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Lake Wisconsin Walleye & Sauger Fishing Report
2009-05-26 21:38:23
Wisconsin River, Wisconsin - Freshwater Fishing Report
Lake Wisconsin
Wednesday, 5-20-09
Dave Brown & I went out and fought a strong east wind for nine hours and despite the wind and clear bluebird skies, we had another really good day trolling crankbaits.
We caught all our fish trolling near the bottom in 18-23' of water. We did have to cover a lot of ground but it was definitely worthwhile in the end.
Our best trolling speed was between 2.1 to 2.3mph or as close to that as we could get. The wind did make that a little difficult at times.
By days end, we caught 22 walleyes & saugers. Dave easily kept his limit of keepers between 15-20" long. Five of the rest were over 20" long and only three were shorter than 15" long. Dave also caught & released a 35" northern pike. Thanks much for releasing that nice pike!
Fish Species: Walleyes & Saugers
Bait Used: Crank Baits
Method Used: Trolling
Water Depth: 18-23'
Water Temperature: 64
Wind Direction: East
Wind Speed: 15-25 mph
Dave Brown released this 35
Dave Brown also cpr'd this 23
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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