Nice weather equals a nice opener 
By Sam Stuve US Source: echopress 5/15/2024
Sam Stuve
Credit: Sam Stuve / Alexandria Echo Press
Over the last two years, a late ice-out has affected anglers and their success on their maiden voyages of that year’s fishing season. Sure, there were anglers who found success, but the conditions and a late ice-out made it tough for some in years past.
 

But this year, that wasn’t the case, as temperatures in the mid-70s with no rain created great conditions for a good season opener.

“It was a great weekend,” Christopherson’s Bait and Tackle Shop co-owner Dana Freese said. “With the early ice out and even though we had a little bit of cold weather, it seems like we’re a couple of weeks ahead here. With water temps in the upper 50s and low 60s, that's traditionally when the walleye bite kicks in, and it seems like that proved true.”

 
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