Walleye Fishing

[johndarin]

I am wanting to learn how to catch some walleyes and have never done so or even tried to catch some. What type and how heavy of takle do I need and what type of lures or bait is good during the summer in the day?

[taxidermist]

Good medium action spinning rods, 8 lb test florocarbon line and Hot an tos in chrome with blue or black or purple backs. fish the points bluffs or creek beds in 20 feet of water.

[rps]

Mike Worley, a Bull Shoals guide, posts regularly on this forum. Search for his posts in the archives and learn a bunch in a hurry.

[Mike Worley]

While the rising water level in BSL has made walleye fishing a challege, they can be caught. The fish (including walleye) take time to adjust to the rapidly rising water levels. You willl find that some fish will be very shallow and some are suspended while some are still out on the old shore line which is 38'-40' deep. The fish that move in shallow first are the most aggressive and you should target those fish first. Fish the points that have had the wind on them for two or three days. Best days to fish are after a stable weather period of several days. Look for fish to be very shallow in the mornings and fish progressively deeper as the day wears on. Early the walleyes are feeding in less than 10'FOW and the afternoon bite will be in less than 25' FOW with many fish suspended 15'-20' down over the brush in 20'-25'FOW. Water temps are low 60's- 70's and the walleyes seem to like mid 60's so thats the best range to find them. BSL is probably twice it's normal size right now so all water is new water, don't get stuck fishing the same old spots that produced during "normal" times. Look for any area the shad are in which is probably the same areas that the pollen and debris are washed into. Grubs, B/B crawler rigs, crankbaits & jigging spoons are all catching fish so be ready to switch to different techniques during the day.

[Martin]

IF you REALLY want to learn how.....Hire Mike for a day....I've known Mike for several years, and he's almost as good as me......lol.....(Just kidding Mike).

Marty

[johndarin]

Thanks guys. Is hot an tos the name of the crankbait?

[eyeman]

Hot n tot is the name of the crankbait mentioned

[kwall]

They are made by Stom lure , the Mad flash series is also good

Dittos on hire'in Mike for the day , Eyeman and I got

Him last July and we got two 7+ pounders and learned a thing or two about wally fishin' , thanks Mike