January 22 - Guide Report

Friday night I took Shawn, his son Brandon and Brandon's friend Ryan from the Milwaukee area out for an evening of Walleye fishing. We were set up at 3 in the afternoon on a 4-foot flat with weeds. The tip ups started flying immediately as the 3 anglers iced a dozen Walleyes with Ryans 19"er being the big fish for the night. The flags were still going up at 8 when we left. Along with the excellent Walleye bite is the crappie bite. I have been fishing the deepest main lake basins with crappie minnows and soft plastics.


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brandon, are you getting those walleyes on a flowage, clear and deep or shallow and stained lake? just curious on what kind of body of water this pattern works on during this time of year, thanks.

This particular outing was on a shallow, stained lake. I also apply this same pattern to flowages/reservoirs. Every lake is different. Deep, clear lakes usually means fishing deeper weeds. Some people think that Walleyes don't bite that great all winter long. This isn't true. It's just a matter of finding active fish. You can't expect to catch walleyes in the same spot all year long. If you're having a tough time catching walleyes, try a differnt spot, depth, or lake. We're lucky enough to have a lot of great walleye lakes in the area with very limited pressure. Don't be afraid to explore.