The Best Walleye Fishing Season

Walleye fishing season is the best in spring duringand along the shorelines in shallow waters are
and after the spawning season. However,going to be god places to start. The mouth of
summer nights and fall months are just as goodrivers is a good place to sit and fish for walleye
for fishing for walleyes. Just like the weathermanas they start their venture back to the lake
predicting weather that never seems to bewaters.
correct, the right fishing time cannot be predictedLater in May by the weed beds is a great place
as well. The right season is when the walleyeto find walleye lurking. You can use a slip bobber
seem to be the hungriest. This would be rightand a minnow to drop in right above the tops of
after the spawn in spring. After spawning, thethe weeds. This a good time to stay in the
walleye rest for a few days before venturing outshallower waters because the water temperature
for food and the beginning journey to the openis warmer and the weeds are growing good. The
waters. Now is the best time to fish for walleye.walleye will stay here until the time is right to
Even though the weather is a bit chilly, you willhead to the deeper waters. The best time of day
find that you have more strikes after spawningis at dawn and dusk in shallow waters.
then you do all year long. The fish have had aOther months of the year are going to be good
slow feeding winter and the spawn takesfor catching walleye as well, but you do need to
everything they have left. They do not feedcontact some local bait shops for some local
much during the spawn, so they are going to bereports on how the walleye are biting. Some
hungry. At this time, it best to use small baits.areas are better at different times. It still stands
The fish are hungry and ready to feed, but theytrue that the best time to catch your limit is
are eating in small amounts right now in order toduring and after spawning season in late April to
build up an almost dormant appetite. By watchingthe Middle of May. You want to catch them
weather reports, water condition andbefore they head to the deeper waters where
temperature reports, you can almost pinpoint thethey can hide and not be detected in some cases.
right time to look for walleye in rivers and by theThe one thing that all anglers do need to keep in
lakeshores.mind when fishing for walleye during the spawning
By tracking the water temperatures, you willseason is to never keep the females before they
have a better understanding of when to get outspawn. This is only going to hurt the walleye
and start some fishing. Late April into early Maypopulation in the future. Most anglers will fish the
will be a good time in some of the northernwalleye at post spawning when everything is over
states such as Wisconsin. The temperatures ofand done. During the spawn, the females do not
the water are just getting right for spawning andfeed anyway, but the males do a little. By waiting
there are many areas to fish where the walleyeuntil after the spawn, you will have more fish to
are present. Rivers, small lakes, larger lakes withchoose from verses when the fish that are
plenty of underwater rock formations and weedsspawning.