Walleye Fishing Reports 8/7/2012 - 12 Stories - MN, WA, MI, SD, ND, ONT

The bite is going strong on might mille lacs
Bluff Country Reader
With calm winds, I was patiently anticipating getting to our first spot and watching the first bobber of the trip get pulled under by a hungry walleye. Looking through my fishing logs of past trips during this time of year revealed that the water was warmer than ...
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Southwest Washington fish checks
The Seattle Times
... four boats with eight anglers caught one steelhead and released four; one bank angler caught one walleye; six boats with 14 anglers caught 17 walleye; three bank anglers caught three bass and released 12; two boats with four anglers released 90 bass.
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MN DNR Weekly Report
Duluth News Tribune
CO Darin Fagerman (Grand Marais) reports that it has been a very good summer for fishing. Walleyes on the smaller lakes have been a little bigger in size than normal. The designated trout lakes have produced with very few people fishing the remote lakes.
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Fishing Report
White Lake Beacon
Muskegon – Walleye, northern pike and bass are fair on trolled crankbaits in 30 feet, crawler harnesses in to 20 feet with baits relatively high in the water column, effective as little as 4 feet down. Panfish slow, look to deeper water close to weedbeds for active ...
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Missouri River fishing report « In The Huddle
Provided by: Great Lakes of SD Tourism Association In the Pollock area they are still catching a number of walleye – with crawlers the main bait being used by ...
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Fishing the dog days of summer can be rewarding
Albert Lea Tribune
I found that fishing in August was a little more of a challenge if you were seeking walleye but then our family has never been locked in on one species. I found out early on that if you want to catch fish you have to go for what is biting at the time. More than one ...
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Survey compares heavy pressure, great fishing on LOW, Rainy
Grand Forks Herald
The DNR manages Lake of the Woods with an annual target of 450000 pounds for walleyes and 350000 pounds for saugers. That means the winter sauger harvest alone exceeded annual goals, while the walleye take will approach 600000 pounds once this ...
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DNR keeps an eye on Lake Vermilion cormorants, fish populations
Duluth News Tribune
That's a concern for many anglers on the lake, who believe that cormorants could someday reduce the lake's walleye fishery by preying heavily on yellow perch, a favorite forage fish of walleyes. “It's been controversial,” said Duane Williams, DNR large-lake ...
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DNR: Michigan Fish Report
Battle Creek Enquirer
Southeast Lower Peninsula Fishing Report. Lake Erie: Walleye fishing was slow however a few fish were found in 26 feet of water along the Michigan/Ohio line or in shallow waters 18 to 21 feet deep. Most are switching over to perch fishing. Anglers have ...
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 Walleye expedition really pays off
Lansing State Journal
OLEDO BEACH — T Since 1995, Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist Joe Robison has been putting together an annual walleye fishing expedition for some of his colleagues on Lake Erie. Robison lines up Ray Underwood, who keeps a 39-foot ...
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Fresh News From MarDon
Columbia Basin Herald
Walleye continue to be located near the weedlines or matted vegetation sheltering small perch and crappie. Successful Walleye anglers are struggling to find fish under the 22" keeper mark. One family released multiple Walleye over 23" inches before they ...
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Northern Ontario trip is productive
Buffalo News
Pebonshewe Lake in northern Ontario was our destination, a lake that Harlock had once stocked with walleye years ago when he operated Gogama Lodge and maintained an efficient trout and warm-water fish hatchery approved by the Ontario Ministry of ...
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Walleye Fishing Reports 8/3/2012 - 15 Stories - IL SD OK MO LA MI WA WI WY NY

New fishing regulations for 2012 to 2014
Glens Falls Post-Star (blog)
Prohibit fishing in the following stream sections from March 16 until the first Saturday in May (opening day for walleye) to protect spawning walleye: Lake Pleasant outlet to the mouth of the Kunjamuk River (Hamilton County); and Little Sandy Creek (Oswego ...
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Fishing report
Detroit Free Press
Lake Erie: Walleye fishing was slow however a few fish were found in 26 feet of water along the Michigan/Ohio line or in shallow waters 18 to 21 feet deep. Most are switching over to perch fishing. Detroit River: Has fair walleye fishing in the Trenton Channel, ...
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Rain not cure for anglers
Shreveport Times
Tim Staley, the old guide, reports that in the lower part of the lake they have been trolling and catching walleye. The lures that seem to be best for the walleye are the hot and tot, the deep running bandit or any other type of lure that will run 15 to 18 feet deep ...
