tcbow Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 So I have recently taken up targeting hard water walley. Does anyone have any info or tactics they would be willing to share that might me this winter. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan z Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 A navionics app on a smart phone or recent lake maps with contours will help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoltRinger Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 In addition to the lake map apps, use the MN DNR Lake Finder app or HSOforum, look for lakes that have high numbers of walleyes to fish, in lakes that are stocked fish the weedlines. In lakes that have natural reproduction, fish points, rocks, transitions. Use a jigging spoon tipped with a whole minnow, minnow head, or tail. On your other line use a plain hook and a minnow. Don't be afraid to use the biggest shiners you can find early in the season! Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcbow Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 Thanks for the info...I do make use of the lakemaster phone app along with DNR maps and lake info. I will try the spots you mentioned and keep on doing what I'm doing and hope for some luck. Thanks and good luck to you as well- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farley Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 a buckshot or sweedish pimple tipped with a minnow head, fishing around points and humps is a good start. What kind of tips are you looking for and I'm assuming you have a flasher of some sort? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleCatMan Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Hopefully it's okay with the OP if I add a question;After you've done your research and found some good looking areas on the map, when you actually get out there and start drilling around, what kinds of signs or indicators are you looking for? With crappie fishing, I typically won't fish a hole until I mark fish on the flasher, is this how most approach walleye as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farley Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Maybe some do, I generally pick out a spot, be it an underwater hump, a saddle or a point and fish it for that evening. If nothing happens I move to the next spot the next time. Drilling holes I'll look for a weedline, and the top and bottom of the structure and note the depths of all those and with the thinking that they'll come from deeper to feed up shallower at night I'll have all my holes drilled so I can start in the deeper stuff and work my way in, or zig zag up the breakline. Lots of times I'll throw a tip up on the weeedline or at the bottom of the break and then move it in shallower when the sun goes down. Usually I start with the sharpest breaks.During daytime I would just fish around the structure in the deeper water. Lots of times I'll mark a lot of perch during daylight then around sundown they dissapear and the walleyes move in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstermoose78 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I know that around the area I live in people forget about weed lines for walleyes. If you are fishing normal humps, bumps, sunken islands, sharp breaks, inside curves, and still not getting much check the weed lines. I like the jigging spoons as stated above, but make sure to have a plain hook and a minnow down as well. I have watched many walleyes come in to jigging spoons and eat the minnow on the plain hook more times than not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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