Tim Nissen came into Gander Mountain in Cedar Rapids to have this dandy walleye weighed and measured that he just caught on the Coralville Reservoir using an orange and white jig and Berkeley Powerbait combo. The fish weighed a stout 11.2 pounds and was 30 inches in length. Congratulations Jeff and thanks for the picture!
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Josh Hanson’s Iowa River Walleye!
by Mike Ganzeveld •
Reader Josh Hanson submits a picture of a beautiful ten pound plus walleye he caught on the Iowa River below the Coralville Reservoir spillway. Here’s his story: My 10lb 6oz walleye was 27 1/2″ long caught at 3:00am Saturday morning February 19th. This fish was caught on a 4″ ringworm made by B Fish N…
Sharon Collis Shares a Walleye Recipe
by Mike Ganzeveld •
From reader Sharon Collis: I was to send you some pictures of our grandsons with their walleyes and our favorite recipe for walleye.The pictures I will send to you later but below is my walleye recipe. This is the same recipe that I sent to Taste of Home. They used it in their Wild Game…
Can Using the Right Fishing Rod Put More Money in a Touring Pro’s Pocket?
by Gary Speicher, NPAA #128 •
Ranger/Evinrude Pro Tommy Skarlis and St. Croix Rod’s Dan Johnston were interviewed by WW’s Gary Speicher at the QCCC sport show in Rock Island, Ill, Saturday, February 19, 2011. Tommy is a touring walleye pro who believes his tournament fishing results have improved by using St. Croix Rods to help catch walleyes! Check out this…
Reader Alec Leytem’s Vermillion Bay Walleye!
by Mike Ganzeveld •
Walleye Wisdom reader Alec Leytem submitted this picture of a nice walleye he landed up at Vermillion Bay, Ontario, July 1, 2010. Alec adds: This is a 10 pound 30 inch walleye that I caught up in Canada at North Country lodge by Vermilion Bay, Ontario. I caught him with a swim bait fishing over…
The Great “Skarlinski” Knows How to Tie a Knot!!
by Gary Speicher, NPAA #128 •
WW’s Gary Speicher interviewed Ranger/Evinrude Pro Tommy Skarlis at the “Big Boy Toy Show” in Dubuque, IA, January 29, 2011. Tommy was a featured presenter at the event who took time out to show us a new knot to tie jigs to your line without having to cut or trim line!! The “Skarlinski” knows his…
All Eyes are on the New St.Croix Walleye “Eyecon” Rods!!
by Gary Speicher, NPAA #128 •
St. Croix Regional Manager Dan Johnston stopped by Gary Speicher’s office in Cedar Rapids, IA, to provide a first look at the new walleye specific series of fishing rods–the Eyecons. “The price point is great for walleye anglers plus the sensitivity is unbelievable,” Dan explained as he offered Gary a demonstration of the new rods.…
Bay de Noc Fishing Tips
by Mike Ganzeveld •
Gary Speicher talks with Chris Wahl of Bay View Bait and Tackle in Gladstone, Michigan about the Bay de Noc walleye bite. For more info on the water you can call Scott at 906-786-1488.
Iowa River Walleyes
by Mike Ganzeveld •
Fellow walleye angler, Josh Hanson, from North Liberty, IA, provided this photo of two nice Iowa River ‘eyes caught in downtown Iowa City, IA, mid-September. “We caught them on a jig with the new moxie ringo plastics from B-Fish-N. The color was electric blue with a chartreuse tail,” reported Josh. Josh starts to fish the…
Iowa record walleye caught…almost!
by Mike Ganzeveld •
A walleye that threatened the state record came out of the Maquoketa River Sunday. Dan Hettinger, 27, of Lamont, said the lunker would have established a state record if it had been officially weighed shortly after he caught it at 8:20 p.m. Sunday. The walleye weighed 13 pounds, 14 ounces and measured 31 3/4 inches…
