Joel Ballweg

Saturday afternoon, 11-8-08

John Wipperfurth & his son Isaac fished went out with me today and we found blade baits worked the best until the last hour or so of the day. Jigs tipped with minnows worked the best at that time.

John definitely had the hot hand with his high jigging blade bait technique. Along with several average size saugers, he also managed to pull in two of the three saugers over 20" long. One was a really nice 21-3/4" sauger.

We had to keep the boat on the move for the most part while jigging today in order to stay in contact with the active fish.

Our best depth was again between 19-22' of water.

Surface water temperatures are running between 47 & 49 degrees depending where on the main lake you are.

Fish Species: Walleye & Sauger
Bait Used: Blade baits & jigs
Tackle Used: Spinnine gear
Method Used: Jigging
Water Depth: 21'
Water Temperature: 47 degrees
Wind Direction: west
Wind Speed:
John Wipperfurth with a 21-3/4
John Wipperfurth with a 21-3/4

John Wipperfurth with his 2-1/2
John Wipperfurth with his 2-1/2


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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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