Had a great group of fishermen from across the US that came to town to relax and enjoy a night of spring walleye fishing in Muskegon. The weather wasn't postcard material, but so often the walleye fishing is the best under these conditions. The wind was strong and gusty from the north-west and carried a chilly bite. Hat's, sweatshirts and jackets were the norm, but snowmobile suits might have been a welcome addition. The guys were as tough nails, and unfortunatly, so was the fishing. We missed three fish throughout the afternoon, but the great company made up for a lack of cooperation from the fish. Often times the best fishing trips are not just about catching fish, but making new friends and enjoying the outdoors. It was a pleasure to spend the afternoon getting to know these guys, and sharing time doing what we love; fishing.
When I first started talking with these guys about their spring trip, the question was asked about what day(s) would be the best for catching some spring walleye? A million dollar question that I didn't have an answer for. The spring bite in 2007 was a month early. I started catching limits of big female walleye the first weekend of April. This was unheard of in Muskegon as it had always been late April into May. The winter had been very mild last year, and things were a month early. The long winter this year had the bite more normal with fish showing up in numbers in the middle of April, but quickly spreading out throughout their normal routes. In the spring, the big female fish are the first to show. They will be around for a week or two followed shortly by the smaller males. As it turns out, the females were around the first two weeks of the month. I fished a week after our trip on 4/26, and caught a limit of males in two hours. We missed the big bite by being a week late for the females, and a week early for the males. As I often tell people, "the best time to fish is when you have time."
Thanks Brian, Jeff and company for sharing a night of fishing with TKO and I look forward to our next trip.
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