Wisconsin Dells Dam

OK, thought I had the biggest walleye of my life on two days ago. Turned out I caught a pretty nice rod and reel by the dam. Describe it and I'll get it back to you. Looks like it's only been in the river a week or two. 

The bite has been great lately but you have to be fishing the right spots at the right time. During the day has been super slow but the night bite has been on fire at the dam. On Wednesday night we caught our limit in under two hours fishing right before dark, and last weekend (Friday/Saturday night) I caught 4 slots and 3 keepers total. 

I agree with JJpete,

Peak spawning happens April 20th in central and Southern Wisconsin for walleyes on most years. Water temp isn't the only factor like most people think it is. Moon phases, water flow on rivers, and just the earth with what it does all come in to play. Does anybody know why Robin's show up in Southern Wisconsin in March? They really have no reason to when it's warmer where they were at. But they always do. The same is for all of creation. Instinct, and programing so to speak by the creator. I know dozens of spots you can watch walleyes show up on spawning grounds in Wisconsin.  It's always the same give or take just a week. Just because guys are getting spawned out females doesn't mean the spawn is over. They could and very well be the first walleyes that spawned. When they are in actual mating they won't bite. Could be the reason many think the spawn is over. When it's all over post spawn actually happens. Around May 1st in Central and Southern Wisconsin. A week later the opener to the fishing season happens. But the walleyes have a week to get to where they came from, (most of the fish not all) and they do it pretty quick too. There are stragglers yes. Its just like duck hunting, all the birds come out after closing shooting hours. The DNR does this for a reason to protect the resource. On many lakes in Wisconsin walleye fishing could be excellent if it was open in April. But its closed when the gettin's good. Just trying to shed some light on a topic I've seen first hand. 

The Spring run certainly isn't over.  Fishing is a bit slow but imo it has more to do with the rollercoaster weather the last couple weeks and overall the low water levels have made it a challenging year.  I have caught many big females this week still packed with eggs.  Most males milking.  This thread always goes quiet the same time every year.  Post spawn can be just as fun as the main run. White bass, perch and smallies are next so there's plenty of fun left to be had this spring...  

Fishing is a little slow.  I think that the spring walleye run is essentially over, as water temperatures are about 47-48 degrees.
My brother-in-law fished Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, above and below the rapids.  Got two slots, two keepers and one short.  Got a couple of smallies, too.
Didn’t see anyone else catching much. 

Pretty quiet on this thread.  Fish biting!?

It's been bouncing from back and forth day to day. 43-44 today. 

ODoes anyone have a water temperature?

Good morning in the Dells. Fished with Ryan from 7am to around 1230. We had 7 slots biggest at 25.25, 6 legals and a perch. All but 2 fish came off of jig n minner. We started the morning fishing in 2-8 FOW. Caught 1 slot and a legal with alot of hit n misses. Midmorning we moved to a sandy dropoff. 8 ft dropping into 14-16ft. Fish were scattered under the drop, easily seen on the side imaging. Casting onto top of ledge and popping it down the slope was key to getting bite. Jig color didn't matter. 
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Fished with Quillback Paul and Brian from 8-4 today. Was a great day despite the wind. Started the morning on a sand flat that transitions into a rocky bottom. Caught a few legals and a nice fat 21 inch slot. After the bite slowed, we started bouncing around looking for walleye amongst schools of rough fish. Popped a few more legals and another slot all in 8-12 FOW.  As afternoon progressed we moved into shallow water, 2-6 ft. 3 more slots and a few more legals. Jig n minnow did all the work.  Color preference changed throughout the day. We caught around 40 walleye 2 small flatheads a couple smallmouth and a quillback. 5 slots with 9 legals. Just had a cancellation for tomorrow  (Wed)  April dates available 15-17th, 19th, 22-24th, 27-30th