Ricky and Shirlene had a great day out with Richard Lee Rusher this last week. Shirlene hooked this nice early season walleye. Male walleye arrive earlier than the female walleye and may be there for up to a month waiting to spawn. End of March and all April have been my prime times.
Walley like low light conditions they tend to be most active on overcast days and windy days with choppy water. Walleye feed at night and early morning and dusk, they will feed throughout the day but for best results keep it close to dark. Walleyes are largely nocturnal, during the day they retreat to deeper, darker water.
A walleye’s diet consists mainly of other fish, but they will also feed on crayfish, worms, trout and minnows. The walleye’s sharp teeth help make it an effective predator. NO thumbing them.
I like to troll for them with crank baits, you can cover so much more water that way. Jigging, jig head and plastics after I have located them. Before and after breeding season is the easiest time to hook a walleye. They are active, and hungry. I personally don’t try not to fish for them during their spawning time. I enjoy fishing after they lay their eggs, plus the weather is a little better.
This week Army Corps of Engineers has two floodgates open a foot (working on the dam), making it harder but not totally impossible to fish from the bank. Put more weight on and work it with the current. Powerbait in colors of yellow and with piece of night crawler. Bigger spoons in silver and blue.
Fly fishing was tuff last week, but I saw several fish pulled out this week by Eric from Beaver Dam Store. His technique was to up his size of fly by tying his own and finding spots on the river that had backed up water.
Striper fishing on Beaver Lake looks like they are still kickin’ it.
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