Welcome to All You Walleye Fishermen!

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Permalink Reply by Lloyd on April 22, 2009 at 10:58pm

Fiesty critters for sure.
I agree lets get this group going!!!

Permalink Reply by Charlie Griffith on January 21, 2011 at 8:17am

Well, I am a newbie, I guess. I have never fished for walleye, but I got the bug. I would plan on doing so in the coming year. I would like to discuss the fisheries and equipment needed to do so. 

I have a small boat (14 ft) and all of the fishing gear. 

 

Look forward to hearing from you folks. 

Charlie

Permalink Reply by Chad Simon on January 30, 2011 at 11:58am

Charlie,

There are some really good lakes in Eastern Washington in which a 14' boat is plenty big enough. Soda lake and Billy Clapp are my 2 favorites. However if you really watch the weather, don't be afraid to venture onto the bigger lakes. Get yourself some firetiger jigheads in 3/8-1oz, bottom bouncers, and worm harnesses. That would be a great start for gear. Believe it or not Walleye can be caught all year long. February and March are prime time for catching big female's before they spawn. Some places to take into consideration in the next few months would be the mouth of the Spokane river on Lake Roosevelt, Rufus Woods, Lake Wallula, and the Lind Coulee arm on Potholes. A good depth finder is a must, they can often be found out to 70'.

Charlie Griffith said:

Well, I am a newbie, I guess. I have never fished for walleye, but I got the bug. I would plan on doing so in the coming year. I would like to discuss the fisheries and equipment needed to do so. 

I have a small boat (14 ft) and all of the fishing gear. 

 

Look forward to hearing from you folks. 

Charlie

Permalink Reply by Charlie Griffith on January 30, 2011 at 3:31pm

Thanks for the input, Chad.

I know about the jigs, and I have some 1/4 oz and 1/8 oz. Will pick up some 3/8 to round out the arsenal. What size and type of line would you suggest for a openface and a bait casting reel?

Is Fluorocarbon necessary or recommended and say 10 pound test?

 

Also how do you rig and a fish a bottom bouncer?

 

 

Permalink Reply by Chad Simon on January 30, 2011 at 7:20pm

Charlie I generally use 10lb test. I don't feel flouro is necessary on walleye, they're not the smartest fish in the water, just the hungriest. Remember Walleye have extremely sharp teeth. I usually use my drop shot rods when I fish jig heads. Let them eat it a little before you set the hook. When fishing a bottom bouncer you will want to use a baitcasting outfit so you can continously let out line easily to maintain contact with the bottom. I prefer a 7-7 1/2' moderate fast action rod. The action of the rod will keep you from ripping the hooks out of their mouth. Let them eat it, and just give a moderate sweeping hook set "like drop shotting". Run your mainline to a bottom bouncer, off the back of the bottom bouncer run about 3-4' of line to your worm harness. Get the worm harnesses with a double hook setup. Dress your worm harness with a whole nightcrawler. Troll along, and let the fish tell you what speed to fish it. General trolling speeds are usually between 1-3mph.
Charlie Griffith said:

Thanks for the input, Chad.

I know about the jigs, and I have some 1/4 oz and 1/8 oz. Will pick up some 3/8 to round out the arsenal. What size and type of line would you suggest for a openface and a bait casting reel?

Is Fluorocarbon necessary or recommended and say 10 pound test?

 

Also how do you rig and a fish a bottom bouncer?

 

 

Permalink Reply by Charlie Griffith on January 30, 2011 at 8:30pm

Chad Simon said:

Charlie I generally use 10lb test. I don't feel flouro is necessary on walleye, they're not the smartest fish in the water, just the hungriest. Remember Walleye have extremely sharp teeth. I usually use my drop shot rods when I fish jig heads. Let them eat it a little before you set the hook. When fishing a bottom bouncer you will want to use a baitcasting outfit so you can continously let out line easily to maintain contact with the bottom. I prefer a 7-7 1/2' moderate fast action rod. The action of the rod will keep you from ripping the hooks out of their mouth. Let them eat it, and just give a moderate sweeping hook set "like drop shotting". Run your mainline to a bottom bouncer, off the back of the bottom bouncer run about 3-4' of line to your worm harness. Get the worm harnesses with a double hook setup. Dress your worm harness with a whole nightcrawler. Troll along, and let the fish tell you what speed to fish it. General trolling speeds are usually between 1-3mph.
Charlie Griffith said:

Thanks for the input, Chad.

I know about the jigs, and I have some 1/4 oz and 1/8 oz. Will pick up some 3/8 to round out the arsenal. What size and type of line would you suggest for a openface and a bait casting reel?

Is Fluorocarbon necessary or recommended and say 10 pound test?

 

Also how do you rig and a fish a bottom bouncer?

 

 

Permalink Reply by Charlie Griffith on January 30, 2011 at 8:32pm

Charlie Griffith said:Thanks again, Chad.

I  will have to digest this a bit. I doubt that I will get over the hump to fish for a while. I am sure I will have more questions. A hungry mind always does. Mine is starving. 

Like I said, I am new to this type of fishing.

Charlie

 

 

Chad Simon said:

Charlie I generally use 10lb test. I don't feel flouro is necessary on walleye, they're not the smartest fish in the water, just the hungriest. Remember Walleye have extremely sharp teeth. I usually use my drop shot rods when I fish jig heads. Let them eat it a little before you set the hook. When fishing a bottom bouncer you will want to use a baitcasting outfit so you can continously let out line easily to maintain contact with the bottom. I prefer a 7-7 1/2' moderate fast action rod. The action of the rod will keep you from ripping the hooks out of their mouth. Let them eat it, and just give a moderate sweeping hook set "like drop shotting". Run your mainline to a bottom bouncer, off the back of the bottom bouncer run about 3-4' of line to your worm harness. Get the worm harnesses with a double hook setup. Dress your worm harness with a whole nightcrawler. Troll along, and let the fish tell you what speed to fish it. General trolling speeds are usually between 1-3mph.
Charlie Griffith said:

Thanks for the input, Chad.

I know about the jigs, and I have some 1/4 oz and 1/8 oz. Will pick up some 3/8 to round out the arsenal. What size and type of line would you suggest for a openface and a bait casting reel?

Is Fluorocarbon necessary or recommended and say 10 pound test?

 

Also how do you rig and a fish a bottom bouncer?

 

 

Permalink Reply by Chad Simon on January 31, 2011 at 12:25pm

I'm by no means any expert. Walleye are stupid, and easy to catch if you find them!

Permalink Reply by Charlie Griffith on January 31, 2011 at 2:57pm

Chad Simon said:

I'm by no means any expert. Walleye are stupid, and easy to catch if you find them!

Permalink Reply by Charlie Griffith on January 31, 2011 at 2:59pm

Well, I guess I will just have to get out and play with them to find out what I need to 

do. Thanks for the help. Tight lines.