Top early-spring walleye destinations in the Midwest.
Looking for a spring destination with open water (maybe even right now) and good walleye fishing? Us too. Here’s 5 killer early-season spots that kick out solid fish every spring — in no particular order:
> “Female walleye will lay 50K to 60K eggs for every 2.2 lbs of their body weight. This means that a 5-lb fish could lay up to 300K eggs. A 10-lber will produce over 500K! ${“[“}#EggCannons]
> “Walleye are broadcast spawners, which means that the females drop their eggs out on the bottom and the males come along later…. The parents abandon their offspring and provide no protection for the little ones.
> “Only about 5-20% of the eggs actually hatch, and approximately 1 of every 10K survive to adulthood…why it’s important it is to release pre-spawn female walleye.”
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Bigguns of the week!
Eric Boysen (@edboysen) joined the 30″ club with this 10-lb 2-oz Manitoba greenback that scarfed his “UV pink tiger” Northland Stand-Up Fire-Ball Jig. Bonus points for the OG Target Walleye trucker hat, dude! [fist-bump emoji]:
Tyler Bryan (@highwildnfree92) struck bonus SK gold while chasin’ burbot with a 1/4-oz Lindy Rattl’N Flyer. Ever think you’d see the day where people are accidentally catching ‘eyes while burbot fishing…instead of the other way around??? Diggin’ it:
Case you didn’t know. Their 2019 goal is to collect and fertilize 126 mil eggs from fish they collect in reservoirs like Pueblo Lake, Chatfield and Cherry Creek.
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Quickie tip that helps me get dialed in on the bite fast and eliminates guesswork (transducer-cable variable) so everyone’s communicating on the same page:
Can mean the difference between an “okay day” vs “great day” when fish are cruising a specific contour, or if you’re breaking down a shallow flat/lake where a 1-3′ depth change is big.
Quote of the Day
…toothy gamefish which are highly desired by anglers because of the taste of their meat.
– That’s an article explaining what walleyes are to trout/salmon guys over in New Yawk. Said walleye were illegally stocked — but thriving — in Skaneateles Lake…makes ’em worried how it’ll impact the trout/salmon fishing.
Meme of the Day
Anyone else excited to finally see some dang grass again?! Heck, I might not even cut it for the first month-ish of the walleye season…. #priorities
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