Shorecasting at night for Walleyes

[CHM]

I was out tonight. I got a 23" eye on a #12 Firetiger Husky Jerk. Then the wind came up! I didn't have any luck after that. It's tough to cast straight into whitecaps.

Without a doubt, I've done better during the full moon period than the dark moon. It might be true that gold and firetiger work better on dark nights and silver/black on moon lit nights. But just about the time I have things figured out something changes. About the wind...I've actually done better on calm nights. I fish in 4-6 FOW and I think the waves stir things up too much.

[shorefisher]

On Tuesday night I got a 26" and a 19" My best for the year. 5 feet of water and I alway do better with wind but not Tuesday night not one fish until the wind went down Just when i think I have it they chage it up on me But thats what keeps me going back. Looks like it is going to get cold Friday what do you think they will do?

[namtkd1]

CHM and ShoreFisher, I was out last night and caught a 19 incher on a perch colored Husky Jerk. There's something about that wobble the walleyes crave! I actually do better when we have a constant south breeze probably between 10-15 mph. It's tough to cast up into the wind, but when that happens I make parallel shoreline casts. Sometimes I find 1-2 fish stacked up real tight to shore. Tuesday night must have been a good night, my friend told me he caught a 23" fish. This weekend should be good with the cold moving in...

Nam

[midex717]

Greetings!

My boat is put away for the season (due to storage constraints), and would love to do some fall shorecasting. I know that no one likes to give out their secret spots, but I sure would appreciate some tips on lakes, or rivers in the Southern Metro area where I could take my kids, and try to nail some Walleyes from shore.

Thanks in advance!

[CHM]

I can't help you about the metro area specifically, but, as Doug Stange said way back..."Find a current area!" This can be rivers, inlets, outlets, wind swept points, etc. I've done best where creeks run into lakes.

However, I would like to explore other areas but around Alexandria it's really hard to do that and not trespass. I've often thought about just going out wading at some puplic accesses and pitching next to the rushes. What do most of you guys do?

[namtkd1]

Midex717 - A really good place I have caught and released some really nice walleyes is where the Minnehaha Creek flows into the Mississippi River. Good walleye fishing at the mouth of Minnehaha Creek! It takes a considerable walk to reach the creek mouth. You'll have to walk down several flights of steps to reach the creek, then follow the creek downstream to reach the river. Great spot for early season and late fall!

CHM - The rivers and lakes I am shorefishing now have a creek or channel where current flows through and most of the shoreline is rough with large rocks/boulders. Much of it is public access. However, I have to park quite a ways and then walk to the location. Where I am fishing it's pretty much a sand flat and I catch the walleyes near the drop-off or along the shore.

Nam

[shorefisher]

Midex, I fish north of the metro but I'm sure the same things we are doing will work on just about any lake with eye's in it. One area of a lake is a beach I do very well in the sand of the beach better if the wind is in your face. Most beachs have a mud to sand area and that is what I try to hit. Later in the night I have cought them with in feet of the shore line. I do not use waders so I look for any lake with a park or beach and set up. I belive the fish are moving around quite a bit so it need not be a large area for you to get fish. The bit changes from night to night as many things play in to the fish being there. But its a great way to spend a night with the kids.

[friendlyfisher]

shorefisher, I would assume you and your kids use lighted bobbers? Or are you all casting raps?

[shorefisher]

My son will use a lighted bobber with a glow jig and fathead. I have been using rap. taildancer. or countdown. raps doing better but fatheads work good also.

[jigginjim]

Namtkd, You should fish below the ford generator plant in St. Paul. I was fishing down there one evening after dark. I noticed something surface feeding, thinking it was whitebass, I started casting Zara spooks into the feeding frenzy. To my surprize it was 1 1/2-4 lb. walleyes, doing what apeered to be cartwheels. Flipping out of the water. The walleyes were feeding shad on the surface. What a nite we stayed and fish the walleyes for 90 minutes. When I tell people about it, they look as if I lost my mind.

[CNY Tim]

It's been outstanding fishing walleyes boys., check the NY Forum. Been taking the camera so when I can get images done I'll try to post them here...

[namtkd1]

Thanks Jim for letting me know. I probably would have been one of those who thought you had lost your mind... Did you catch any on the Zara Spook? I will have to give it a try next year if not this weekend.

Nam