Joel Ballweg

Friday, 11-14-08

John & Cody Rod joined Brian Ott for a late fall walleye/sauger fishing excursion on Lake Wisconsin. This may have been the last nice weather day of the year. The fishing was a little slow in the morning but it picked up nicely in the afternoon.

We caught fish on blade baits, jig/plastic combo's and jigs tipped with minnows. The jigs tipped with minnows was probably our best overall bait.

Colors were all over the place. We caught at least one fish on several different colors but white or jig/plastic combo's with some white in them were probably our best overall.

We ended the day with a total of eighteen saugers and zero walleyes. Three were over 20" long, eleven others were in the keeper slot size and the other four were shorties.

The sun peeked out a little from time to time, but clouds covered the skies for the majority of the day. Temperatures did climb into the upper 40's and that felt pretty darn good.

Nice weather, good people and fishin from a boat on Lake Wisconsin for fall walleyes and saugers. It don't get any better than that!

Fish Species: Walleyes & Saugers
Bait Used: Blades & Jigs
Tackle Used:
Method Used: Blading, Jigging
Water Depth: 21'
Water Temperature: 44 Degrees
Wind Direction:
Wind Speed:
Brian Ott with a 21-1/2
Brian Ott with a 21-1/2

Brian Ott, Cody & Dave Rod with some for the pan
Brian Ott, Cody & Dave Rod with some for the pan


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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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