IOWA ANNUAL WALLEYE COLLECTION SOON UNDERWAY
MORAVIA, Iowa - The northern pike spawn is over in plenty of time to get ready for the walleyes. It hasn’t happened this way in a few years but thanks to Mother Nature, the fisheries staff will have enough time – and more importantly tank space - to prepare for the thousands of walleyes soon to be heading their way. The DNR normally collects walleyes beginning in early April, but the warmer than normal winter and spring is making 2012 collection a bit less predictable. Walleyes spawn when water temperature is in the middle 40s and the photoperiod (daylight) length is around the first week of April. The water temperature at Lake Rathbun is 51 degrees at the dam and 60.5 degrees at Bridgeview. Spirit Lake is around 52 degrees. East Okoboji Lake in the Iowa Great Lakes region. Based on original public domain map courtesy of USGS. © 2004 Matthew Trump . (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) “Walleyes are a little confused right now. The water temperature ha...