Walley spawn

[Ozark88]

Whats the best thing to throw or will they hit anything when spawning...was thinking a RL2 crankbait or 3 inch YUM blood red walley grub

Rapala Original Floaters are usually pretty good during spawn.

[dkv]

Well it looks like a person better be on the rocks the night of the 25th. DK

[skinner80]

Seems like i have had best luck in central and north part of state after the 15th of march through the end of first week in april. What is you guys favorite lures to throw while wade fishing? I like xraps personally but was wanting try different baits.

[arbitrageagent]

So I went out on my priveate lake 300 acres (Sherwood Lake) and hit the damn and a rocky boat ramp. sunday..hoping for walley....threw a RC2 crank for about 1 hr and got some really nice prespawn bass and a crappie. got 4 total and two hits in two spots shallow. all 3-4 lbs... pretty good for that lake. No walley.

[Blackdog40]

Question, if you are catching and removing spawning fish, are you hurting the fish. Just a question not a judgement

[skinner80]

Thats a good question and it comes up every year on forums when it comes to spawns of every species especially walleye. The answer to me lies on what each individual believes since it is not illegal in Kansas like other states were it is illegal to take walleye during the spawn. Those states that have made it illegal have much better natural recruitment from the spawn of there walleye than Kansas does. If you were to fish for them during the spawn and not want to effect the possible future fish in your lake you could release the females. Here is a link of how many fry alone that KDWP stocked in our reservoirs last year they stock intermediates and fingerlings as well. As you can see numbers are in the millions for many of these lakes. Also spawning walleye aren't the easiest to catch since they aren't interested in eating to much it is kind of a challenge.

Walleye Fry Stocking Report / Walleye / Fish Stocking Records / Fishing / KDWPT - KDWPT

[Ozark88]

Well tomorrow is the first full moon in February! Sounds like the weather is going to be nasty! Anyone going to attempt it???

[skinner80]

Haven't been yet but also dont like completly freezing my can off but going to try soon with this warmer weather coming for a few days. Anybody ventured out there yet?

[zeepo]

No but I saw on another forum that they were jusy starting to catch them on the dam at stockton.

Zeepo

[Ozark88]

Stockton?