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