walleye

[fishinjosh98]

what would be a good lure for walleye?

[PerchJerker]

Tough question, it really depends on when and where you're fishing. Got any more info to help us get you pointed in the right direction?

[fishinjosh98]

um deer lake in itasca county near effie and sometime in the first 3 weeks in august

[PerchJerker]

I don't know anything specific about that lake, but your two best options in my opinion are going to be vertical jigging with a jig and minnow, or pulling night-crawler harnesses behind a bottom bouncer.

For vertical jigging with a minnow, you're going to probably want 1/4 ounce jigs, or maybe 1/8 and 3/8 ounce depending on the depth and wind. Get in a good spot (ie. look for fish on your electronics), drop the jig/minnow to the bottom, and slowly drift / troll / slip over the fish, dragging or hopping or swimming your jig/minnow.

For crawler harnesses, you'll want 2 ounce or 3 ounce bottom bouncers, and 2 or 3 hook crawler harnesses with spinner blades. Any bait shop or sports store with fishing stuff should be able to help with these. On the water it's the same deal --- get over a good spot, drop down to the bottom, and slowly troll or drift keeping your bottom bouncer close to the bottom.

Both of these are techniques are pretty slow presentations, you don't really cover a lot of water this way, so it's important to be in a good spot before spending a lot of time there.

Hope this helps. Good luck and have a great trip.