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Friday, December 28, 2012
Walleye Fishing Reports 12/28/2012 - ND, IL, MN - 5 Stories
Dickinson Press
32 F tailrace temperature. * North Dakota Game and Fish Department District game wardens: Keep trash off lakes and access points. Lake Tschida slow for walleye. Sheep Creek Dam fair for walleye. Raleigh Reservoir and North Lemmon Lake producing a ...
Chicago Sun-Times
Nick Tassoni locked up Fish of the Year honors way back on Jan. 7 when he caught a 14.75-pound walleye, breaking Illinois' longest standing gamefish record, while fishing with his father Dave on the Pecatonica River. The record-setting walleye was ...
River fishing for walleyes heats up in the fall, so get ready for some of the best fishing of the year. Rivers and jigs are like peanut butter and jam… they go ...
Grand Forks Herald
Kit Beckel, a guide for Sportsman's Lodge near Baudette, Minn., holds a 25-inch walleye caught on a jig and minnow in late September near Stony Point. Creel surveys from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources confirm what many anglers already ...
Jamestown Sun
Pike spearing continues but many potential lakes in Barnes County iced over with cloudy conditions. A few lakes in Stutsman and LaMoure counties have better water clarity with some small pike success in 5 to 7 feet. Lake Audubon producing small walleye.
Friday, November 23, 2012
Walleye Fishing Reports - 11/23/2012 - 15 Stories - WI, ND, IA, MI, WA, IL, OH, ONT
Plain Dealer
The Lake Erie walleye fishing has been fair to very good in near-shore areas from the Western Basin to Cleveland, but big waves forecast for today and Saturday are a concern. Steelhead trout fishing has been slow, with rivers low and clear. The inland ...
Plain Dealer
The Lake Erie walleye fishing has been fair to very good in near-shore areas from the Western Basin to Cleveland, but big waves forecast for today and Saturday are a concern. Steelhead trout fishing has been slow, with rivers low and clear. The inland ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Walleye anglers had their best luck during dark hours around weed beds in 5 to 10 feet. Casting over the tops of weeds with minnow-style stick baits will catch active walleyes. Soaking a medium golden shiner or red-tail chub on a No. 8 treble hook ...
Sawyer County Record (blog)
This is a good time to catch big walleyes. Cast crankbaits over the tops of weeds in 4-8 feet of water during dark hours or fish walleye suckers under lighted bobbers. During daylight hours, concentrate on deeper structure with fatheads or walleye ...
With the highest perch, pike and walleye numbers in the past 10 years, Devils Lake ice fishermen are looking at an ice fishing bonanza. “It's significant that we ...
Mason City Globe Gazette
Walleyes, sauger and saugeyes can be caught on a variety of baits, but it's really hard to beat a jig: Pure and simple, jigs are the go-to bait of many of the best walleye catchers in any of these regions. Walleyes will eat jigs tipped with plastic or ...
Mason City Globe Gazette
Cedar River (above Nashua): Smallmouth bass — slow: Anglers are catching smallies while fishing for walleye. Walleye — slow: Fish the deeper holes using minnows or nightcrawlers. Decorah District Streams: Northeast Iowa streams are fishing well late ...
Iron Mountain Daily News
Walleye catches were down except for those night fishing. They did well when trolling stick baits in 10 to 28 feet of water along the reefs near Kipling or 12 to 25 feet near the Black Bottom. Some nice walleye were caught near the Escanaba Lighthouse ...
Columbia Basin Herald
Bass Fishers are continuing to have good smallmouth action on the face of O'Sullivan Dam. The Crab Creek area is producing some largemouth bass action as well. Walleye action is still slow. As our weather gets colder the walleye fishing will only improve.
Mica and Steve Killenger weighed a six-fish basket of walleyes for 22.13 pounds earning, $1,700 which included the big fish for the event a 8.27-pound walleye ...
Sawyer County Record (blog)
Walleyes action is good during low light/dark periods on minnow baits fished over weeds in 4-8 feet and walleye suckers under lighted bobbers. On sunny days, work deep structure with minnows on jigs or Lindy Rigs. Crappies are active around weeds in ...
Napa Valley Register
Marianne won the AIM Pro Walleye Series in August. (Thanks Outdoor Life for this note.) This column has long celebrated the growing number and success of female anglers. Here's another sign that you can place at the very top of your sport. Who will be ...
