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Trolling Trolling is a preferred technique especially on days when the walleye don’t seem to be in any areas, but spread out. By using a trolling motor going about two miles an hour, you can cover a larger ground than you would if you were drifting or sitting in one place. You can troll with the line off the side or from the back of the boat. If you are trolling, use enough line to get the distance [...]
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5 Fishing Walleye Tips
Trolling If you have never heard the old saying, “Troll with the flow,” you have not been walleye fishing. When you are trolling, you want to troll with the waves or ruffle s in the water. If you are fishing in areas that could have walleye, you want to cover the area of the selected zone and trolling slowly within the zone with the flow will work much better than fighting the flow. You [...]
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Lake Vermilion Walleye Fishing Strategies
5. Presentation is more important than many anglers realize. All species have a natural instinct that tells them to move away from anything that is un-natural. Therefore, if you make your bait move around in all types of weird, crazy ways, the fish will not touch it. They know that something is not right and no matter how tasty the meal looks, it will not yield results. This is why one [...]
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Largest Walleye Ever Caught
Drift fishing is easy to do and it truly entices the walleye to strike because it allows you to let your bait glide slowly to the bottom at a speed that gives the walleye a chance to see it and have time to go after it. When the bait drops too fast, it will bounce off the bottom and startle the fish or it will move by so quickly that the walleye simply ignores it. Since the walleye is considered a [...]
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Oregon Walleye Fishing Techniques
Baits and Fishing Tips The technique that you choose will help determine which baits to use when fishing for walleye in Oregon. For example, if you’re going jig fishing, then you’ll need to have a good selection of jigs to take along with you. These come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors that give you the opportunity to try different ones until you find what works the best. The [...]
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Best Walleye Fishing Boat
What is your fishing style? The beauty of walleye fishing is that you can go out anytime of the day, night, or year. Some people prefer to fish at night, and this is a great time to go, as larger walleye can feed aggressively at night. If night fishing is your preference, then you want a boat that offers you protection from the elements. Night can be cooler (of course) and fishing in the cold can ruin [...]
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Best Walleye Fishing Ontario
Lake of the Woods: This large lake, located in Western Ontario, boasts thousands of islands to fish from or troll around. In fact, there are so many islands here, you can fish a different one every day of your life, and still not touch them all. This lake was created over 10,000 years ago, when the glaciers started to recede, carving deep ruts into the granite rocks. This area is one of the oldest [...]
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Lake Erie Walleye Tips
Tip Two: Use the Right Bait The walleye is considered a lazy fish because they won’t go out of their way to seek out food. This is why the bait that you use is so important. You need to find something that entices them to strike. Live bait is an excellent choice but artificial lures work very well too. As long as the lure resembles the natural food source they are familiar with, they will go [...]
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Four Pike Fishing Lures
Pike Fishing Techniques When it comes to pike fishing, technique is important. It’s recommended that you use a medium sized spinning rod combined with a good quality spinning reel for the best results. When seeking out the larger pike, it’s always a good idea to use a wire trace to prevent from losing your catch. One of the best techniques to use when fishing for pike is trolling. This [...]
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Four Methods to Catch Freshwater Walleye
Trolling: Trolling is a good method to catch walleye by boat. You have the mobility and flexibility to move from place to place if you find that one area is not giving you much success. In the hot summer days, when the sun is bright, walleye will head for deeper waters or for weed beds. This is because they are extremely light sensitive. If the day is cooler and overcast, they will come out into the [...]
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Three Tips to Catch Big Walleye
Many fishermen know that this is where to find the large walleye; so of course, this is where they will flock to. In order to thwart these other rivals, look for a lake that is more known for bass fishing. There may be a large number of people fishing there, but they are not singling in on walleye. This leaves the pickings to you. If you don’t have the luxury of trekking across the country, then [...]
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Tips for Ice Fishing for Walleye at Night
During the night, because the moon doesn’t provide much light, walleye are more on the move. This is also when bait fish are more active, so the walleye are looking for food. When you have staked your pad on the ice and have your hole drilled, you will, of course want to keep warm and be able to see. Naturally, you would have brought along a light to accomplish both of these. There is a trick [...]
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Three Walleye Fishing Lures and When to Use Them
2. Spinning Rigs – Spinning rigs are great for getting the attention of the fish. When coupled with plastic worms or live bait such as leeches, they can be effective for getting the walleyes that are more lethargic as it gets closer to winter time and the water is beginning to get colder. These come in many different colors, when one color is not working, try a different color until [...]
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Four Walleye Fishing Tips and Techniques
In the summer months the previous tip should be followed for fishing for walleye. In the fall and winter, any time of day can be fished successfully. Just make sure to use larger live baits because the fish are not going to be chasing small meals but are going to want one large one. They are going to be slowing down to conserve energy so one big meal is going to attract them more than a little [...]
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Five Walleye Fishing Techniques for Northern Canada
5. Choose the Right Bait – It’s important to choose the right baits based on the time of day and year that you go fishing. You can fish for walleye with both live baits and artificial lures. However, in the early part of the spring you’ll see the best results if you use live baits. When using lures to attract the walleye, you’ll find that crank baits and jigs work [...]
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Five Fishing Lures for Walleye Fishing in the Fall
Those who want to can add a spinning rig to compliment the bottom bouncer/walker and to attract the attention of the walleye more fully. Many of the lures that are mentioned here can be used together to make a combination that the walleye are not going to want to pass up, even when they begin to slow down in the fall. 4. Crankbaits – Crankbaits should be a mainstay in any walleye [...]
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Fishing for Walleye
3. Vertical Jigging – This is the best technique to use when the walleyes are spawning. When there are many people in a boat it can be hard to troll. Using vertical jigging can make it easier for a few people to fish out of one boat at a time. You are going to need to use a fish finder to get to the fish. Once you have found a large school, you can begin the vertical jigging [...]
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5 Tips for Walleye Fishing the Detroit River
Once you have found a large school, you can begin the vertical jigging to bring them in. If you do not have a fish finder, try and located the schools of minnows or other types of bait fish that attract the walleye, chances are, where the bait fish are, the walleyes are going to be there as well. 4. Mud Island – Mud Island is a hot spot for walleye. This is a place where the walleye [...]
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5 Secrets for Walleye Fishing in Lake Vermillion Area
Once you see how big Lake Vermillion is, you will want a place to start. Try starting at Piccard Island. For one reason or another, the walleye are heavily populated in this area. The island is near Head of the Lakes Bay. The walleye are in the deeper waters in this area by the underwater rock structures. You can present the minnow and have some success landing some nice sized walleyes. The best way [...]
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5 Alberta Walleye Tips
Walleye tend to go crazy if a cold front is about to move in, so be an avid weather watcher and plan your trips around this. If the weather is in the midst of changing, you should wait a day or two to venture out. Walleye will probably not be biting at all. Speaking of weather conditions be sure to keep an eye on the sun and clouds. Walleye have light sensitive eyes, so this plays an important factor [...]
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