| Darn walleyes! They have a way of messing up | | | | fish with thorough confidence. Secondly, a jig will |
| your best plans don't they? Especially when you're | | | | still produce some fish but be sure get a slip |
| fishing during a great time of year and weather | | | | bobber out there as well. Keep your fathead |
| makes the bite tough. Traditional patterns | | | | minnow just an inch or two off the bottom and |
| dissolve, fewer fish are active, and a usual hot | | | | use a chartreuse hook. The mood of the fish will |
| bite turns into a quest to get the skunk out of | | | | slow down with the water now backed up into |
| the boat. | | | | the 30's and a slip bobber is a great way to |
| Spring walleye fishing is normally a hot time of the | | | | tempt fish. |
| year to fish stained natural lakes. With decent | | | | Finally, be sure to get out more in the afternoon |
| stable weather the fish stay shallow all day long | | | | after the sun has warmed the place up a bit. The |
| and you can really clean up by pitching jigs. | | | | best locations will usually be on the sun-beaten |
| However, I've seen more than a few surprise | | | | Northern shorelines in these lakes. Calm water will |
| snow storms and sub freezing temperatures in | | | | warm up quicker than wave beaten water as well. |
| April. When this happens the water cools back off | | | | Most fronts are backed up by cold blustery North |
| into the 30's and the rules for catching shallow | | | | winds. This creates warm calm pockets on the |
| walleyes change. | | | | upwind side of the lake - the Northern shorelines. |
| First of all the fish stay right where they were | | | | With walleyes you always here about following |
| only they may move a foot or two deeper in | | | | the wind. Following this advice and many other so |
| these waters. Instead of being 2 feet from the | | | | called rules will cost you fish and cheat you out of |
| banks, many will be out 15 or 20 feet from the | | | | everything walleye fishing has to offer. Be sure to |
| good rocky shorelines with a severe cold blast. | | | | get educated on modern day walleye dynamics |
| You must have faith the fish are still shallow and | | | | by visiting the inland walleye series web site. |