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ABOUT WALLEYE FISHING
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Tips for walleye fishing from whaticaught.com
 

WALLEYE TIPS
(Remember to fish slowly for these fish.  That's the most important tip out of all)

So you want to catch walleye?  Okay, Below are some tips.

Walleye hang on the bottom.
They are not highly aggressive when chasing food.
During the day, fish depths that run between 18-15'. 
Evenings, look for rocky shorelines and work slowly.
Walleye have a hard, boney palate.  Use SHARP hooks. 
Look for special WALLEYE HOOKS at your local tackle shop.
Use a braided line or very strong mono-filament
(with a light steel leader if you want). 
Steel leaders tend to have a negative impact on presentation,
so use these as a last resort.
(Walleye have sharp teeth and may snap your line. 
When bringing one in, keep this in mind).


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Dot any lure, jig, spoon, or spinner with a nightcrawler.  These work well on their own, but putting a nightcrawler on you'll add a bit of weight if you're casting out, and it adds to the fishing action.  Walleye will hit a regular spinner...etc, yet by adding the nightcrawler you'll speed up you're fishing action a bit and may get the bigger one out there.

If you're just using a nightcrawler, grab a small sharp hook (walleye hooks are recommended here), and add something shiny like a spinner, and carolina rig it.  This is for casting and fast drops in deep holes, so you'll have to have patience and work this slowly.  Once you cast a few times, you'll get to know the structure and be able to "wisk" it across the bottom and slowly retrieve through a clear deep path.  Find those feeder channels.  Use structure maps prior to your trip and learn what's under your fishing area.  You can also use a simple jig/nightcrawler combo also.  Recommeded for higher areas where you have some height to do drops from above and properly "Jig" for them.  Just keep in mind that if you're working the shoreline and casting for walleye, you'll need to have enough weight on to drop it fast to the bottom.

If you catch one walleye, stay put and keep casting to that area.  Where there's one, there's most likely more.

Work rocky bottoms and areas.  They tend to hang out in such environments. 
Weed beds offer up some great walleye fishing at the right times as well.

If trolling a lure, use a large and brightly colored one.  Nothing added, just use as is.


 


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