Walleye hunt tips?...afternoon of 5-13-16

[Chris Musick]

Recently I have been trying my hand at Stockton for walleye. The fish up there just don't measure up to TR. So I'm going to pursue walleye in my favorite lake. I usually fish just south of shell knob by a relatives private dock and do well for crappie and bass. But I have no idea where to look on TR. I've been told channels that swing close to points is a good place to start, but any tips on what and where would be nice to get my feet wet so I could find my own honey hole. Thanks for any replies in advance!

 

Also, I'll be fishing from the shore line....

[Chris Musick]

Apparently walleye in TR are sacred and only for OAF royalty ha-ha.

[rps]

46 minutes ago, Chris Musick said:

Apparently walleye in TR are sacred and only for OAF royalty ha-ha.

My knowledge mostly pertains to upper end. However I have caught walleye right where the Cambell Bluff ends in a point as the channel turns North.

[Ellros]

 

  Everything I have heard says the walleye prefer living way up in the James River arm, and that they stay far away from the lower end where I am. 

[dan hufferd]

I am not sure how you can get access to some places from the bank. Everywhere I fish is private. I have a place in mind, but it is someones back yard.

[Chris Musick]

I drove to one today, not even thinking , got there and it was basically a mountain ha-ha. Drove an hour and a half from home. Found another place and caught a few crappie tho so not a total waste. Had a family friend clue me in on somethin he uses, caught those 4 crappie in the first ten casts....then nothing lol

[Quillback]

17 hours ago, Chris Musick said:

Apparently walleye in TR are sacred and only for OAF royalty ha-ha.

You're probably not going to get many replies because if anyone has a bank fishing spot that consistently produces walleye they aren't going to mention it on a public forum.

There's quite a bit of bank access at the Viney park and at Big M.  I believe Viney is now open, saw a boat launch there yesterday, and a few cars driving around.  It would help to have waders, or I guess you could wet wade, but the weather looks to be a bit cool the next few days.  I'd say the odds of catching a walleye at either location are pretty slim, but there's probably a few around as there are shad in the areas mentioned.  Certainly there are bass to be caught.

You could poke around on the upper White below the AR state line, there is some bank access here and there.  Make sure and check the regs if you fish in the trout areas.

[96 CHAMP]

I caught a few earlier in mill creek near channel swings if you are in that area, good luck. 

[Champ188]

Walleye are generally deep-water fish, especially as we enter the warm season, and therefore are going to be very hard to access from the bank.