THe fishing lures I’m using have stopped producing Walleye. What are some of your favorite lures to us, so I can try them?

There are numerous good lures for catching walleye available on the market. The trick is matching the correct lure to the condition you are fishing in. Another factor to take into consideration is the often overlooked element of sound. Walleye use their sense of sound to detect the location of possible food sources. Once pinpointed, the fish seek out these food sources and attack. It is highly recommended to use a lure that has a sound element to it. One example of this is the Ratting No Snagg lure. Great live bait combinations with this lure are night crawlers, leeches or minnows. Another piece of advice is to be aware of the condition that you are fishing in when making a lure selection. For example, dirty, shallow water areas call for a noisy lure. The noise function will enable the walleye to tap into their sense of sound to pinpoint the lure through the dirty waters. Another sound example is using Rattling Rapalas in stained water. Here again, allowing the walleye to pinpoint the location of your bait selection by their sense of sound is the trick to drawing them your way. At the other end of the sound spectrum are the lures that vibrate or wiggle as opposed to emitting a noise. These types of lures work in clear lake waters or other small bodies of water. Finally, match the lure color to the surrounding environment color. A Chartreuse colored lure will catch the walleye attention in a stained water environment. Whereas a crawfish colored lure will attract walleye in sandy bottom environments. The next time you’re out fishing, try a few of these suggestions and some of your own. Who knows, you just might find a new use for that old trusty lure selection.