is the lake ahead of schedule?

[dfv87]

Due to the early ice out but then the colder April is the lake way ahead of schedule or should the normal opener spots still be produtive? Should a guy think about moving away from warmer spots on the sand for example?

[maxpower117]

All indications around the state where walleye angling is legal right now is that nothing is ahead of schedule.

[Finlander]

Walleyes in the Mississippi are still reported having eggs and milt when caught recently! And the river water was 52 degrees on the 21st of April!

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

I believe our warm March has neutralized by a cool and wet April.

[BradHawthorne]

Water temps as of today 52-53 degrees..I'll be rigging secondary breaks and transitions. Good luck on opener!

[dfv87]

Thanks! Good luck to all of you also.

[Stick in Mud]

I put the boat in the lake this weekend and took it out for a spin. I plugged in the depth finder to see if I could mark some fish, and I saw a few off the rock/mud transitions in 26 ft and a few out on the mud. Not much, though, and I didn't see any in shallow, but I never do with the small cone angle. But if ther's any wind at all, I'll be trolling in shallow during low-light periods. Calm conditions, and I'll be fishing a little bit of everything until I figure them out.