Walleye Report

[Hookeyes]

Hello, Ive never fished Stockton and was hoping I could get some info on where to catch walleyes right now? Thank you

[dan hufferd]

I have heard that most are catching them in the rivers right now. I wish I had some 1st hand info  I forgot what a walleye looks like, I think they have teeth?

[Hookeyes]

Lol thanks though

[LoweSTX175]

Depends on how you plan to try and catch them.  I have my own opinion after today, but I didn't catch any walleye today.

[Hookeyes]

ok, from your report the water temp is 58 so they are done spawning and moved to deeper water I assume. 

[Map Guy]

Went Saturday evening around the dam. We had our two limits between 7:00 - 10:00. Biggest around 3.5 lbs. Stick baits. Two were still full of eggs. Lots of boats around there.

[Kramr]

Seems like the evening bite is typical in the spring around the dam. Why is that, why not a morning bite?

[LoweSTX175]

 

ok, from your report the water temp is 58 so they are done spawning and moved to deeper water I assume. 

Surface temperature was at 57 once the sun started to peak.  I'd say 4 foot below that the temperature is different all the way to the bottom.  The spawn on Stockton happens at different times of the year on different parts of the lake.  I'm no expert by any means, but growing up around this lake it seems like the spawn starts in the south (Turnback Creek) right around the mid March then slowly works its way up to CC.  I will typically end up fishing around Hawker Point by mid may through early June.  I catch fish (walleye and crappie) that still have eggs in them.  So I'm saying the spawn takes place during different times.

I think the weather today is going to slow things down for a couple of days. 

[blacknoseddace]

That makes perfect sense Lowestx175. There are always rumors about the spawn being over before it's over, year after year.

[LoweSTX175]

 

That makes perfect sense Lowestx175. There are always rumors about the spawn being over before it's over, year after year.

Minus the whites, I think crappie and walleye can go through May and into early June if you go up around state park, hawker and cedar ridge.  Like I mentioned previously I have found eggs in them that late in the year in that area.  One just has to be aggressive on the lake and find them.