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Gary Engberg with a huge  Lake Erie  mid winter walleye Gary Engberg Tournament angler, guide, outdoor writer and seminar speaker .  Residing in Mazomanie Wisconsin  Gary can provide a complete on the water teaching expierience on the waters of the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers or the Madison and Wisconsin lakes for all species of fish.

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    Tony Puccio teams up with Gary Engberg Walleye fishing articlesGary Engberg  for  a half hour radio show out of Madison Wisconsin weekly  from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. (CST) every Saturday to talk fishing and hunting on Sports Radio 1550 AM 


    GUIDE SERVICE

    Depending on the time of the year and weather conditions Gary fishes the Wisconsin River  early and late in the year and Lake Wisconsin during early summer and fall.  Walleyes and Sauger can be caught as early as February in the river system.  The Wisconsin river offers some of the greatest smallmouth fishing available from summer to fall.  The Madison Lakes provide steady action for most species year round. 

    MY GOALS ARE
    To provide you with a lasting , memorable fishing expierience.
    To teach you and help you learn the proper techniques and methods needed for catching fish at all time during the year.
    To promote conservation and proper fishing etiquette.  I believe in Catch, Photo and release where ever possible to insure quality fishing for future generations. 

    I Provide 

    A Quality, fully equipped boat
    Gas and live bait
    Rods and reels if needed
    Fishing tackle
    My Expertise Lunch and beverages 

    You Provide 

    Raingear
    Sunglasses
    Clothes to fit the season
    A willingness to learn and try new techniques
    Camera 

    I can videotape our fishing trip 

    Rates 

    30.00/hour (Minimum 3 hours), $140 for 1/2 day, $225 Full day.   Rates are for two people.  A third person is extra.  Rates subject to change due to rapid increase in the cost of fuel.  Please contact Gary for confirmed rates.

    Call 608-795-4208 or write  along with a copy of this page to Gary Engberg 10106 Hwy. Y Mazomanie Wi 53560 or e-mail gengberg@chorus.net


    The Best is yet to Come 

         It’s time for school to start and all the activities that come with fall. After Labor Day, many of you put away your boat and fishing equipment and become football couch potato’s if you’re not hunters. Some of the year’s best fishing comes in the fall and right till ice up. I always experience some of the years best fishing in late October and into November. The fish know the days are getting shorter and the water is cooling off. All this puts fish in the eating mood because they realize that they better bulk up for the coming winter months. Sure, fish do eat in the winter, but their metabolism slows down and they become less active.
          As we get into fall, I switch back to many of the tactics and techniques that I use in the spring. First, I go back to fishing live bait usually minnows and crawlers as long as the water temperature is above 50 degrees. I go back to jigging and live bait rigging for most fish that I’m fishing for. Use minnows that are 3 to 5” long because the forage fish and the young of the year game fish have grown all summer and are now inches long and not the small fry that they were in the spring. As the water and weather cools, I slow down my presentations and give the fish more time with the bait.
          Walleyes and saugers are the fish I normally pursue this time of year and it’s necessary to understand a little about the fish’s migratory movements. Walleye’s and their close cousin, the sauger, start working their way up the Wisconsin River system ( and all other rivers ) to the first blockage, the dam at Prairie du Sac, and start settling into their winter holding spots. These fish will hold within a couple miles of the dam until they are ready to spawn in the spring. They look for deeper water with some structure and a steady supple of food. All of these ingredients are all present below most dams in the fall, winter, and early spring. The characteristics I’m describing hold true for most dams on large and medium size rivers in the Midwest.
           As the weather cools, fewer and fewer anglers are fishing. I’ve been out in late October and been the only boat on the water fishing. Work your bowmount trolling motor and vertical jig all around the dam’s tailrace. If the water is high try jigging close to shore and if the water is low work the deeper channel edges. Anchoring and casting jigs and minnows works too and sometimes is even better than moving. The fish move in and out and from deep to shallow, so try all these areas till you contact fish.
          Even if you are a hunter, find time to fish this fall and I bet you’ll find more time to fish.in the future.



    Fishing Report
    Tips for Early season Walleye Fishing

    I'll give you some places to call and double check on conditions before leaving home.  Things change rapidly.

