If you’ve been watching the clouds as much as your sonar lately, you’re not alone. According to Don Wilkins, the walleye at Fort Peck have decided to mirror the spring sky: when the sun is out, the bite is on; when the clouds roll in, you’re going to have to work for it.
From jigging paddle tails to deep-diving cranks, here is the latest breakdown of what’s moving in the water as of April 23, 2026:
The walleye bite on Peck this past week has kind of went the way of the weather. Good weather we’ve had good fishing,bad weather the fishing has been tough. The best baits for us still have been Walleye Nations marble eye jigs and a Kietech paddle tail,or slowly dragging a fathead minnow on the bottom when the bite got tough. Using our electronics to locate fish was the deal when dragging a minnow in front of them.
The lakers are still up shallow and we caught a bunch trolling anywhere from 15-35 feet. We also are starting to pick up a few walleye and smallmouth bass on the trolling gear as well. Mainly running Salmo Freediver 12’s and Rapala TD 11’s at speeds of 2.1-2.3
Water temps on the North end of the lake ranged from 42-48 and were almost the same down in the Rock Creek area as of Tuesday
