Ballweg's Guide Service
Details
User:
Joel Ballweg
Location:
Mazomanie, WI
United States
United StatesAddress:
6996 N. Dunlap Hollow Rd.
Mazomanie, WI 53560
Mazomanie, WI 53560
Mobile:
Description:
Specializing in Walleyes and Saugers on Lake Wisconsin & Wisconsin River System.
Amenities:
Bait & Tackle, Fish Filleting, Rods, Safety Gear
In business since:
2003
Experience:
I run professionally guided fishing trips on Lake Wisconsin.
My boat will hold from one to three people comfortably. I maintain close contact with other professional fishing guides who can help out if you would like to do a larger group outing.
Additionally, I provide all the gear, equipment and bait for your trip.
What to bring:
Beverages, Camera, Cooler, Fishing License, Gloves, Hat, Lunch, Raingear, Sunglasses, Sunscreen, Warm Clothing
Boat & Equipment Info
Boat Name:
Lund Pro V 1800 SE
Length:
18 Feet
No. of engines:
2
Manufacturer:
Lund
Crew Members
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Fishing Reports
Lake Wisconsin Fishing Report 04.27.10
Fishing for both crappie and walleye improved quite a bit this weekend.
The weather on the other hand continues to be quite crappy. We seem to be in a cycle where the weather is nice doing the week and then quickly spirals downward on weekends.
This tends to make me very jealous of those who can go fishing during the nice, sunny weekdays.
Ballweg's Guide Service
www.lakewisconsinfishing.com
Joel-NancyBallweg@earthlink.net
608-643-7956
608-220-9866...
Wisconsin River Fishing Report 04.08.10
Early spring walleye fishing on the Wisconsin River has been much tougher this spring than it has been in many years. No one is quite sure why but I'm guessing that we still have an abundance of bait fish. When it comes to fishing, some years are bound to be tougher than others.
Sunday afternoon we made our first trip of the year to the stretch of river below the Wisconsin Dells dam. And as reported by many others who have gone before us, we found the bite to be pretty toug...
Lake Wisconsin Fishing Report 12.15.09
Sunday, December 6th
Fishing this fall has been much tougher than normal but this past Sunday was not one of those days. Instead, it was one of those days where we hit it just right.
Joining me this past Sunday was Michael Collins and his brother Pat. Many of you may already know of Michael from his many post on fishing websites where he tends to go by the handle of Greybeard.
Michael & I had been working on doing a fishing trip swap for quite sometime and...
Lake Wisconsin Fishing Report 11.04.09
Sunday, November 1st
The weather was much nicer on Sunday but you still had to work at it to put fish in the boat. Blade baits worked best for us today. Jigs tipped with minnows or paddletails, not so good but trolling with lead core did put one or two in the boat.
Tom Jasinski managed to land all the picture fish today while his brother-in-law Jim MIchalak had to settle for catching white bass and a couple of eaters.
Hopefully, November walleye & sauger fishing will be better than O...
Lake Wisconsin Fishing Report 10.14.09
Sunday, 10-11-09
Jerry, Derek & Marc Hopper came up from Indiana this past Sunday to sample the fall walleye & crappie fishing here on Lake Wisconsin. It was their first time on Lake Wisconsin and even though the guys had to work for everything they caught, they were still very happy to be sharing a day on the water with each other.
It was a cold 24 degrees when we left the boat landing at sunrise this morning. Thank goodness the sun came out early and didn't hide behind any clouds...
Lake Wisconsin Fishing Report 09.29.09
Wednesday afternoon, 9-23-09
Spent Wednesday afternoon from 2:30 to 7:00pm on the lake fishing with Darren Dykstra (Twisted Fisher Guide Service) chasing crappies & bluegills. It's always fun getting out with another quality guide who really knows Lake Wisconsin. Gives both of us a chance to compare notes and techniques.
We didn't find a lot of crappies willing to hit our bait this afternoon but Darren definitely found a bunch of nice bluegills that were more than willing to tangle wit...
Lake Wisconsin Fishing Report 09.24.09
Sunday afternoon 9/13/09
Don Birkholtz & his son Jeremy went out with me on Sunday afternoon. We left the pier around 2:00pm and it felt like it was about 95 degrees out there. The bite was a bit on the slow side until later in the afternoon. By early evening it was picking up pretty good and the afternoon ended up being even better than the morning.
We used the same rigs as in the morning to put 17 nice bluegills, six decent crappies, one 11" sauger, eight smallies & one smal...
Lake Wisconsin Fishing Report 08.18.09
Saturday morning, 8-15-09
Clients & I hit the waters of Lake Wisconsin at 7:00am this morning in search of crappies. We found a few active fish right away in the morning but my clients had a bit of trouble feeling the bite. We were casting 1/16oz jig/plastic combo's and it does take a little practice when you do it for the first time.