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Fishing report
Bismarck Tribune
A day on the lake as of late will produce everything from walleye, pike, perch, smallmouth bass and white bass. There haven't been a lot of reports of anglers pulling crank baits around the lake because live bait rigs have been producing so well. Reports are ...
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MARK WARD: Hunters, anglers can help worthy causes this weekend
The Missoulian
The Canyon Ferry walleye fishing reports have been fairly consistent recently, so if you want to help out a great cause and catch some fish head over to the Helena area. “The tournament is open to families, friends, grandparents and anyone ready to have a ...
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Jeffrey L. Frischkorn's fishing report for Aug. 3
News-Herald.com
Lake Erie: Good walleye and yellow perch fishing. For the best walleye angling, head out of Ashtabula Harbor and to 72 feet of water. Drop your lure — doesn't seem to make much difference — to 40 to 45 feet down. As for the yellow perch, fish in 48 feet of ...
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This week's fishing report
NewsOK.com (blog)
Walleye slow trolling crankbaits at 8-14 ft. and drifting night crawlers at 12-20 ft. around long points and the dam. Report submitted by Lucky Lure Tackle. Overholser: July 30. Elevation below normal, water murky. Striped bass hybrids fair after dark by the dam.
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Seeking a hot bite on a 100-degree day
Sioux City Journal
Well, walleye and sauger get the most attention, but how about smallmouth, largemouth, northern pike, channel and flathead catfish and freshwater drum. We caught all of the above on our short, day-and-a-half excursion. Last year's floodwaters actually swept ...
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Local fishing report
Peoria Journal Star
On Lake McMaster, walleye are excellent, hitting leeches, worms and minnows. And one guide said he took a client out Sunday to a nearby private lake and hauled in 132 bluegill on a dozen worms. In four hours Thursday, four Peorians caught 71/2 pounds ...
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Columbia River full of fishing fun for fall chinook, steelhead and walleye
The Seattle Times
Walleye fishing is good in Troutdale and The Dalles Pool. Salmon, Steelhead and Shad: The following modifications are now in effect for the mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream to the Oregon/Washington border above McNary Dam: COLUMBIA ...
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Fishing for bass, walleye, musky in Wausau
WAOW
We hooked up two different approaches, one for bass..."we're going to use some tube jigs. Just drag it along the bottom and wait for the bass to pick it up and hit it..." and another for walleye..."these are called pop-u-lures and these make nice loud noise on the ...
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Fishing Report
Casper Star-Tribune Online
The walleye bite has been good on Keyhole Reservoir. Some anglers are reporting catching their limit of 16-to 20-inch walleye. Catching walleye is all about presentation and location. Try fishing around the mouth of Deer Creek with slow-death rigs pulled on ...
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Fishing Line for August 1
Buffalo News
Drifters working open waters off Buffalo Harbor go with the lighter, mono leaders on harnesses, but the worm turns more tricks with trollers or drifters in search of walleye. Those in search of perch have greater odds close to Buffalo Harbor and often within the ...
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08/01: Midwest Fishing Report
Chicago Sun-Times
reported excellent bluegills around piers or fallen timber, good catfish on crawlers or stinkbait, good white bass (early and late) suspended near main lake points and better walleye around current areas on Lindy or slip-bobber rigs. CHICAGO RIVER: Jeff ...
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Sports briefs
Sarnia Observer
Bluewater Anglers are hosting a walleye fishing derby along with the Village of Point Edward from Aug. 10 to Aug. 11. Boundaries for the derby run south in the St. Clair River to Fawn Island, east in Lake Huron to Grand Bend and north to the trailer park in ...
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Fishing report: Lake Michigan anglers reeling in many salmon, minus big ones
The Flint Journal - MLive.com
Some walleye are being caught on Muskegon Lake, while a few also are being landed on White Lake. Most walleye fishermen are finding their best luck with using crawler harnesses in 22 to 25 feet of water. On White Lake, the pike are biting. Anglers are ...
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Walleye Fishing Reports 8/1/2012 - 18 Stories - MN, WA, UT, ID, NY, IA, MI, IN, SD, ND, PA, MO, NY

Anderson: Mille Lacs walleye take to be reviewed
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Department of Natural Resources fisheries researchers met with their counterparts from the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) Thursday to discuss what perhaps will be the most contentious Mille Lacs walleye management issue ...