WBIW.com
In a partnership between the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the Federal Bureau of Prisons, inmates at Terre Haute's Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) will raise channel catfish for DNR's new urban fishing program and walleyes for selected ...
The Cabool Enterprise
A year ago, Sondra got a special fishing rod for Christmas, a custom-made light rod with spinning reel which is made for six-pound line and best used for white bass, crappie, trout, and walleye and bass less than four pounds in weight. I told her this ...
Net Newsledger
It's turning cold in walleye country across the northern half of the nation, but ice-up is still a while away and there are still many great opportunities to catch some open-water fish before you have to turn to the ice shanty for your angling fix ...
It was quite the day for Marlin Ingebretson of Mayville.
Elmira Star-Gazette
Pronti is making a habit of catching wall hangers, and his latest is a 31-inch walleye hooked in September while fishing the Chemung River. Pronti caught the bruiser — his biggest walleye ever — on a stickbait around 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18 downstream ...
Monday, October 1, 2012
Walleye Fishing Reports - 10/1/2012 - 12 Stories - MI, MN, SD, ND, NY, IL, OH, WA
Walleye fishing improves, bird season going well
Iron Mountain Daily News
IRON MOUNTAIN - Fall fishing has picked up for many anglers, with reports of walleye becoming more active. John Grier at Whispering Pines Outpost said a fishermen had lots of walleye action using minnows, but only a couple of keepers were caught.
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Tempt baitfish with minnows in fall
Park Rapids Enterprise
Baitfish are an integral part of catching fish of any species. Whether you're trying to catch walleye, northern pike, muskie, bass, panfish, bullheads or any other fish that swims, food is an essential factor that influences location and behavior. By ...
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Dakota recreation report for Sept. 28, 2012
Jamestown Sun
Dist. game wardens: Walleye success slowed on Lake Sakakawea. Devils Lake continues producing small walleye with better fishing at times around 6-Mile Bay and other scattered areas throughout the lake. It's a matter of timing and being in the right ...
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Yellow perch are biting near Rocky River: Fishing Report
Plain Dealer
Near-shore anglers report walleye fishing is slow, but some walleye are biting off Cranberry Creek after dark. Steelhead trout are being caught around harbors from Cleveland to Conneaut on casting spoons, spinners and jigs tipped with live bait. Inland ...
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AREA FISHING REPORT
Grand Forks Herald
With consistently strong winds, anglers have been working areas where the weather allows and catching walleyes. Jigs and shiner minnows are producing walleyes in shallower water in the Stony Point area, Four-Mile Bay, Lighthouse and Morris Point gaps ...
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The Fishing Line for Sept. 27
Rapid City Journal
BELLE FOURCHE RESERVOIR: Good bite of perch, walleye and bass continues off Rocky Point as activity continues to pick up with cooler temps. Numbers of fisherman slow during the week though active on weekends. DEERFIELD LAKE: Steady perch bite ...
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Iron Mountain Daily News
IRON MOUNTAIN - Fall fishing has picked up for many anglers, with reports of walleye becoming more active. John Grier at Whispering Pines Outpost said a fishermen had lots of walleye action using minnows, but only a couple of keepers were caught.
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Tempt baitfish with minnows in fall
Park Rapids Enterprise
Baitfish are an integral part of catching fish of any species. Whether you're trying to catch walleye, northern pike, muskie, bass, panfish, bullheads or any other fish that swims, food is an essential factor that influences location and behavior. By ...
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Dakota recreation report for Sept. 28, 2012
Jamestown Sun
Dist. game wardens: Walleye success slowed on Lake Sakakawea. Devils Lake continues producing small walleye with better fishing at times around 6-Mile Bay and other scattered areas throughout the lake. It's a matter of timing and being in the right ...
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Yellow perch are biting near Rocky River: Fishing Report
Plain Dealer
Near-shore anglers report walleye fishing is slow, but some walleye are biting off Cranberry Creek after dark. Steelhead trout are being caught around harbors from Cleveland to Conneaut on casting spoons, spinners and jigs tipped with live bait. Inland ...
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AREA FISHING REPORT
Grand Forks Herald
With consistently strong winds, anglers have been working areas where the weather allows and catching walleyes. Jigs and shiner minnows are producing walleyes in shallower water in the Stony Point area, Four-Mile Bay, Lighthouse and Morris Point gaps ...
