Joel Ballweg

Within minutes of deploying our trolling lines, Mark was hooked up with his first walleye and it was a good one. The first walleye over the side of the boat hit the tape at 26" and after a couple of quick pictures, back in the lake she went. For the rest of the afternoon, I don't think we went more than 15 minutes between hits. We didn't land them all and the biggest one got away before showing herself. Despite that it was one of the best afternoons of walleye fishing that I can ever remember. Our catch total for the afternoon was ten walleyes & saugers caught and three more lost before they got in the boat.

Mark had been saying all afternoon that he wouldn't mind taking one home for supper but none of the fish we were catching were under 20 inches long. On the final pass of the day, the last fish we caught measured 17" long and Mark did get to take one home. The average size of these walleyes we're catching right now is just awesome. The walleyes we caught measured 26, 23, 24-1/2, 21, 22 & 17 and the saugers measured 21, 21-1/2, 22 & 21-1/2" long.

Fish Species: Walleye
Bait Used: Crank Baits
Tackle Used:
Method Used: Trolling
Water Depth: 14-18'
Water Temperature: 58
Wind Direction:
Wind Speed:
Mark Webb with his 26
Mark Webb with his 26

Mark with a 24
Mark with a 24


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Joel Ballweg

About The Author: Joel Ballweg

Company: Ballweg's Guide Service

Area Reporting: Lake Wisconsin, near Madison, Wisconsin

Bio: Hi, my name is Joel "Boog" Ballweg and I run professionally guided fishing trips primarily on Lake Wisconsin. I am a life long resident of this area and grew up fishing Lake Wisconsin and the Wisconsin river. Ballweg's Guide Service was started in 2003 and has grown every year since. Lake Wisconsin offers excellent fishing for walleye, sauger, crappie, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, bluegills and white bass. We target walleye, crappie, bluegill and white bass. On average, I will spend between 75-100 days fishing on Lake Wisconsin and the Wisconsin river each year. Lake Wisconsin covers approximately 9000 surface acres and it is the furthest down stream reservoir on the Wisconsin River system. It is located about 30 miles north of Madison, Wisconsin. A strong network of local anglers and several other local fishing guides is an added benefit of growing up in this area. These guys know whats going on out on the water and sharing information helps all of us stay on top of the latest action. In addition, if you have a large group of anglers, we can arrange with the other local guides to accomadate you.

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