With snow on the ground and winter-like weather covering the state as of this writing, many anglers have been forced to put an early end to their open-water fishing season, about two to three weeks
With weather patterns changing almost daily, water temperatures have been jumping all over the place and that seems to have had a negative impact on what had been some excellent walleye fishing across the state.
Walleyes continue to be found shallow and deep throughout the state. A jig and minnow is producing fish on the weedlines, wind-driven points and shallow structure in 8 to 15 feet as well as on
Water temperatures continue to drop with the cool overnight lows and that’s meant a little more consistency with the state’s walleye bite.
Trout anglers in northeastern Wisconsin will soon have more access to two branches of the Oconto River.
There was a little bump in the road last week with the return of warm weather that again forced water temperatures to climb. This up-and-down fluctuation in lake temperatures seems to have walleyes not knowing
Midday walleyes continue to be difficult to catch on a consistent basis, not impossible – catching them just involve a little more work and, where available, fishing the tops of deep rock bars (16 feet
Weedlines remain a major producer for all fish species and the general rule is that you’ll find bigger panfish, pike, and bass on deep vegetation.
Dan talks about how fishing can change from hour to hour and how to adapt to the transition.
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