1. Walleye fishing has been off the charts for 2017. I have a few hundred pictures that are just the tip of the iceberg this year!

CPR catch photo and releaseI have been catching great numbers and trophy fish. I ask my clients to return all walleyes over 22 inches back to the water unless they plan to have the fish mounted for the wall. My boat catches a lot of walleyes and returns a lot back to the water. Somedays it is hard to catch enough keeper size fish for meal because we are releasing big ones back and that is the only size being caught. But, not to shabby of a trip either catching big Walleyes.

My YarCraft boat has made many windy days fishable due to the seaworthiness of the boat. The large size allows for more clients to fish with me too. That can bring the cost down of trip for some. I often have had 4 people out with me.

I fish with vacationers looking for a trip and with a lot of people that buy a trip for a gift for a niece, nephew or retirement gift or graduation and a lot of people wishing to learn how to fish for walleyes so they can catch more walleyes on their own.

Green Bay and Lake Winnebago can be very difficult to learn learning both will help you catch more walleyes all year if one body of water has a setback.I am a guide that fish both these systems- Winnebago and Green Bay -If you love to walleye fish.I really think one should set up at least one trip on both sytems.

Marketing my guide service    I am posting very little current activity on my Green And Gold Guide Service pages.  I feel it brings unnecessary attention to bites I am fishing. My clients success is my priority out on the water and I want them to have a great day with a lot of fun!! I am in my 6 th year as a walleye guide fishing 4 to 5 days per week. I am getting more referral and repeat anglers fishing with me as time goes on.

Early Spring Fishing Feb, March and April Trophy time and good numbers dates! Jigging and casting

Spring May and June warming waters are triggering a great jig and trolling bite even a night bite.

Summer July August September  these months are some of the best with large fish and numbers . combined with comfortable weather I recommend these times as the best walleye fishing.

This spring we had a lot of rain that kept fish in the rivers much longer than typical and held certain types of bait fish for weeks longer than normal so June going into the first week of July was very slow.  Normally June is a top month on Green Bay and Lake Winnebago.

Fall fishing this year was excellent late October and November some of days compared to the record catches in March and April.

I am going to be speaking as a professional Angler at the Wisconsin Sport show in March 16-18.I will be talking about techniques that have put a ton of walleyes in my boat in spring jigging. I will also have a station promoting my guide service.

I had a great time fishing with everyone of my clients.  Many of which I have become very good friends with!   Serendipity! I talk to many of you very often by phone or email.

Walleye fishing is what I love and I work my tail off harder than many guides to give you the best experience out on the water!!!

I am excited for the 2018 season ahead. Please call me soon and send a $50 deposit to hold your date will hold your fishing date.

Best regards

Jim Kleist

Opening weekend is tomorrow May 6 th. Fishing has been good the last 6 weeks.

My clients have caught some of the biggest walleyes they have ever seen!

The last time period revolves around the walleyes spawning and the dispersal periods after.

Methods: most fish pictured in this post were caught on soft plastics, minnow and jig combos, and other jig baits casted on spinning rods.

If you want to catch fish like this next year with me I recommend you book key dates now. I am very good at getting my folks out during key periods!

Jim Kleist 920-676-6905

Green Bay ,Wi

Report for Wednesday march 29th

I fished with Dan and Larry from 7am to 2 Pm. I saw also saw in Depth Out Doors launching at the same time.

Water temperature was 40 degrees .

We landed 20 walleyes. Walleyes ranged from 15 to 28 inches caught on plastics with a heavier jig. The strong North wind required extra lead! The walleyes we caught had huge firm bellies. So the Spawn is taking place now. Night time is the best time to try for the giants.

Winter weather is back in Green Bay with a light snow . Water temperatures will probably fall back a little bit.

Try a variety of retrieves and the bite will tell you what they want. There is a good trolling bite out there too for anyone who wants to try that too.

I have a openings 4/4, 4/7,4/9 (some for a single angler)

Jim Kleist

Green Bay, Wi

2016 was a great year.  I was running a lot of trips all summer and we had some great Walleye action.!

Most of my trips were non trolling this year as I prefer to feel the hit of the fish versus troll. But I do whatever it takes to put my clients on fish.  I did not post many reports as I have in the past but I am on the water 3 -5 days per week. So do not look at my posts and conclude “the fish are not biting he has no posts.”

I have just purchased a larger boat and will be able to take 4 people out with me. I work with other top guides on the waters I fish and can accommodate larger groups in multiple boats.

My season starts early March and goes into the early fall Labor day weekend. I am  a hunter and get out on a limited basis in the fall and guide a little for walleyes and small mouth bass.

I will be at the Wisconsin Sport show March 17-19 th in Eau Claire Booking trips. If you know when you want to go with me this next season call or email me before then so you can get the dates you want.-Jim Kleist Green Bay Wi

Nick is a great jig fisherman with plastic!

Gene Okelly out on some rough waters

Paul Belows big Bass in October Wolf River

Rick Pingel took his daughter out for a unbelievable night of fishing

6# test on jig and worm casting for walleyes !!! Giant Pike

One of the best walleye fisherman I know Jeff Pagels caught this 22 inch walleye on a worm and jig

Going forward, I am getting busier every season and will not be posting until my schedule allows. 

Walleye fishing has been very good this past week with water temps hitting the 70 degree mark.

Opening weekend of the Wisconsin opener had cold water and a cold front negative bite. Paul Below my client/ for the afternoon had a great time and we boated some great walleyes in 2 -3 foot waves fishing til dark.

Brandon Gitter prefished with me for the opener on Friday right before. We found 74 degree air temps and water temps in the low 50’s. We  caught 15 nice walleyes up to 28 inches making Brandon’s 30 th birthday almost as exciting as the birth of his 1 month old son Hudson!!

