Steve Carney: Keys to incredible April walleye fishing on the Missouri River
April on the Missouri River is my favorite time of the open water season. This is when the spawn gets going – during these first few weeks of the month.
Things on the river radically change when the water temperatures reach 44 degrees, meaning the male walleyes head to the rip-rap, rock areas, and congregate in big numbers. Large females also roam the spawning areas but mostly at night.
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