Kabetogama Lake
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Top Techniques Reported for Walleye + Spring
- Live Bait Rigs3
- Hard Jerkbaits1
- Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')1
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)1
- Swim Jigs1
Walleye9 Reports
Smallmouth Bass6 Reports
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Species
Walleye
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
72°
Species
Walleye
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
After a hot bite all spring, a stable high pressure fair weather front moved in the first week of June 2022. Little wind and bright sunny days all week made walleye fishing tough. Still, we caught several keeper walleye and sauger targeting the base of reef and shoreline breaks in 30-35 ft of water. 1/4 oz round jig and minnow were the ticket and also a drop shot with a #3 Gamakatsu octopus hook. The walleye and sauger turned their nose at leeches but a leech bite should start soon. Water was still 5ft high with tons of water in the woods. Traditional smallmouth spawning grounds were likely out of commission and thus the smallmouth were in a funky pre-spawn phase likely searching for new spawning areas. As such the smallmouth bite was non-existent for me last week.
Species
Walleye
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
60°
Look for wind blown shorelines with weeds coming up, this time of year they are just starting. Use your electronics, if you have side imaging that works the best to cover a lot of area and to see the fish and weeds. Look for areas that are 10-15' deep with a slow break. put out 20' of line behind the boat a start at about 1 mph and depending on the day go a little slower or faster see what works the best. I use a crawler but leaches work well also. If you use a each just cut off the extra hook.
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