Joel Ballweg

Normally, June is our best month of the year for numbers of walleyes & saugers with good size crappies mixed in as a bonus.

Many of those fish are caught while trolling suspended crank baits but so far this year, the bite has been slowed down as one cold front after another rolls thru Wisconsin preventing the water from warming up. The cold weather is slowing down the speed with which walleyes and saugers transition from post spawn feeding habits to early summer feeding habits.

Once this transition to early summer is complete, the walleye and sauger bite should be much more consistent as well. We typically will catch limits along with several good size fish mixed in.

The bite isn't bad right now but it should be getting a whole lot better real soon.

Fish Species: Walleyes
Bait Used: Crank Baits
Tackle Used:
Method Used: Trolling
Water Depth: 12-15'
Water Temperature: 67 degrees
Wind Direction:
Wind Speed:
Kurt Guenther with a 23
Kurt Guenther with a 23

Mike Gurklis with a 20
Mike Gurklis with a 20


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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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