When ice-fishing for Walleye - how many holes do I really need to drill?

Typically, you wan to drill two or three holes preferably spaced about fifteen to twenty feet apart. This is figured per person. Make sure to drill your holes as soon as you find your place on the ice. After you start fishing is not time to drill more holes. The reason for this amount of holes is that, when a bite occurs, anyone in the group will have holes to fish out of and try for the bite as well. You should also drill your holes for a diameter of ten inches. The standard eight-inch hole is sufficient for small walleyes, but if you want something bigger than four to six pounds, you will need a ten-inch hole.

Another important thing to remember is that you do not want a lot of artificial light after dark. Walleyes seem to bite better after dark and when you have extremely bright lighting around you, they may retreat. You also do not want to place the lights to close to the holes. This may result in a slow down in bites. You are going to find the bite to be tremendous at dusk and usually three to four hours after that and again a couple hours before sunset. You could be fishing all night if you want to brave the cold.

Keep in mind, you only want to put one or two lines in the hole, one is preferable. If you over use the holes, you could end up having no bites at all.

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