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Spring
is a great time
to fish the river. The season opener in late April has
most walleye in a feeding mood recuperating from the vigors
of spawning. Walleyes are filtering back down river to
their summer habitats and willing to take an easy meal.
Most anglers target spring walleyes by jigging and trolling
in any of the numerous narrow stretches of river. However,
walleyes sometimes act like bass this time of year seeking
out warmer water and food in the shallows. When the wallyes
act like bass you fish them like bass which can be a lot of
fun! Casting cranks to shorelines and pitching jigs into
areas shallower than you might expect for walleyes is not
uncommon.
Summer
marks the beginning of Musky Season and finds smallmouth
fishing in full swing. Walleye have arrived at their usual
summer haunts and ol' man catfish are putting on the feed
bag. Walleyes are targeted with trolling and rigging
methods on various types of structure. Musky are shallow
and biting big bladed bucktails, crankbaits, and topwaters.
Smallmouths are found in fast current actively hitting
topwater lures and crankbaits. Finally, big flatheads are
targeted in deep snag infested holes with live suckers and
heavy rods day or night.
Fall
is the best time of year to catch a trophy fish. Colder
water and shorter days tell the fish it's time to feed up
for winter. It's hard to go to big in fall as this years
hatch has had all summer to grow and predators aren't afraid
to tackle a big meal. Classic vertical jigging on deep
breaks and trolling deep edges catches walleyes. Musky
are relating schools of baitfish and deep water outside of
their shallow summer habitat and are targeted with slow
rolled spinner baits, dangling suckers, and deep running
crankbaits. Smallies move deeper and out of the fast
current concentrating on sandy points, rocks and slow moving
eddies. Fall is Sturgeon Season and fish of 60"+
proportions come to anglers saturating deep holes and breaks
with cut sucker and gobbed up nightcrawlers
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