gengberg March 21st, 2005
This is the time of year when most Midwestern and Wisconsin anglers start thinking about fishing local rivers for walleye and saugers. The melting snow, the moderating temperatures, the geese heading north, and the arrival of migrating songbirds all add to thoughts of spring’s arrival and open-water fishing. But, there is another strong bite that many anglers don’t know about or if they know of it, they’re not sure of where to go. Continue Reading »
gengberg March 15th, 2005
Now, is the time of the year when anglers in Wisconsin and much of the upper Midwest are fishing rivers for pre and post spawn walleyes and saugers. Walleyes will normally spawn when the water temperature is between 42 and 45 degrees in the Badger State. The first fish to arrive at the spawning grounds are the smaller males that initially outnumber females 7 to 1. Many of the females have already migrated upriver in the fall and winter and staged in deeper water. These older females will stage in deeper water, close to their spawning grounds till the water and conditions are right for their spring ritual, which is completed in just one night. Continue Reading »
