Opening weekend to most anglers is almost like a holiday. Boats full of eager anglers flood every landing right at the crack of dawn, ready to knock the rust off and put the hurt on all varieties of gamefish. With so much angling and boating pressure the bite can be challenging at times. Here are a few of my go-to presentations for different gamefish species here in the Madison Chain for opening weekend and the weeks to follow. WALLEYES Of course we have to talk walleyes. Wal

The panfish bite continues as we move closer to game fish opener here in the next few weeks. Shallow bays are holding the most fish, with the majority of fish being taken in 4 to 6 feet of water. Light spinning tackle rigged with Rocket Bobbers and small jigs tipped with Berkley Gulp Angleworms and 1" Fish Fry are killer, with actual fly fishing flies such as the Prince Nymph and Hair's Ear Nymph fished below a bobber are working great for big Bluegills. An Eagle Claw 1/32oz

Needless to say the warm spring weather is giving almost all of us anglers the itch to fish. The good news is the panfish bite is really starting to pick up all around the Madison area. Shallow bays are producing the most fish (Bluegills and Crappies), with some larger Crappies still being found on secondary deep weed edges. The most productive techniques have been small jigs (1/32oz) tipped with any multitude of offerings under a float. On days when the fish aren't super inc