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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Fishing Forum Warmer opener this year |
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05/03/2024 12:38PM
I was wondering how the warm spring should change fishing opener strategy.
I'm assuming that the walleye spawn will be oven and the moving water will be filled with suckers eating the eggs.
I assume that the trout will be a bit deeper than usual.
Are those assumptions correct?
What general strategies should I employ?
I'm assuming that the walleye spawn will be oven and the moving water will be filled with suckers eating the eggs.
I assume that the trout will be a bit deeper than usual.
Are those assumptions correct?
What general strategies should I employ?
Fish where the fish are...
05/03/2024 06:25PM
Mad_Angler: "I was wondering how the warm spring should change fishing opener strategy.Yes the walleye spawn should be over, AND yes them suckers will be slurping down some spawn along with whitefish but they will sit out from the flowage. If surface temps are still under 52* i think for opener lakers should still shallow. but will change soon.
I'm assuming that the walleye spawn will be oven and the moving water will be filled with suckers eating the eggs.
I assume that the trout will be a bit deeper than usual.
Are those assumptions correct?
What general strategies should I employ?"
i think the opener will great for the Grandslam !
keep your line wet, good things will happen
05/03/2024 11:27PM
My assumption is it won’t be much different. Winter was warmer than normal for sure, but the spring has been all over the place.
For example, I am fishing a lake in southern Iowa this week. Same time of year as last year, the lake never even froze over and the water temps are almost 10 degrees cooler than last year…
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For example, I am fishing a lake in southern Iowa this week. Same time of year as last year, the lake never even froze over and the water temps are almost 10 degrees cooler than last year…
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05/08/2024 10:30AM
timatkn: "My assumption is it won’t be much different. Winter was warmer than normal for sure, but the spring has been all over the place.
For example, I am fishing a lake in southern Iowa this week. Same time of year as last year, the lake never even froze over and the water temps are almost 10 degrees cooler than last year…
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For walleyes the main thing is spawning has been done for a few weeks already. Usually, Memorial weekend for walleyes is much better than opener.
05/12/2024 04:20PM
KungPowKing: "We're going fishing the second week of June and am unfamiliar with spawning cycles. We are targeting the big four but would like some advice on which species will be more active at this time. Any help is appreciated."
smallmouth bass should be real active, early spring and if water warms up lake trout will be going deeper. Still morning and evening should be able to get lake trout at 15 feet unless surface temps already hit 70.
Walleye fishing should be excellent.
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