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Updated fish advisory for Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir
KBOI
You can catch and eat Walleye at Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir because a fish advisory has been updated. Health officials said the original advisory warned women who are pregnant and kids under the age of 15 to not to eat any walleye from the area.
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MN DNR Weekly Report
Duluth News Tribune
Walleye action was found to be slow, but Lake Trout were found. A case was investigated regarding illegal transportation of walleyes and a walleye within the protected slot limit. Many personal watercraft violations were detected with enforcement action taken ...
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Columbia River region fishing reports
The Seattle Times
Lower Columbia below Bonneville Dam - Boat anglers in the Camas/Washougal area are catching some walleye. The Dalles Pool - Boat anglers are catching some walleye. The couple anglers sampled fishing for bass did very well. John Day Pool - Including ...
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Lake Powell Fishing Report - Summer doldrums are over
Salt Lake Tribune (blog)
Our spoons were attacked as soon as they hit bottom. We caught more stripers, including 4-pound adults, at depth but half the fish caught were walleye. We made 3 productive passes over the reef before the school got tired of us and left the reef for the depths.
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OLA prez: Culling for walleye is illegal. Quit fishing after you have your three ...
Syracuse.com (blog)
With Oneida Lake waters so warm, walleye fishing so good, and walleye tournaments so popular, OLA would like to bring to the attention of walleye anglers and walleye tournament organizers the need to follow DEC's rules concerning walleye culling.
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Hot walleye lure
Dubuque Telegraph Herald (blog)
"They were selling like hotcakes," Dave Lincoln Jr. said about the Spro MadEye Shad crankbaits that The Bait Shack, in Dubuque, began stocking this season. Designed by some of the top names in walleye fishing, the newly developed lure has become ...
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Outdoors: Plans call for walleyes in Elkhart
South Bend Tribune
“The Michiana Walleye Association and the DNR have done such a good job of getting walleyes into the St. Joe downstream of Elkhart that we hope to accomplish the same thing on the Elkhart River,” he said. There is a dam on the river in Goshen and ...
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Michigan fish report
Lansing State Journal
Lake St. Clair: Walleye and yellow perch were caught by those trolling crawler harnesses and bottom bouncers in the shipping channel from the St. Clair Light to Gull Island. A few bass also were caught. Many had great success for smallmouth bass in deeper ...
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Recent weather makes perch fishing more difficult
Evening Observer
Finding them this time of year will require moving out to deeper water. Walleye anglers for weeks now have been reporting incidental catches of good sized perch while fishing for walleye usually while towing worm harnesses. Marking these location on your ...
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Carlson: A new concept for anglers
St. Cloud Times
The latest gadget that really caught my attention is a walleye presentation called “slow death.” I have experimented with this concept a number of times and continue to be thoroughly impressed. It was effective on a recent trip to Rainy Lake. I first heard about ...
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Dakota Recreation Report, July 27
Jamestown Sun
Sheyenne River slow for walleye, pike and catfish with some bass still active in slack water and along rocks. Try spinner baits. Weed growth remains an issue on Woodhaven, Casselton Reservoir and Brewer Lake but try the edges of the weed lines in cool ...
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Hook and bullet: Spinnerbaits a winning formula for two anglers
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
When does a bass bait become a walleye bait? When it works. Just ask professional walleye angler John Campbell of Florida. He trolled one oz. Booyah spinnerbaits in white and chartreuse to land a $50000 first-place prize at a recent FLW Walleye event on ...
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AREA FISHING REPORT
Grand Forks Herald
Trolling crankbaits with downriggers, lead-core line or three-way rigs in deep water throughout the main-lake basin has produced excellent walleye action. Pulling a crawler and spinner around the reefs and structure also has produced limits of walleyes.
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Algae bloom, low oxygen levels affect fishing on Bemidji area lakes
Bemidji Pioneer
The bad side for the lakes is there are many dead fish washing up on shore, including some walleyes and muskies that have been unsuccessfully released by anglers or were sick or weak for some other reason. On the positive side, adult suckers and tulibees ...
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FishOn! Northwestern Pennsylvania fishing report, July 27
GoErie.com
Walleye fishing has been more reliable. From the Ohio border to Presque Isle, walleye fishing has been good along the inside edge of the first trench in depths of 54 feet to 58 feet. Many of these walleye are in the 16-inch to 18-inch class. Bigger walleye have ...
