| One of my favorite ways to walleye fish is to | | | | available, and by drift fishing this is what you are |
| drift. | | | | presenting. Many anglers take a marker buoy with |
| There's nothing like it, sitting back with a warm | | | | them, so that they can mark areas where they |
| breeze, with the quietness of nature only being | | | | got a hit and return later. |
| disturbed by the pleasant sound of waves hitting | | | | The second element in drift fishing for Walleye is |
| the boat. | | | | the Rigs and setups used during the fishing. A live |
| But I'm not alone. That's because Walleye drift | | | | bait rig works very well for most anglers when it |
| fishing is a popular pastime of many anglers, and | | | | is used with a slip sinker. |
| there are some techniques that can help you with | | | | Simply tie your hook to a test leader between |
| the speed and the rigs and setups, so that your | | | | two and five feet long. Now you attach a barrel |
| fishing is even more successful. | | | | swivel to the leader. Use either a Lindy or egg |
| The first aspect of drift fishing for Walleye is the | | | | sinker on your main line, and place one single bead |
| speed of your boat while drift fishing. Walleyes | | | | above and below the sinker, then attach it to a |
| can be a lazy breed, and if you are going too | | | | barrel swivel. Now you can bait your hook with a |
| quickly then your bait will not stay on the bottom. | | | | leech, night crawler, crawfish, or minnow. |
| This will cause the bait to go by the fish too fast, | | | | The size of the weight you use in this rig should |
| and the fish may just watch it go. | | | | depend on the depth you want and the speed |
| If there is a strong wind, it is possible to use your | | | | you are drift fishing at, and anywhere form one |
| motor to slow down the boat, making your drift | | | | eight ounce to a whole ounce may be right for |
| fishing more effective. This is done by back | | | | specific conditions. |
| trolling, and it will return some of the boat control | | | | If you do not want your bait to scrape along the |
| which the wind is taking. If you do not want to | | | | bottom so that it does not hang up, you can use |
| use a motor to slow down, you can tie a bucket | | | | a floating jighead instead of a hook with live bait. |
| to a rope, attach this to your boat, and then let it | | | | If you are using night crawlers, you can use a |
| pull the boat to slow it down. | | | | worm blower, which will inject a small amount of |
| Windy weather is a great time for Walleye fishing | | | | air into the worm and keep it off the bottom. |
| and for drift fishing, and it is possible to go slow | | | | The air makes the worm float instead. |
| enough to drift fish for Walleye no matter how | | | | There are many rigs and setups which will work |
| bad the wind is. Drift fishing is all about slow | | | | well when drift fishing. Grab one, give it a go, and |
| speeds, because Walleye do not expend energy if | | | | put more walleye on your hook! |
| they do not have to. They prefer bait which is | | | | |