    • Try to use a four wheel drive vehicle if possible.  This prevents any problems on boat ramps remember boat ramps freeze late in the day and at night.
    • Watch for ice flows.  Sometimes big chunks of ice just below the surface can ram you, so keep your Life jacket on
    • Don't anchor sideways if you have ice flowing around you
    Early season Techniques
    • Vertical Jigging (Use plastic and hair bucktails)
    • A plain hook with a bead (chartreuse or glow) and a slit shot
    • A split shot and floating jig head.  Vary Hook to splitshot distance from 6" to 2 feet
    • Three way rigs, use 3/4 to 1 ounce jig with minnow as the dropper line 6" to 12"  then use a floatingjig/minnow or floating crankbait on the other line.  This can be used as a dead rod in a rod holder or as you work up river on your bow mount
    • Early in the year tip all jigs and hooks with medium to smaller size chubs.  Hook under the lip and through a tail hook the minnow on the dead rod.
    • Saugers always seem to be in deeper water and in more current than walleyes
    • Night fishing and wading can be very productive.  Low light periods walleyes move shallow to feed.  Cast jigs and shad or twister tails and retrieve slowly.
    • Casting stickbaits with a tight wobble and split shot works well.
    • Try Manns Loud Mouth Jerk bait or Rapala floaters.  Shad colors seem to work best
    • Call anytime for update and information  Gary A Engberg 608-795-4208
    For More River and Wisconsin Fishing information try these numbers tell them  Gary Engberg from Walleyes INC sent you 

    Prairie Du Sac Wisconsin

    • Ace hardware and Bait 608-643-2433 (ask for Wally or Dave)
    Wisconsin Dells
    • Rivers Edge Resort 608-254-7707 (ask for Butch)
    LaCrosse Wisconsin
    • Bobs Bait and Tackle 608-689-2800
    Pentenwell
    • Freemans Bait 715-886-3541
    • Guide Bernie Ksonik 715-887-4274
    Genoa Wisconsin
    • Genoa Fishing Barge 608-689-2800
    Dubuque Iowa
    • Bait Shack 319-582-9895
    Bellevue Iowa
    • Fishing Supreme  319-872-4258
    Clinton Iowa
    • Rord R Sports  319-243-4696


    Fishing Report
    Fishing Report for the Mississippi and Wisconsin Rivers

    Friends, Just back from 2 days of seminars at Bass Pro Shops Spring Classic, packed house. The first two good fish from the lower Wisconsin River last night, a 31" and a 30", both released and caught after dark on a jig (Slo Poke and Kalins 5" tail and Husky Jerk shad color). 35 dgrees and water temperature mid to high 30's. These fish are going to go soon if the weather will warm a little which it should by the weekend.I'll be fishing everyday now, so keep in touch for updates. Guide Gary Engberg (608) 795-4208 or gengberg@chorus.net



    Mississippi River

    · LaCrosse, Wisconsin (Dresbach and Genoa) Bob’s Bait and Tackle (608) 782-5552
    · Genoa  Barge  (608)  689-2800

    · Dubuque
    The Bait Shack (319) 252-3211
     

    · Bellvue, Iowa
    Fishing Supreme (319) 872-4258

    Wisconsin River

    ·  Petenwell
    Freemans Bait  (715) 886-3541

    · Wisconsin Dells
    Rivers Edge Resort  (608) 254-7707  ask for Botch.

    · Prairie du Sac 
    Zick’s (608) 643-6240 Ace Wilderness Fish and Game (608) 643-2433

    Call Engberg Guide Service for updates at (608) 795-4208



     


    PERSONAL HISTORY
    Age   50
    Born
    Home Mazomanie Wisconsin
    Occupation Guide , Freelance writer , photographer, radio show host, tournament fisherman seminars and lectures
    Hobbies Fishing and Hunting
    Years as pro
    Career Winnings $10,000
    NPAA #


    Favorite Techniques
    FAVORITE LAKE  Saginaw Bay, Lake erie and Fort Peck
    LARGEST WALLEYE  14 lbs +
    FAVORITE JIG TYPE Bait Rigs Slo Poke
    FAVORITE CRANKBAIT TYPE  Manns stretch 15 and 20
    LARGEST LIMIT OF WALLEYE  Saginaw Bay 5 fish 43 lbs
    Favorite rig type
    TOURNAMENTS FISHED Full time touring pro PWT, Masters Walleye circuit, Michigan Walleye circuit and Mercury Nationals
    FIRST TOURNAMENT 


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