| To help you find river walleye fast I prefer to | | | | look at old posts, newer posts and recent posts. |
| follow the masses, especially if it is a new river or | | | | You can gather a ton of good information on |
| a river I have not fished in a while. | | | | your local walleye river. Take notes on depth, |
| Here are my top river walleye fishing tips. | | | | time of year, location, depth, speed, etc. This can |
| 1. Follow the Masses | | | | be an valuable resource if you are willing to spend |
| 2. Talk to local shops | | | | a few minutes looking on the internet. |
| 3. Visit forums | | | | Top 4: Read Maps |
| 4. Read Maps | | | | It is wise to purchase a map of the river you will |
| 5. Hit and Run | | | | be fishing. Looking for hot walleye spots is not to |
| Top 1: Follow the Masses | | | | hard because you are looking for structure. |
| Word travel fast about hot fishing spots and soon | | | | Underwater islands, head of islands, drop offs |
| the masses hear about it and you'll find that each | | | | associated with a flat area are all really good |
| weekend more and more boats are fishing in that | | | | places to start. My favorite thing to look for is |
| particular walleye fishing hot spot. | | | | turns in the river. Anytime you can find a spot on |
| It is not hard to find these locations because | | | | the river that has a hard bend in the river, you will |
| there normally are between 5 and 25 boats in | | | | find walleye somewhere around there. You might |
| one particular drift. Simply position your boat at | | | | need to work the area hard, but you normally |
| the furthest upstream position, put your walleye | | | | find walleye. |
| fishing rig (bottom bouncers/spinners), get your | | | | Top 5: Hit and Run |
| electric motor started and drift downstream. | | | | This method works extremely well on the |
| I prefer to fish this location until I don't see | | | | Columbia River below dams, especially McNary and |
| walleye being caught anymore. Then I pull all the | | | | John Day. Near Lake Roosevelt it is harder |
| gear inside the boat and move to a new location | | | | because the packs of boats are so spread out |
| and start the drifting process all over again. | | | | and you will find people targeting multi-species. |
| Top 2: Talk to local shops | | | | After you have launched the boat head upstream |
| This is where you get to become a CSI of the | | | | or downstream until you find a pack of boats. |
| river. Visit your local shop, talk to the owners, talk | | | | Walleye fisherman all use the same methods of |
| to the employees, and talk to other fisherman if | | | | drifting which is start upstream and troll |
| you can get up the nerve. The questions you | | | | downstream. Once you find a pack of 5 or more |
| want answered are: what are they using to catch | | | | boats in one drift just start your drift on the |
| walleye, what part of the river is producing and | | | | upstream side and start trolling. If you catch fish, |
| what depth are they fishing? If you can get those | | | | stay there and if you don't then keep moving until |
| three questions answered you should be able to | | | | you find the next pack of walleye fisherman. |
| catch walleye your first trip out. Like I told you | | | | Below McNary you can travel about 10 miles |
| before, on the Columbia river it is not hard to find | | | | downstream and hit 6 or 7 hotspots and it is |
| these locations, including depth. so if the only thing | | | | very easy to find these locations because the |
| you can get answered is the walleye fishing rigs | | | | fisherman will be on the drifts. |
| that are producing you will do just fine. | | | | All these walleye fishing tips are useless unless |
| Once you get to the river, simply take a | | | | you take good notes. Water temperature, |
| upstream route or a downstream route and | | | | locations, depth, river levels, weather conditions, |
| move until you find the "masses". | | | | walleye rigs used, and speed are part of the note |
| Top 3: Visit the Forums | | | | taking process. These notes are valuable to you |
| Using Google, type in walleye fishing forums and | | | | the next time you plan a walleye fishing trip. The |
| start looking. Obviously you want to find forums | | | | more notes you have, the easier it is to pin point |
| that discuss walleye fishing in your area or | | | | exactly where you need to go to catch a |
| particular river. Once you find it, don't be afraid to | | | | boatload of walleye. |