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The Fishing Line for Sept. 27
Rapid City Journal
BELLE FOURCHE RESERVOIR: Good bite of perch, walleye and bass continues off Rocky Point as activity continues to pick up with cooler temps. Numbers of fisherman slow during the week though active on weekends. DEERFIELD LAKE: Steady perch bite ...
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| Dakota Recreation Report Dickinson Press Dickinson, Andrus Outdoors, Lake Sakakawea/area lakes: Limited activity on Lake Sakakawea, although those going are finding walleye in 18 to 20 feet using Lindy rigs and minnows. Water levels could limit some regular ramp access. Patterson Lake ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fishing report Detroit Free Press Detroit River: Good perch fishing from Wyandotte all the way down past Celeron Island. Walleye are back and being caught in the lower Trenton Channel and around Sugar Island. Lake Erie: As water temperatures fall, perch fishing will continue to get better. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Sept 28-30: Salmon runs continue to draw anglers on Salmon/Oswego rivers Syracuse.com (blog) No reports yet on any anglers having luck at night from shore fishing for walleyes with stickbaits. That should start soon. CAYUGA LAKE Fishing continues to be slow. Anglers are marking trout and salmon and a lot of bait but having little luck getting ... See all stories on this topic » Pan-Roasted Walleye Pike with Artichokes, Wild Mushrooms and Cashew ... Chicago Sun-Times Chef Kendal Duque his Pan-Roasted Walleye Pike with Artichokes Mushrooms Cashew Vinaigrette City Tavern. Chef Kendal Duque and his Pan-Roasted Walleye Pike with Artichokes, Mushrooms and Cashew Vinaigrette at City Tavern, 1416 S. Michigan. See all stories on this topic »
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Walleye Fishing Reports - 9/25/2012 - 20 Stories - MN, WA, MI, SD, ND, IA, OH, MT, TN, OK, CO, WY
Calling all hosts for the Governor's Fishing Opener
Wadena Pioneer Journal
To clarify, a host doesn't mean having someone stay in your home; it refers to the volunteers who take a couple of the guests, primarily media, sponsors and dignitaries, fishing on the opening day of the 2013 walleye season. Governor Mark Dayton is ...
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Walleye and bass are good fishing alternative on - The Seattle Times
Mark Yuasa covers fishing and outdoors in the Pacific Northwest. A Seattle native , Mark is a lifelong angler who grew up near the banks of Lake Washington, ...
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Fall Walleye Jigging Tips
Advanced jig fishing tips for anglers to find and catch big walleyes when they're in the fall transition.
www.lindyfishingtackle.com/
Minnesota Fishing Reports Leech walleye report 9/21/12 [Outdoor ...
Fished Leech today water was 58 worked alot of spots best bite was 6ft to 8ft with a Northland Vegas jig green or gold 1/8oz to a 1/4oz. Fishing the wind blowen ...
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Riege: Fishing Humps During Fall Turnover | The Austin Daily Herald
By Daily Herald
This is the structure that many walleye key in on to rest and ambush their prey as they slide back and forth from the hump to deep water. These are transition areas where the fish come to feed. These humps provide a structure for baitfish that ...
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Wadena Pioneer Journal
To clarify, a host doesn't mean having someone stay in your home; it refers to the volunteers who take a couple of the guests, primarily media, sponsors and dignitaries, fishing on the opening day of the 2013 walleye season. Governor Mark Dayton is ...
See all stories on this topic »
Walleye and bass are good fishing alternative on - The Seattle Times
Mark Yuasa covers fishing and outdoors in the Pacific Northwest. A Seattle native , Mark is a lifelong angler who grew up near the banks of Lake Washington, ...
seattletimes.com/.../
Fall Walleye Jigging Tips
Advanced jig fishing tips for anglers to find and catch big walleyes when they're in the fall transition.
www.lindyfishingtackle.com/
Minnesota Fishing Reports Leech walleye report 9/21/12 [Outdoor ...
Fished Leech today water was 58 worked alot of spots best bite was 6ft to 8ft with a Northland Vegas jig green or gold 1/8oz to a 1/4oz. Fishing the wind blowen ...
www.lakestatefishing.com/
Riege: Fishing Humps During Fall Turnover | The Austin Daily Herald
By Daily Herald
This is the structure that many walleye key in on to rest and ambush their prey as they slide back and forth from the hump to deep water. These are transition areas where the fish come to feed. These humps provide a structure for baitfish that ...
The Austin Daily Herald » RSS General
September is one of those months that can be warm and summery or cool and fall like weather. Well, it was fall feeling and my drive to fish for.
