Fishing is Better and Improving

While the fishing isn’t what you’d call great, it is improving. Water levels on the Miss are getting to a stage where things will be back to normal soon. The spawn is over for the walleyes but now they are feeding in post-spawn mode and will be active. Fishermen need to do some searching for schools of fish and when they find them they will have some good action.


The walleyes will be in places where there is some cover and lots of food. Places like the cuts that run back into sloughs, side channels and wing dams hold a lot of food. Rocky areas are always good because there are insects which are fed on my small fish, which in turn are fed on by the larger predator fish like walleye, bass and northerns.

The Wisconsin River is in very good shape. Fish are beginning to bite and a mixed bag is possible. As the water warms up things will improve even more.

Look for food and you’ll find fish in the same places. It takes a little more work but it’s worth the effort.

Dan Bomkamp - Author & Host of "How's Fishing"