Walleye

[dhkdl1]

Hey all. I need some help trying to find a pattern for some Walleye? I have been successful with White Bass, Large mouth Bass, Crappie, Blue Gill, pumpkin seed and catfish. But Walleye continue to illude me. I have tried different colored jig heads with both minnowsor night crawlers. I recently got some gulp leeches and gulp minnows and planned on trying Longview lake. Where should I start looking this time of year? Near dams, shallow, deep? I have a fairly good selection of Rapala stick type baits long short deep and shallow. Any help will be appreciated!!!

[rps]

There are several of us here who chase walleye. Welcome.

Give us a hint what lake/river you are fishing?

[workingdude]

i would like the same info as the first guy. would love to try to catch some walleye on the black below cleatwater dam. bought a jet boat to help myself enjoy the river. staying down there on the weekends as i would like to retire there in afew yrs. i guess they run upstream as on other rivers and congregate below the dams. on the mississippi we used huge jigs with trailer hooks. any suggestions?

[junkman]

i will at least say welcome to the forum both of you. I think you will find someone on here that can help you for to be honest I can't. never caught one in my life, so make that three looking for tips. I have seen them caught in the river systems around during their early spring run, but never had any luck myself. the times I seen them caught in the rivers, it was cloudy and they were located at riffles. The ones I seen caught were on beetle spins (white) and black and chartreuse tube jigs. That all I can educate. again welcome fishermen and hope to hear a little feedback once in a while. Mark

[ciRe]

Welcome. I've only caught a few on the black but nothing like my buddy who uses clear tubes.

[rps]

I have not fished the Black. This site:

http://www.family-outdoors.com/missouri-walleye-fishing.html#streams-and-rivers

appears to have information about that river.

I fish the upper end of the White River below Beaver dam as it feeds into Table Rock Lake. I find the best locations fit one of two profiles. Look for bumps, turns, or other current blockages that provide ambush points near deep water OR try up on a shelf/flat near the edge that drops into the channel. On the lake itself the locations I seek are inside bend flats, channel edges, and timber on outside bends in which they suspend. Good sonar helps enormously.

That is the 2 cent version. I wrote an article for the forum that Phil put on the Table Rock pages of the web site. It has much more information.

[workingdude]

i will at least say welcome to the forum both of you. I think you will find someone on here that can help you for to be honest I can't. never caught one in my life, so make that three looking for tips. I have seen them caught in the river systems around during their early spring run, but never had any luck myself. the times I seen them caught in the rivers, it was cloudy and they were located at riffles. The ones I seen caught were on beetle spins (white) and black and chartreuse tube jigs. That all I can educate. again welcome fishermen and hope to hear a little feedback once in a while. Mark

thanks! when i get to go next time i will holler back the results.

[workingdude]

I have not fished the Black. This site:

http://www.family-outdoors.com/missouri-walleye-fishing.html#streams-and-rivers

appears to have information about that river.

I fish the upper end of the White River below Beaver dam as it feeds into Table Rock Lake. I find the best locations fit one of two profiles. Look for bumps, turns, or other current blockages that provide ambush points near deep water OR try up on a shelf/flat near the edge that drops into the channel. On the lake itself the locations I seek are inside bend flats, channel edges, and timber on outside bends in which they suspend. Good sonar helps enormously.

That is the 2 cent version. I wrote an article for the forum that Phil put on the Table Rock pages of the web site. It has much more information.

good info! that is the most i have found. that article looks familiar for some reason. just had shoulder surgery, so i had to winterize camper and it will be awhile before i get to go. dangit!

[workingdude]

tanks to all you folks for responding!