Weed Bed Walleye Fishing Secrets

There are some important walleye fishing secretsstrikes.
for weed beds to keep in mind when you're outThis can also help you locate the Walleye, and
on the water.determine where to fish for best results.
After all, when it comes to Walleye fishing, theIn deeper waters, swimming jigs, which will travel
weeds may be the best place to find success.well through weed beds can be used to attract
Professional walleye anglers know that the weedsthe fish.
and weed beds are a favorite hiding spot forAnother method that can work well when you
these fish, and working the entire weed bed willare crossing back and forth between the deep
increase both the number and size of Walleyeand shallow areas of the weed beds is a crawler
that you can catch.harness with a crawler or fat leech on it.
The Walleye head to the weeds for a number ofEven though the traditional Walleye wisdom says
reasons, and in all seasons. The bait fish dartto fish the edges of the weed beds during the
through the weeds to avoid predators, the weedsday and the middle once the sun goes down,
block out the sun, and they keep the watermany anglers understand that Walleye are
cooler.unpredictable.
All of these are reasons that the fish preferThis means that the fish can be found around the
weed beds.edges at night, in the center of the weed bed
To work the entire bed, start at the outer edgesduring the day, or any spot in the weed bed at
of the weed bed, and look for areas where theany time.
bottom drops off or flattens out.Working the entire weed bed will ensure that you
Start with a jig and live minnow or a Fuzz-E-Grubhave not missed a trophy Walleye or a school of
or similar plastic bait. Jig along the outer edges offish simply because you did not think the fish
the weed bed, trolling slowly.would be there.
After a short time pick up speed to generateMost professional anglers are pros because they
some action. Next, go back and forth from theare willing to try new things and go against the
outer edge to the interior of the weed bed.traditional advice.
This will allow you to evaluate the difference inIn fact, go ahead and try some unusual baits or
depth and weed height between the outer edgetechniques, even if the "experts" say it is not the
and the interior of the bed, and help locate anyway to go.
Walleye that is hanging out in between the two.The time-tested walleye fishing secrets of going
Where the weeds are thin enough you should beback and forth, while varying your speeds,baits,
able to troll right through them, but if they areand presentations, will help you catapult your
very thick one technique may be to cast a jigwalleye fishing.
and quickly reel it back in to see if you get any