So when does the spawn typically occur on the Cedar? I’ve never had good luck fishing the spring for walleye, so i thought i’d try a little harder this year.
I know you can’t nail down a week or two in particular, but does anyone have any general guidelines for the spawn?
I’ve heard many different temperatures through the years, but what is a good range. Any particular holiday that coincides with the spawn? Thanks in advance!
the funny thing is we always went by when the waverly fire dept. have their pancake breakfast in the spring is when we have the best luck below the dam in waverly. 
38-42. Last weeks of March to First part of April on a “normal” year.
38 – 42 is about right. The prespawn is the time to catch them if the warming is slow. As soon as the ice goes out, you best get out there. In spite of spawn-like behavior, there isn’t much actual reproduction, thus the DNR’s stocking program. GO! DNR. without the stocking, we’d all be bass fishermen. 
I usualy so realy good the last 2 weaks of march. Not a ton of fish like in the fall, but the size of fish is usualy better. After the last weak of March it usualy floods and makes fishing a little hard for a while. At least that is the way it seams the last few years.
when i start catching them on the cedar I will let you know. 
Right now until it gets to the low 40’s is the best bite in my opinion. any day from here out w/ warm temps, look shallow for some big females. we’ve been seeing some females showing up in upstream (towards the next dam) holes on the iowa lately.
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