Walleye Regulations Changed

[delcecchi]

On 1/7/2017 at 1:06 PM, Cliff Wagenbach said:

JKrash,

I think you are right about the lake and forage changes! That is probably why the bobber bite on many reefs has changed also.

A few of the guides that fish the West end regularly have said the same but they changed tactics and areas and are still catching eater sized walleyes on most days out.

Cliff

I will say that I see very few people fishing walleye in head o lakes or wakemup or Norwegian in the summer, compared to years back.  Maybe 10%.

Edited January 9, 2017 by delcecchi

[CLOTAGAMES]

Must be the cleaner water because there is way more weed growth in Norwegian Bay over the past 5-7 years.  Seems like the walleye bite went backwards as the weeds thrived.

[Cliff Wagenbach]

You will not need to worry about the weeds much longer if the Rusty Crayfish have the same effect on the West end as they did on the East end!

Cliff

[FishinCT]

6 hours ago, Cliff Wagenbach said:

You will not need to worry about the weeds much longer if the Rusty Crayfish have the same effect on the West end as they did on the East end!

Cliff

Was going to say the same thing....here's a question for you Cliff, do you think the presence of rustys has anything to do with more walleyes being in the east end? Can't ask the DNR that question, they think fish don't eat them..

[Cliff Wagenbach]

CT,

Walleyes and jumbo perch eat them all summer!

Walleyes eat them the most when they are molting.

Perch eat the small young ones when ever they can get them!

I do not think the rustys have anything to do with more eating sized walleyes on the East end.

Cliff

[delcecchi]

56 minutes ago, Cliff Wagenbach said:

CT,

Walleyes and jumbo perch eat them all summer!

Walleyes eat them the most when they are molting.

Perch eat the small young ones when ever they can get them!

I do not think the rustys have anything to do with more eating sized walleyes on the East end.

Cliff

Nope.  It is the tower sewage treatment plant. 

[LBerquist]

I had a small rusty spit up on my ice house floor by a walleye a couple weekends ago. The walleye was eater sized, but I forgot to check his stomach when he was being fileted. I'm not familiar with crawfish routine, where and what do they do in the winter?

[Cliff Wagenbach]

Rustys become very dormant in the winter and spend most of the winter in the mud but they get out and about some!

I had a camera down a few years ago in the winter and could still see them moving around!  Very slowly though!

Cliff