The bite slowed down fast and by mid-morning, it took quite a bit more effort to entice a bit from the suddenly finicky crappies.
We finished up at 11:...
Lake Wisconsin Fishing Report 07.02.09
Monday morning, 6-29-09
Chilly, breezy weather greeted us again this morning at the boat landing. The 2nd day in a row where temperatures were far below what we had been experiencing for about ten days prior.
The walleye & sauger bite was incredibly slow as well. Actually, calling it slow would be an exaggeration. Completely shut down is much more accurate!
Larry Caulkins didn't seem to mind much though. What he really wanted to do more than catch fish was to learn everyt...
Lake Wisconsin Fishing Report 06.23.09
Thursday afternoon, 6-18-09This afternoon was a "just for fun" trip with friends Clarey & Debbie. It took about five minutes to figure out that it was going to be a pretty good afternoon of fishing. Debbie pulled in two fish just minutes after we got our lines set and Clarey didn't wait much longer before he started pulling in fish as well. The bite stayed hot for the first 45 minutes then slowed only a little over the next 1-1/2 hours. Crawler rigs behind bottom bouncers was the...
Lake Wisconsin Fishing Report 06.17.09
Ballweg's Guide Service Report:Thursday afternoon 6-12-09Spent 5 hours on the lake yesterday afternoon with Rich Schoenberger. The bite wasn't great but it wasn't bad either. We started out slow trolling crawler rigs behind bottom bouncers which did nothing at all. We then switched over to trolling crank baits and that put 3 nice keeper walleyes & saugers between 17-19" in the boat along with seven decent size crappies. We also missed one big fish that hit hard, stayed hooked up for a...
Lake Wisconsin Fishing Report 05.19.09
Ballweg's Guide Service Weekly Report:Tuesday, 5-5-09Nancy, Kayla & I were out today. We put and even 20 walleyes & saugers in the boat. Our biggest today were a 24" walleye & a 23-1/4" sauger. Kayla is our 3 year old yellow lab.Same bite, crankbaits are still hot!Weekend of 5-9-09Walleye fishing on Lake Wisconsin was both good and not so good this past weekend. Saturday and Sunday morning were a bit on the slow side but by Sunday afternoon, we were back on them again. Th...
Lake Wisconsin Fishing Report 05.12.09
Sunday morning, 5-3-09I didn't think the walleye fishing could get any better. Turns out I was wrong!Pat Kelly & his son Dan teamed up with Jack Eggers, (Father-in-law & grandpa) to put the smack down on some superb walleyes & saugers this morning. Once again we didn't go 50 yards before Pat hooked up with a good fish. Before anyone else could even think about reeling up there lines, Jack found himself in a battle with a decent fish as well. The end result of that chaotic moment wa...
Lake Wisconsin Fishing Report 05.05.09
Wednesday, 4-29-09 Boog's "Half Tail" WalleyeWhenever I or a client has popped a big walleye in the past, I always try to get out and hit the area again. Many times it will pay off with another good one. That has been driving me nuts this week at work. Yesterday I left a little early, hooked up the boat and headed out to the lake.This is the result of that short, late afternoon trip.My new personal best walleye from Lake Wisconsin put up one heck of a fight and hit the tape at 3...
Lake Wisconsin Fishing Report 04.28.09
Sunday, 4-26-09Sunday afternoon I spent four hours fishing with Don & Jeremy Birkholz. They have both fished on the Wisconsin river below the Dells dam but this would be there first time on Lake Wisconsin. We started off the day using draggin jigs & ringworms again. That produced a nice 17" walleye right off the bat for Jeremy. On the next drift, I nailed a 18-1/2 incher on a draggin jig tipped with a minnow. Several more drifts after that fish produced nothing more for us. I work...
Wisconsin River Fishing Report 03.31.09
3-29-09Spent some time on the river below the Dells dam on Sunday. We arrived around 10:30am and fished until dusk. Overall, the bite was pretty slow but despite that, we actually had two doubles. The first double occurred shortly after we setup. Kevin Clark pulled in a very nice 19-3/4" walleye that drilled a chartreuse/pepper colored ringworm from B'Fish'N Tackle and I hooked up with a 19-1/4" walleye on a split shot/minnow rig. Around 12:30pm, a dandy slot walleye drilled my ringw...
Mississippi River Fishing Report 03.26.09
3-18-09 thru 3-21-09 Mississippi River at Red Wing, MNI've been wanting to fish on the river below the dam at Red Wing, MN for a long time now. Last week I finally did just that. Dewey Schultz made the trip with me last Wednesday morning and we met up with John Schultz, Kevin Sime & Kevin Clark at Evert's Resort which sits about a mile below the dam on the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi river.We arrived on Wednesday afternoon, met up with Dean who owns this fine establishment, unpacked...
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