male walleyes

  • Josh Runksmeier
    Pequot Lakes, MN
    Posts: 279
    January 30, 2009 at 12:07 am #1261403

    A guy I know is on a smaller Brainard area lake and is getting all male walleye no female all winter. Why???

    nascarfan
    stillwater,minnesota
    Posts: 261
    January 30, 2009 at 12:38 am #742796

    they are being bitchy?

    walleye_wisdom
    Big Sky Country Helena, MT (Adel, IA home)
    Posts: 1160
    January 30, 2009 at 1:00 am #742801

    It could be that time of the month….

    I would think that the big females would be piling on the weight to get ready for the spawn coming shortly. Has he moved around the lake and noticed this everywhere?

    Could be he is in an area that the males are staging for the spawn, even though it is a couple months away still. I know if i was going to get to “spawn” with plenty of females, i’d be staging for it way early too!

    sliderfishn
    Blaine, MN
    Posts: 5432
    January 30, 2009 at 1:06 am #742802

    Can I ask how your friend is determining the sex.
    I have heard from many biologists that it is a very difficult thing to determine.

    Ron

    Josh Runksmeier
    Pequot Lakes, MN
    Posts: 279
    January 30, 2009 at 1:14 am #742806

    No he lives on the lake he stays in one spot.

    Josh Runksmeier
    Pequot Lakes, MN
    Posts: 279
    January 30, 2009 at 1:16 am #742807

    I think from when he cleans them.

    benihana
    Central MN
    Posts: 80
    January 30, 2009 at 5:11 am #742864

    just checking sorry to go off topic, josh runksmeier, are you originally from northern Iowa?

    jldii
    Posts: 2294
    January 30, 2009 at 5:05 pm #742962

    It’s possible that the females have a different food source that might be richer that they are feeding on and not holding in the same areas that the males are.

    I know some people are catching lots of nice females on a ceratin lake I will not name right now in less than 10 feet. They aren’t catching any slots, just biggies. The slots are all out deeper.

    t-ellis
    Colorado Springs, CO
    Posts: 1316
    January 30, 2009 at 5:35 pm #742976

    Its part of the pre-spawn ritual that they will “pack” in this fashion in preperation of the spring spawn. It will be more/less noticeable depending on the specific lake, river, etc.

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