Rain couldn’t stop over 350 anglers from hitting the water at Milford Lake Thursday morning for the 15th annual Cabelas National Team Walleye Championship.

The cannon start was scheduled for 7 a.m. Thursday but was delayed due to weather according to Robert Cartlidge, one of the Tournament Directors.

“We had a little lightning in the area, and safety is always first for our anglers so we delayed putting them in the water by about 30 minutes this morning,” said Cartlidge.

The canon signaling the start of the tournament fired just after 7:30 a.m. this morning and the anglers made their way through the final boat inspection before heading out for day one of fishing. Teams will begin returning to the Milford Marina at 3 p.m. when weight in begins.

The public can watch the boats take off from the Milford Marina at 7 a.m. each morning and watch the weigh-ins at 3 p.m. daily.

(Pictures Courtesy of Rick Dykstra)