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Anglers: beware of warm Michigan waters
Petoskey News-Review
Walleye, pike and perch have their own cool water range, and bass and panfish can handle warmer waters. Also sensitive to warm water are cold water species such as trout. And while fish do have upper temperature limits, those limits are variable, says ...
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Fishing report
STLtoday.com
Crappie fair using minnows and jigs in deeper water over structure; black bass fair using deep-diving lures, spinnerbaits and Texas rigged worms; walleye fair using bottom bouncers and jig and minnow or jig and earthworm combinations off points; catfish fair ...
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Walleye Fishing Reports 7/27/12 - 20 Stories - MN, NJ, MI, ND, OH, PA, TN, OR, WY, IL

Anderson: Playing hide and seek with trophy walleyes
Minneapolis Star Tribune
We had a cooler full of ice and water and sandwiches and no goal except to waste the day and catch fish, among them a monster walleye or two. The 10- and 12-pounders that Pool 2 of the Mississippi can produce don't start really going until the end of ...
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Outdoors: Fishing report for July 27
News-Herald.com
Pymatuning Reservoir: The ongoing heat has tempered the fishing. A few walleye are being caught by anglers using worm harnesses, while crappies are being taken around brush piles in the southern end of the lake. Just an odd muskie or two being caught.
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#Fish report for Friday, July 27, 2012
Allentown Morning Call (blog)
The Lackawaxen River's deep holes are good for walleye, which are hitting deep running crank baits. A lot of nice trout are still being caught on nightcrawlers and Blue Fox spinners. Fairview Lake smallmouth are going after Yamamotos and tubes. Prompton ...
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Fish Report: Dog days are coming soon
Allentown Morning Call
Walleye are being caught at 3 a.m. along the shore on Ripplin' Red Fins and Bomber Long A's. Smallmouth bass are hitting watermelon tubes in 15 feet of water. Big pickerel are going after shiners. Channel catfish in the 15-20-pound range are being caught ...
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Latest Northwest Iowa Fishing Report Out 7/26/12
Kiwa Radio.com
A GPS or marker buoy could be useful once a school is located. A few perch are also being caught in or near the weeds while targeting walleye or other species. Walleye – Slow: With the warm water fishing has slowed a bit but a few fish are still being caught.
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Dakota Recreation Report
Dickinson Press
NDGF Department District game wardens: Lake Tschida producing a few small walleye but limited activity. No reports from other southwestern area lakes. Lake Sakakawea remains fair for walleye. Lake Audubon fair for small walleye. Small area lakes are ...
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Fishing report
Detroit Free Press
Walleye, trout and salmon were found in deeper water in the Great Lakes. Those fishing rivers may have success after cooler weather returns; game fish are sluggish in the heat. SOUTHEASTERN LOWER PENINSULA Detroit River: Smallmouth bass have ...
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Gone Fishin': It's rocket time and drags are screaming at Spruce Run Reservoir Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com Spruce Run Reservoir 2012 The water at Spruce Run Reservoir sparkles in the sun. And at Lake Hopatcong, they're getting walleye mixed in with the hybrid bass that I call “rockets,” too. Throw in the fine action down the shore with fluke and bluefish and what ... See all stories on this topic » Fishing should pick up after steady rains The Daily News Journal Don't forget, though, that there is a size limit on walleye. So be sure you check your fishing guide before you go. Tim reports that night fishing on Center Hill has been fair to good, and they've also reported that the fish are 18- to 20-feet deep out on the river ... See all stories on this topic » First Walleye Trip BassResource.com (press release) I went out to Lake Erie this past weekend for my first walleye fishing charter. The morning was booked, so we had to go out in the afternoon. I still had a blast regardless. I got my limit but unfortunately my uncle (on the left) failed to land a single walleye. He had ... See all stories on this topic » Carlson: Rainy Lake is a great fishery St. Cloud Times Like other large Minnesota lakes, Rainy was not always known for its superb walleye fishing. Even though the lake covers over 200000 acres, fishing pressure had taken its toll and the walleyes were scarce. A slot limit designed to protect spawning fish was ... See all stories on this topic » Fishing Report Casper Star-Tribune Online n Keyhole Reservoir still has decent walleye fishing especially in the Deer Creek area. Try vertical jigging with a nightcrawler. Anglers can also try slow death hooks fished on