It is with incredible sadness that I have to announce the passing of Walleye Wisdom founder, Gary Speicher. Gary was a lot of things to a lot of people. Besides being a fisherman of great talents, Gary was a father, a friend, a mentor, a role-model, a devoted follower of Christ, a patriot and a…
THE SPIKE SALE
by Mike Ganzeveld •
The Mother of all Fishing Tackle sales! This is the disbursement sale of all fishing equipment owned
by the legendary Gary “Spike” Speicher.
Lake Erie Walleye Fishing Report: April 23-30, 2023 by Gary Speicher, NPAA #128
by Mike Ganzeveld •
Many people believe there is more to fishing than just catching…and I would have to agree! The walleyewisdom.com team traveled to Lake Erie the last week of April to see if the weather would cooperate and allow us to catch some spring walleye! Our teammates included my son, Chris, and his friend Dave Z. from…
Gary’s Detroit River Trip – MWC 2019 Edition
by Mike Ganzeveld •
We went to Detroit River, caught some fish, bombed the Bass Pro Shop Cabela’s Detroit River MWC Tournament, and came home,” is how I felt when I sat down to file our trip report for Walleye Wisdom. But that would be too easy and leave out some of our highs and lows during the past…
Detroit River Fishing Report 2019
by Mike Ganzeveld •
Our trip to Detroit River was definitely that… a trip. Dad and I didn’t know much about “The Dirty D” besides lots of numbers of walleyes and a chance to catch the elusive 30 incher. (Which Dad and I have not caught yet) We both have been hearing about this river for a number of…
Lake Winnipeg Ice Fishing Report January 2-6, 2019
by Mike Ganzeveld •
Walleye Wisdom Team members Dan Goiffon and Cliff Klein from Cedar Rapids, IA, spent three days chasing “big green” walleyes on Lake Winnipeg earlier this month. Lake Winnipeg, located in the Manitoba. is a very large, but relatively shallow 24,514-square-kilometre lake. It’s southern end is about 55 kilometres north of the city of Winnipeg (Wikipedia).…
Bay of Quinte Walleye Report, Dec 8/2018!
by Mike Ganzeveld •
From Bob MacMillan: 12 Degrees Fahrenheit, time to hit the lake. Jim Lyon and I (Bob MacMillan) met at the local coffee shop and headed to the boat ramp around 8am Saturday December 8/2018. Ice had formed in some of the small bays and sheltered areas but not where we were going. We planned to…
Glacial Lakes Chapter South Dakota Walleyes Unlimited Presentation Report
by Mike Ganzeveld •
The wind DOES blow in South Dakota! Sue and I left Wednesday morning for Aurora, SD to stay with friends, Char and Ralph, for a few days. They had invited me to speak to the Glacial Lakes Chapter of South Dakota Walleyes Unlimited Thursday night, October 18th. We had a nice night getting caught up…
2018 Mississippi Crappie Fishing Report
by Mike Ganzeveld •
“Let’s call our week fishing for big crappie in Mississippi Crappie 101,” exclaimed our police detective friend Jim Wessels after catching the biggest crappie in his fishing career! Jim was referring to our friend, Lance Valentine’s, Walleye 101 educational schools held yearly at Lake Erie. Tracy Hayward, Jim, and I spent September 30-October 6 fishing…
2018 Cabela’s National Walleye Tour Wrapup
by Mike Ganzeveld •
It’s over! The 2018 Cabela’s National Walleye Tour had an exciting conclusion at the Championship event September 5-7 at Lake of the Woods our of Baudette, MN! By now, you’ve all read how Max Wilson became the youngest pro to win a Championship event in the NWT’s history! Please use our link from walleyewisdom.com to…