Mason City Globe Gazette
Walleye — fair: Walleye over the 14-inch minimum legal length limit are starting to be picked up. Vertical jigging crawlers and minnows in 6 to 10 feet of water over the reefs and in the little lake seems to be working best. Yellow bass — good ...
Detroit Free Press
MUSKEGON -- In the country song "I'm for Love," there's a stanza that says "The horse is against the automobile, the bus is against the train, the train is against the jumbo jet, and I'm against fishin' in the rain." Me too, so it was great when a ...
Battle Creek Enquirer
Detroit River: Perch fishing just keeps getting better especially east of Celeron Island and up near Sugar Island when fishing the weed beds. Anglers caught a fair number of perch near the Cross Dike. Walleye are still being caught with minnow type ...
Jamestown Sun
Lake Sakakawea fair at best for walleye. Try the back bays along the south shore for salmon. Missouri River has fewer anglers with somewhat slower walleye success. Devils Lake, Ed's Bait & Tackle, Devils Lake: Work deep rock piles or bridges with jigs ...
Coon Rapids Herald
Fall patterns are starting to set up and for us walleye anglers that's great news. Sure you can catch fish late in the summer but fall means more: more biters, more action and much more fun. A lot of the fun begins when hungry 'eyes show up in shallow ...
Grand Forks Herald
Walleyes are hitting jigs and frozen shiner minnows in 30 to 32 feet of water in the Lighthouse Gap, Morris Point and Zippel Bay areas. Consistent reports also are coming from Garden Island and into Four-Mile Bay at the mouth of the Rainy River, the ...
Patch.com
Walleye - Fair: Very low water conditions have concentrated fish in the areas of deeper water. Anglers fishing below the Fraser and Boone Waterworks dam have been picking up a mixed bag of walleye, white crappie, white bass and channel catfish.
Jamestown Sun
If walleyes are the quarry, check out wing-dams. Don't spend much time on a location if you don't catch fish right away. A few quick casts should let you know if anyone is home. When water levels are low, concentrate on the deep end of the structure.
Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)
Heavy Pike minnows and crawlers for Walleyes. Northerns and bass continue to bite on spinner baits, attach a "chunk" for fun! The archery season is underway with several deer taken to date. 9 pointer taken this week, huge body and in fine shape.
Plain Dealer
Big winds will make yellow perch and walleye fishing difficult on Lake Erie. The best perch fishing has been in the 32- to 42-foot depths. The top perch spots have been south of the Cleveland Crib, off Cleveland Browns Stadium, East 72d St. and ...
Great Falls Tribune
Shoreline anglers are catching fish at the Silos and Pond 4 using marshmallows and worms. Walleye fishing has been good. Vertical jigging on the north end, near Magpie Bay and Cemetery Island, and tolling worm harnesses and cranks, from the south end ...
The Chattanoogan
A few bass are being caught while fishing topwater baits around grass near Gainesboro. Crappie fishing is fair while fishing with minnows around laydown trees in 10 feet of water. A few walleye are being caught while trolling the channels near ...
NewsOK.com (blog)
Walleye fair on grubs, sassy shad and gay blades at 6-15 ft. wading points and the dam. Report submitted by Lucky Lure Tackle. Overholser: September 17. Elevation below normal. Catfish fair on cut bait and stinkbait near the dam. Striped bass hybrids ...
The Tennessean
Smallmouth bass are striking swim baits and jigs. Walleye bite is best in deep water and the river channel. • Dale Hollow. Largemouth bass bite is decent on soft plastics, crank baits and jigs. Smallmouth bass bite is best on swim baits and jigs in 20 ...
Aitkin Independent Age
Walleye action during the day has been best in 30 feet or more with leadcore and crankbaits or spinners and crawlers – expect the majority of these fish to be big. Muskie and northern pike action has been limited, but smallmouth bass can be had off the ...
Denver Post
Fishing report: Walleye biting near home. Posted: 09/19/2012 12:01:00 AM MDT. The larger metro waters are generally slow, but fish can be caught with a bit of effort. Cherry Creek, Chatfield and Aurora reservoirs are producing walleye in 10-15 feet of ...
Casper Star-Tribune Online
Fall fishing can be some of the best of the year as walleye and crappie form schools and begin feeding to prepare for winter. Some anglers last fall reported catching 50 to 100 walleye in one day. One angler caught a 16.25 inch crappie last fall that ...
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