lindy rigs. Slow death hooks spin slowly as they move through the water, which ... See all stories on this topic » The Guide's Forecast and solunar tables: Week of July 25 OregonLive.com Willamette Valley/Metro: The lower Willamette is mostly a smallmouth bass show but walleye fishing can be fantastic in the Multnomah Channel this time of year. Summer steelhead fishing is peaking with good catches reported from Bonneville Dam ... See all stories on this topic » Walleye Fishing has Been Excellent | Everett Bay Lodge Walleye fishing has been really good. Summer reefs with lindy's and crawlers have been the best approach. Many keepers being caught as well as some very ... northstarlabels.com/.../walleye-fishing-has-been-excellent/ Anderson: Walleye harvest on DNR agenda Minneapolis Star Tribune Department of Natural Resources fisheries managers and biologists will meet with their counterparts from the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) Thursday to discuss Mille Lacs walleye management, including concerns by the DNR ... See all stories on this topic » Mille Lacs offers highest walleye catch rate in years Minneapolis Star Tribune Anglers have been flocking to the big lake, lured by some of the highest walleye catch rates in years. Anglers in June -- traditionally the best fishing month -- averaged .67 fish per hour. "That's very, very good,'' said Rick Bruesewitz, Department of Natural ... See all stories on this topic » State fishing report Minneapolis Star Tribune Walleye action has been good in the center part of the lake and Frazier Bay using slip bobbers with leeches in the early mornings or late evenings in about 10 feet. Northern action has been picking up also using smaller lures along weedlines. Anglers are ... See all stories on this topic » 07/25: Midwest Fishing Report Chicago Sun-Times Duwe reported excellent fishing: lake trout (main lake basin, down 90 feet in 110 to 120 feet), walleye (on nights with wind) and bluegill (16 to 18 feet). DES PLAINES RIVER: Marcus Benesch reported good flow, but water is murky from the rains. He still ... See all stories on this topic » Fishing Report From TWRA The Chattanoogan A few walleye are being caught near Celina while trolling the channel in 20 feet of water. Dale Hollow: Fishing is slow. Water temperature is 86 degrees. Lake is falling slowly. Bass are being caught on jigs and plastics in 15-to-20 feet of water, on points. See all stories on this topic »

Walleye Fishing Report 7/24/2012 - 24 Stories - MN, IN, ND, SD, OH, NY, OR, WA, MI

Berg's Catch of the Day
White Lake Beacon
Northerns and walleyes have started to be more active in 15 feet near weed edges and close to drops. Pier and near-shore anglers have done well on salmon and steelhead when east winds drop surface temperatures on the big lake. The rains mid-week ...
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'Walleye Chop' does its job on annual Fish Ohio Day | www ...
PORT CLINTON — The “walleye chop” was working.Although the wind was out of the east — usually not good for fishing — walleyes were being caught on ...
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Walleye fest
Just to let anyone that doesn't know that next friday and saturday is findley's walleye fest, the 27th and 28th. So if your on the lake shelbyville,
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Tribes stock walleye fingerlings in Great Lakes waters
Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
The Inter-tribal Fisheries and Assessment Program (ITFAP) raised more than 760000 walleye fingerlings for stocking in local waters. The walleye stocking program is a cooperative effort between ITFAP and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
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Anglers wanted: Too many perch in Lake Marburg
Republican & Herald
Lake Marburg has a population of some very large musky because of previous stockings by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, and Bates believes the lake has the potential to become a very good musky and walleye fishery. "Lake Marburg used to ...
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DNR reports fish kill in Aitkin Co.
Minnesota Public Radio
"I think the cool water species, walleye pike, perch, maybe the pike more than anything, they're a little bit more of a cool water species," Bruesewitz says. "They're maybe going to have a harder time of it. We might see an increase in stress in these fish such ...
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Minnesota Fishing Reports Walleye - Sylvia & Clearwater [Outdoor ...
I was out on Sylvia last weekend trying to find some Walleye and all I got was Pike and Bass. Tried slip bobbers with a jig and leach and pulling lindy rigs with ...
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Fresh News From MarDon
Columbia Basin Herald
Jose, Francisco, & Manuel of Lake Stevens, WA hold up their quality Potholes Walleye & Trout caught trolling the Sand Dunes with a Rapala Shad Rap. Posted: Saturday, July 21, 2012 9:05 am. Fresh News From MarDon By Nick Barr and Mike Meseberg, ...
