Spring Walleye Fishing

by Walleye Joe

Frank will be back in town on one of his business trips and wants to try his hand at some spring walleye fishing.

I’ve done told him it ain’t gonna be what he’s expecting, but as usual, I’m gonna hafta show him.

See, I’ve explained that spring is when the walleyes are spawning so they’re awfully protective of them eggs. Fishing regulations say we hafta plan our fishing trip for opening weekend for walleye fishing, because it’s just after the spawn.

Spring fishing for walleye is great because they’ll strike at just about anything you toss in the water, but if we ain’t careful we can spook ‘em real easy. They don’t spawn for long, and, because of the cooler waters, the walleye are looking for bait fish in the shallow water. Unlike other times of the year, we’re gonna hafta stay in the shallows, too.

Our best bet is to hang out close to shore and just play a bit to find the best walleye lures to see what they bite and what they leave alone. Once we find a school of walleye and we know what color of lure they are biting on, then the fun begins!

Frank and me have a spring walleye fishing side bet, too, so I can’t wait to leave him in my dust!

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Walleye Catch and Release

by Walleye Joe

Photo: Kashabowie Outposts

Frank still has so much to learn about walleye fishin’. The first time I threw one back, I thought he was gonna jump in the water and try to grab it with his bare hands!

He had never heard about walleye catch and release, so I had to explain it.

Sometimes, if the fish is a really big one, the regulations say you gotta take a picture and let it go – but most of the time, we know where the walleye are, and so we catch so darn many of  ‘em that we just can’t keep ‘em all!

I told Frank to take special care of the trophy walleye ’cause it helps keep the walleye population goin’. And as much as I love fishin’ ‘em, I sure wanna keep them walleye youngins comin’.

The bigger female walleyes produce a ton of eggs, so it’s important to let the larger fish go if you happen to catch ‘em.

The little ones we could keep and add to the growing pile in the bucket. Once he got the hang of it I didn’t have to worry about any fines after our fishin’ trip.

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Casting For Walleye From Shore

February 5, 2012

Part of reeducatin’, and sometimes just plain educatin’, Frank on the fine art of walleye fishin’ includes the topic of casting for walleye from shore.
He is frighteningly underprepared for this activity, but I aim to fix all that. Besides, this way I ain’t gotta pay for gas for the boat. Frank’s first mistake is [...]

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Trolling for Walleye

January 25, 2012

Frank decided on this last trip that he wants to go trolling for walleye in a boat next time.
Boy howdy, is he in for a treat or what? He heard about it while we were gettin’ some bait up at the Bait N Tackle, and he got all excited about it. Some of the [...]

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