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Memorial Day Walleyes & Saugers 5-28-07
2007-05-28 07:42:52
Wisconsin River, Wisconsin - Freshwater Fishing Report
Lake Wisconsin
The goal was to not only catch fish, but to learn some different tactics and techniques that he could take back with him to Brownsville, MN where he can hopefully, apply them to his home waters on the Mississippi river.
Today we started by running crankbaits out just far enough to tick the bottom occasionally and the walleyes seemed to like that. Todd and his dad, Dale caught several before things slowed down. Next we trolled through the stump fields for and hour or so, which did not produce quite as well. Then we switched over to slow trolling night crawlers behind bottom bouncers. This produced the biggest walleye of the weekend for Todd. A nice, chunky 21-1/2" walleye. Nice fish Todd!
The rest of the day was a mix of slow trolling crawlers and faster trolling with crankbaits.
By the end of the day, Todd and Dale caught 14 walleyes, 5 saugers and 1 crappie.
Take care and good luck fishing!
Boog
Fish Species: Walleye & Sauger
Bait Used: Crank baits & crawler rigs
Method Used:
Water Depth: 10'-16'
Water Temperature: 68 to 72 degrees
Wind Direction:
Wind Speed:
Todd Kwalski with a nice walleye
Todd with a decent sauger
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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