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Low oxygen believed responsible for massive Lake Erie fish kill
News-Herald.com
"There were a couple of walleye and yellow perch but most were sheephead," Keller said. Keller said the recent, strong northeast winds most likely transported oxygen-starved water toward the Ohio shoreline. Without a rich supply of disolved oxygen in the ...
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Deep weeds have more active fish
Park Rapids Enterprise
Deep weeds have more active fish. Recent above average water temperatures have made some fish species more lethargic and others more active. While walleye action may have slowed down, species like crappie, largemouth bass and muskie have been ...
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Outdoors report: Mille Lacs walleye limits unlikely to change ...
The walleye bite on Mille Lacs Lake may have been hot this year, but probably not so hot as to prompt a mid-season change to the lake s regulations, officials ...
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Record high walleye catch rates are good news - Capital Journal ...
It's enough to make you want to knock off work early and go fishing. South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks biologists say catch rates for anglers going after ...
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Lake Erie walleye fishing continues to sizzle despite sultry summer heat
Plain Dealer
The last place to look for a walleye fishing hot spot with this summer's spate of 90-degree days is in relatively shallow water. But that's where Capt. Paul Pacholski of Erie Hopper Charters took us for a Governor's Fish Ohio Day outing recently, casting to 20- to ...
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July 22 state fishing report
Brainerd Daily Dispatch
Walleye action has been best with leeches and nightcrawlers on the shallow weedlines of Gull and North Long, in 16 to 18 feet on Whitefish Lake, and in 28 feet at Pelican. Northern pike are hitting on the deep weedlines of most lakes and sunfish continue to ...
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Dakota Recreation Report for July 20, 2012
Jamestown Sun
Devils Lake, Ed's Bait & Tackle, Devils Lake: Continued good for pike and walleye throughout the lake. Try spinners and bottom bouncers in 10 to 15 feet along the ridgeline around Stromme's Addition or Golden Highway. Also try pitching crankbaits along the ...
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Outdoors: Fishing report for July 21
News-Herald.com
A few walleye are being caught by anglers using worm harnesses, while crappies are being taken around brush piles in the southern end of the lake. Just an odd muskie or two being caught. The lakes has been lowered by around 24 inches below normal ...
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If you can take the heat and sun, there are catches to be made: Northeast Ohio ...
Plain Dealer
Walleye fishing has been mediocre, but walleye have been moving closer to shore to feed on hatching minnows. Trolling 38 to 49 feet west of Cleveland has resulted in some good catches. White bass continue to school up around the shoreline harbors, ...
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Bemidji-area anglers beat the heat by fishing early and late in the day
Bemidji Pioneer
Anglers can look for walleyes and perch on top of many structures like humps, bars, flats and shoreline points. The edges of weed flats are also possible locations, with areas covered with chara and having scattered rocks and cabbage weeds usually the most ...
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Game on: Fishing on Crane Lake proves to be quite a good time
The Southern
Everybody fishes walleyes because they're good to eat I guess. I think smallie fishing is more fun, they're a better fight. But no fishing trip to the North Woods would be complete without catching a couple walleye. Unfortunately, our timing wasn't great — we ...
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Berks hunting and fishing report
Reading Eagle
Night fishing at the Blue Marsh stilling basin has been productive for walleye and stripers. Stripers have been hitting beef liver, and the walleyes have been after silver and black walleye divers, as well as chartreuse shad darts tipped with nightcrawlers.
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DNR Report
Lake County News Chronicle
Lake Superior is producing a mixed bag of lake trout and salmon, while inland lakes are putting out walleye for anglers using the right presentations. Enforcement action was taken for PFD and watercraft registration issues. North. John Velsvaag (Ely) checked ...
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This week's Leisure Outdoor Adventures
Brainerd Daily Dispatch
Gull Lake: Gull Lake has produced some good walleye action this past week. The key has been a willingness to move and find active biters. All options are viable this time of year for walleyes, live bait rigging, jigs, spinners and cranks. Fish have shown up on ...
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Outdoors: Despite heat, fish still active in area
South Bend Tribune
Dick Parker of Central Park Bait in Mishawaka said walleye fishing has been pretty good for those fishing the deeper holes and around St. Joe River bridge pilings. They're using crawlers on harnesses and jig/minnow combinations. "Some nice smallmouth ...
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Walleye catch hasn't let up yet! - Sylvan Beach
Anglers and the Department of Environmental Conservation state that the Walleye catch has not slowed down since the ice melted this spring. It seems like ...
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