Walleye

Walleye

Tips for catching walleye:

        Walleye prefer water temperatures between 65° F and 75° F. They will move into colder waters to find food but you will seldom find walleyes above 80° F. They also like water that is muddy or read because of their low tolerance to light. Walleyes love a bottom with gravel and rock and will seek out areas with a light current. Most fishermen agree that the weather can affects walleye behavior but there are many different opinions as to how it affects them. The most common view is that a choppy surface reflects away a great amount of the natural light. This will often bring walleyes into shallower water and start them feeding. A similar result occurs when skies are dark and overcast. On windy days, walleye will often be found on the windward shores while they are few and far between on the lee side of the lake.

         Walleyes usually eat on other fish such as yellow perch. They will also periodically feed on insects, leeches, crayfish and frogs. When it comes to fishing walleye, live bait is generally more effective. At times when artificial lures are not attracting strikes, a switch to live bait may do the trick.For night shore fishing walleyes I used live bait about 99% of the time. Casting was just to much guess work when fishing from shore. Considering I was fishing walleyes it was very rocky and snag filled where I fished. Live bait and lighted bobbers worked very well for night fishing. One of the things that may surprise you the most about shore fishing at night is the fact that you don't have to cast out very far at all. Walleyes see very well in the dark and some nights you can actually see their eyes reflecting light from flashlights.