Cold weather and cold fronts prevailed. I was finding walleyes active in deep water 14 to 20 fow. Catching some really great big fish in those depths.

Warm temps have now brought walleyes shallow and I am doing all jig / cast / non trolling trips on Green Bay with 35 fish days and lots of fun!

Green Bay is so much fun. If you  haven’t become proficient catching walleyes with jigs you should spend some time with me out on the water. The investment is well worth the reward and knowledge in my opinion.

For example we trolled and caught 12 walleyes in 3 hours span. We then switched to jigs and caught another 20 fish in 1 hours time! we caught way more fish than trolling. That is common for me.

My advice is that you have to commit to this type of fishing for a day and put away the trolling gear. You will catch more fish and bigger fish too!

Erik

Bob is getting walleyes

21 inc hWhitefish 5/31/16 first whitefish this late. They like deep cool water temps like trout

sam’s big eye

nice eyes guys!

I got this from a tagged 28 in walleye

chad’s first fish

Tom Prillwitz

me jigging em up

Mike Kleist castng flicker Shad with his spinning rod

Mike kleist caught 35 fish today.

Paul B

Rick Pingel

Scott

Chris Adams

Brad Taylor

Mike Dawson working on the fish fry.

Alex Dawson with a big walleye

Mike and Alex Dawson and a doulble

another big fish for Alex

Giant Eye !

Kurt Kenzler jigged up a dandy walleye

Kurt’s Kenzler’s giant walleye

Kurt’s double

Kurt has dinner for his lovely wife!

Fishing has been good with giant walleyes caught by some very happy people!! Green Bay’s Gold = Walleyes with Green & Gold Guide Service.

However, cold weather has appeared every week sending temperatures back down 38 degrees.  Guiding was very rewarding as my clients caught some of there personal best Walleyes.

Jigging with hair jigs and rippin raps is really a lot of fun. Getting the proper technique is not easy. But with enough practice people really catch on quickly!

Spawning did finish up about the 17th of April. Great fishing continues in Green Bay. Call me now to get out with me!  920-676-6905

Alex Hayes 27 inch walleye! nice fish

never stick your fingers in a mouth with teeth like these!

Dave Paprocki caught another giant Pre-Spwan walleye

Kurt Kenzler with his nice fish! We fished all day in the rain and wind!

Kurts 18 inch Bass on a moxie minnow

Hair jig walleye in cold front slow bite

Mark’s second monster

Larry’s first fish 5 minutes into the trip!! Jigging

Mark’s Giant at spot B

Steve’s Giant small mouth caught on a jig walleye fishing. Mark helped Stev out quite a bit!!

Larry caught this Brown Trout on a gold count down rapala casting – 31 inches 12 pounds. We were targeting walleyes and catching Pike, Bass and German Brown Trout.

Fishing Pre-spawn walleyes on Green Bay has been fantastic. My first walleye jigging was 30 inches 12 pounds!

I am using Gulp and JIgs, Ring Worms and Raps. Fish are staging at all the river mouths on Green Bay.  Time spent running and fishing areas to find scattered schools can take awhile. Be patient and work at it is my advice.  The giant female walleyes I am catching are still full of eggs.

Water temperatures have hit 45 degrees a couple of days ago in the shallows. However, falling temperatures and snow have pushed temps back to about 40 degrees.

I have fished the area dams and have caught small males. The walleye run is a week to 2 weeks away. A young man I know caught a 26 inch male recently.  Years ago my Dad caught a 29 inch 22 YEAR OLD walleye!  It was tagged by DNR and the report said it was tagged in 1988 at 19 inches. They look very gray and have signs of living very long.

My last trip I dropped my clients off and went out at sunset. I caught a 29.75 inch Walleye just under the boat!  It weighed 14# –  My heaviest walleye ever.

I have been taking all sorts of folks with different fishing backgrounds out and they have all caught some trophy walleyes that were released back to the water.

If you want to get out I can fit you in with someone to split the cost of the guide trip. Call me 920-676-6905 Jim Kleist.

14 # 29.75 inch Green Bay Walleye

My first walleye of the day 30 inches 12 Pounds! Tom the netter saw it and backed off with the net and thought it was a big carp! We had laughs at that!

Tom Ricker Jigged in this one

Al Weister jigged a walleye —25 inch Male

Dave’s 28 incher jigging

36 inch Pike!

Al Weister and Dave Paprocki

Bob’s 2nd 27 inch jigged walleye

Gary and Kelly Baker daughter with Kelley’s biggest walleye and biggest fish she ever caught jigging! Super exciting!

The walleye  bite was good before the snow storms. Dave and Carl caught 12 walleyes. Jigs casted and vertical presentations.

Saturday after more high  water and temps at 39 degrees. I had Brandon Gitter and Brandon Faber with a tough bite. 6 dandy fish For dinner!

Tough bite on the Wolf. We boated 8 walleyes only 4 keepers . The females are not coming up the river yet.  Should be 1 to 2 weeks away from the “run”.

I finally made it out with David Gray and his friend Cal. Both from Antigo.  The sun came out and it was a beautiful day.! Water was 42 degrees.

Fishing report for Friday

Caught a 2 person limit and released small walleyes. Patience was needed with really cold water – 34 Degrees yet.
Green Bay rivers are 40 degrees and fish are more aggressive there. But on the Wolf they are really light. Slow down your presentation. More walleyes will be caught.

I recommend braided line for a number of reasons. What a fun Day on the Wolf River walleye fishing.

I have openings this Sunday and Monday.

Today I am giving a seminar at Cabelas Green Bay @ 230 Pm . Stop by and let’s talk spring walleye fishing!

Jim Kleist Green Bay , Wi