: Jason Wright / Austin Robinson 5.94lbs
Sunday:
1st: Jeremy Gehrke / Jason Gehrke 17.33lbs
2nd: Justin Bayes / Rich Wilkes 17.03lbs
3rd: Taylor Trogstad / Chad Rohr 16.90lbs
4th: Brian Neppl / David Henning 16.66lbs
5th: Joseph Jennings / Kelly Muir 15.00lbs
Big Fish: Justin Bayes / Rich Wilkes 6.73lbs
2026 Season Starts With a Rumble at Cedar Bluff
It hadn’t rained for 3 months, that is until the KWA arrived. The 2026 season started with a little bit of weather and some much needed rain, but the 24 team field persevered and the fish shrugged off the storms as 14 of the 24 teams weighed a 5 fish limit.
Congratulations to our Top 5:
1st: Casey Anderson & Greg Anderson – 20.60lbs
2nd: Chad Rohr & Taylor Trogstad – 19.55lbs
3rd: Joe Jennings & Kelly Muir – 18.84lbs
4th: Brian Neppl & David Henning – 18.22lbs
5th: Jared Beckman & Brody Beckman – 16.54lbs
Big Fish: 27″, 8.07lbs – Anderson & Anderson
First Kids Clinic A Success!
The club hosted its first kids clinic of the year over the weekend at Cedar Bluff. The event was a success with both kids AND parents learning a few things! Thank you to the members who contributed!
