Walleye spawning?

[mnhunter2]

When will the walleye start to spawn?

[tunrevir]

If memory serves me, I believe it is when the water temps hit around 45 degrees so it will vary with each body of water around the state. I know that the years when the St. croix has opened in late April we have caught fish that were milting and water temps were around 48 degrees. There is about a 2-3 week window where the fish will be spawning. Hope this helps.

Tunrevir~

[rattleL]

That is good question but a hard one to answer. you will have fish that spawn early fish that spawn right at 45 and fish that spawn way later. Ive caught walleyes already on p4 that were done and my temp gauge said 45 and ive caught them down there on a so called post spawn bite the water is 50 and thier still not done spawning. Thier are also other factors that come into play such as the length of day and the amount of sunlight that is present and such. Its a huge guessing game.

[My_Key]

I was fishing a small stream last weekend that fed a smaller lake(380 or so acres), and saw 5 walleyes spawning. I wasn't sure if they were spawning or not, but when I accidentally spooked a couple they swam up stream 10-15 feet then eventually drifted right back to the same spot.

[BFJ]

Hello From UpNorth!! The DNR have been Netting & Stripping Walleyes For about A Week Now on Lake Vermilion. Pike River area That They Net is running about 45 degrees. On a lake the size of Vermilion the eyes will spawn over multiple weeks due to the length of time that different areas warm up. Naturally colored or shallow bays warm first. COME ON SPRING!