| Walleye season will be soon upon us. Sure it | | | | move many many miles out in the main lake |
| seems like a long time coming but what will do for | | | | areas where they relate and can be found and |
| sports angling for Walleye fish during the | | | | located in the 20 to 25 feet deep humps. But and |
| upcoming post-spawn as well as pre summer | | | | however, where do these Walleye go in the |
| Walleye fishing time periods? | | | | interim time periods? Well it can be said, by |
| After spawning Walleye fish generally to most | | | | expert outfitters alike? As they begin the retreat |
| accounts do not instantly move out to different | | | | out toward the main lakes areas, the fish tend to |
| "locales". On most meso lakes there is a more | | | | hold up for a while, lingering it seems, on the |
| slow dispersal that if anything resembles a | | | | shallow, nearby offshore reefs until summer does |
| "filtering" or a filter like process. | | | | arrive. It all makes sense it seems, to both the |
| Overall Walleye fish tend to evacuate what might | | | | Walleye fish and to avid Walleye enthusiasts who |
| be called the "shoreline" areas first and foremost. | | | | after all those killer Walleye fish to find, fish land. |
| Next in line they tend to hang out longer on those | | | | Finally land successfully. |
| reefs that lie between the shallow spawning | | | | Similar events are sure to happen and can be |
| areas, they hold on up nearby rocky offshore | | | | counted on to occur on Lake Winnebago in |
| reefs until the water has warmed up out in the | | | | Wisconsin, Lake Winnipeg Canada as well as Lake |
| deeper portions of the main lakes. When this does | | | | of the Woods Minnesota or Ontario depending, |
| happen and occur, it's a sure thing - only a matter | | | | and on Lake Erie. In fact these walleye fish and |
| of time and patience on the part of experienced | | | | fishing post spawn and pre summer fishing |
| Walleye fisherman, you can well expect to have a | | | | routines and almost seasonal cycles can be |
| few weeks of the most prime and wonderful | | | | counted to happen on any lake where there are |
| angling of your dreams on these "shoals". You can | | | | similar conditions. |
| count on it. It is a classic Walleye fishing pattern | | | | Along the way the Walleye will relate to the |
| during these Post spawn and Pre-Summer fishing | | | | closer off shore reefs first - those that are |
| time seasonal periods. It has been said and noted | | | | nearest the spawning grounds. Next they will |
| by the most experienced and seasoned Walleye | | | | move out to the ones a little further out and then |
| fishing experts and outfitters that the most | | | | even later to those that are even further out and |
| obvious cases have been observed to occur on | | | | farther away. All in all it can be said and |
| the large windswept meso lakes, where there are | | | | summarized Walleye fish will continue to do this |
| huge schools of Walleye fish moving from area to | | | | until they establish the next step in their annual |
| area according to the changing seasons of the | | | | summer routines - that is until the next step in |
| year. | | | | the yearly cycle - that is their establishment of |
| Lake Mille Lac in the central areas of the northern | | | | what might be called their normal summertime |
| US state of Minnesota is a most perfect example. | | | | patterns. |
| Lac Mille Lac has got miles of shallow shorelines | | | | Remember always that the worst day spent |
| for spawning of those killer evasive Walleyes. | | | | fishing is always better than the best day at the |
| These shallow shorelines are a most clear cut | | | | office. Enjoy fishing and your time at your |
| early spring location. The bulk of the Walleye fish | | | | vacation cottage. |