Joel Ballweg

Friday, October 31st

Today I enjoyed a day of fishing with Larry Wilkinson and his co-worker, Joe Scheib.

Blade baits were our best bait today by far. We tried trolling, jigging and live bait with little or no success at all. Blades were definitely the way to go for out boat and by the end of the day, we had put fifteen walleyes & saugers in the boat. One sauger at 21", 10 walleyes/saugers between 15 - 20" long and the rest were short. We threw one 19" sauger back because it was snagged in the belly and we threw one 15" walleye back because we weren't sure it would measure 15" on a game wardens ruler.

It was a superb way to spend a fall day! It was a pleasure to fish with the two of you Larry and Joe!

Fish Species: Walleyes & Saugers
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Water Depth: 20'
Water Temperature: 47 degrees
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Joe Scheib & Larry Wilkinson
Joe Scheib & Larry Wilkinson

Larry Wilkinson with a bonus smallmouth
Larry Wilkinson with a bonus smallmouth


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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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