It's All About Walleye Fishing And Catching That Trophy Fish

By Kerry A. Francis

Walleye are wily fish to catch. It's no wonder that they have
so much attraction and a loyal following of fisherman throughout
North America. Many avid anglers will book fishing vacations /
holidays up to as remote virgin walleye fishing regions as
Northern Canada just to grab that "Killer Walleye". What can a
Walleye fisherman do best or even better not do in order to
catch that trophy fish?

One of the first points to make is you as fishermen are what
you bait. Do not use lethargic bait. Most anglers do not realize
at all that the natural movement of the bait is much more
important than sense or taste to the fish even is. To continue
that leeches and crawlers continue to move and attract your prey
change bait every 5 to 10 minutes. However note in the case of
minnows - those minnow bait last longer.

Along with bait, placement and depth can be key. Its best not
to drag your bait on the water's or shore's bottom. Your rigs,
bait rigs and bouncers should "swim" just above the "bottom
"most of the time. If there is contact with the bottom it should
only be occasionally. Thus if you feel that tick or twitch - it
can only be one thing - your walleye.

Some fisherman will fish overweight jigs. If you can use the
lightest, not the heavier, jigs possible. If the jig is heavy
itself it will make it hard for you to feel and react to the
fish's strike. Strikes of a Walleye on bait can start out to be
ever to slight to the touch. Why deaden your response, or your
enjoyment. Of course in the case of river currents, you may have
to increase your weight load of jigs.

The bigger and more trophies desirable Walleyes are no
slouches. They have "been around and seen it all". As such you
find them among the weeds and weedbeds, schooling ever so
tightly. In such cases a crankbait along the edges of the weed
or weeded areas may grab you that first strike. Next pick that
area as well as the adjoining areas of water slowly apart. You
can find that a lipless rattling crankbait can help you to cover
the water near the surface more quickly. If the fish are located
deeper (perhaps your fishfinder has informed you of this) you
may prefer to use a diving crankbait with pronounced action.

What about casts and casting when it comes to Walleye fishing?
First it can be said that "long casts although impressive to the
crowd and non-fisherman, often lead to more snags and snagging.
Why waste your time getting out of snags and losing valuable
tackle? Position your boat so that you can make short casts. In
addition you may often find that you get more bites from the
fish - especially so with fishing jigs. It is best to position
your fishing boat so that you have the best position and ability
to do short, generally more effective casts. Thirty (30) feet or
so is often best as a cast distance. Thirty feet will give a jig
a nice pendulum like movement and will reduce the wind's
influence on your fishing lines.

Lastly the question is often asked of how much line to release
- how much line to have and how much fishing line to release.
Ultimately you want to keep your fishing line at a 45 degree
angle. Too much line will make the bottom bounce fall over ,
dragging the trailing bait or spinner rig instead of letting it
move or "swim " along graciously. When trolling it's a balancing
act with trolling speed and inertia on one hand and bottom
bouncer weight on the other hand.

It's all about Walleye fishing and catching that "Killer
Walleye Fish". Remember that good day fishing is better than the
best day of working at the office, ever.

About The Author: Kerry A. Francis Fishing and Hunting Travel
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