Weekend coaster 15 Report post Posted April 7, 2013 Dear mnr This weekend I ice fished Lake Superior and caught 5 whitefish. Two of them had very small skiens of eggs in them ( I thought they were smelt eggs) I also thought they spawn in the fall so my question is why would they have eggs now ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MNR Report post Posted April 9, 2013 Whitefish are fall spawners, however the production of eggs is a lengthy process requiring much of the fish’s available energy. Production of eggs for most species begins shortly after the most recent spawning event. The eggs you saw will be fully developed by this fall. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites