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| Hey Guys, I'm just starting to fish Walleyes in a small, rocky river near my home! I was hoping to get a few tips from the walleye guys! Any advice would be appreciated! The river is mostly riffles into long pools that are 6 to 10 feet deep and very rocky!
Thank You...Brian |
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| Current breaks and seams, think shallow, pitching jigs and various baits, plastics live bait, "Draggin Jigs" from Dean at Everts Resort |
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| moreyes, I am BRAND NEW to this! Would you please go alittle more into detail on some tactics, presentations and such!
Thanks...Brian |
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| Great question 24/7... you failed to mention whether you are fishing from a boat or shore... when I here riffles and small I think shore... either way here is my tips...
Walleyes in this type of water will act alot like smallmouth, if fact you'll find them together... At least I do in shallow fast water... only difference is smallies will come up top more than walleyes...
So me and Moreyes are gonna hit this place, whether in a tuffy or from shore... he'll bring his stuff and I'll bring mine... we will also have a case of beer on Ice in case nothing bites...
my equipment will include 3 rods...
1. spinning rod with 6# test, a big bunch of jigheads 1/8-3/8... for baits I'd go with the basic grub, smoke color... maybe throw in some chartruse too... I use a Zoom fat albert and have won walleye tournamts with this basic rig... just throw it up stream and drag it back, around any eddys or pools... I also catch alot on watermelon or green pumpkin spider grubs, walleyes may be in a crawfish mode... like a smallmouth... In fact might be my first choice now that I think about it...
2 jerkbait rod, (spinning or baaitcasting) I use a baitcaster with 10# mono... bait... husky jerk... the biggest one... if your place maxs out at 10-12ft, the husky jerk is halfway there... you wanna get those walleyes to commit off the bottom... once they commit, hang onto the rod...
3... A baitcaster with a spinnerbait... I like a simple clear color with double willow blades... throw it up into the riffles or shallow fast water and bring it back downstream... might not sound like walleye stuff but sometimes those walleyes get up there to feed... surprisingly shallow... We won a walleye tournament once by heading up this feeder stream as far as the boat would go... threw spinnerbaits and caught a big limit and lunker... water was so shallow that 3 guys waded by us with flyrods... everybody else had 1 walleye or zero... I've been back to this spot and alway manage a few waldos, spinnerbaits, sluggos, shallow cranks...
hope this helps... I'd avoid bluebird days and no wind... crappy dark weather are good days this kind of water... you got me thinking about a small river around here... wading kinda water... mixed bag of bass and walleye... gonna have to hit it this fall thanks for reminding me...
so I got my stuff and a case of beer, Moreyes is bringing a bag of Ice and what tackle? |
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| I fish this type of river here in michigan 2- 3 days a week for the last 30 years or so, all said above is true, but i never let blue bird skies deter me from slamming some eyes and smallies together, my best tatic is also the easiest and most basic. get your favorite spinning rod with say six pound mono and a otopus bait holder hook, take the biggest night crawlers you can find and hook just in the end of the nose. you may need a spit shot or two or maybe none depending on the cutrrent flow and dept your fishing. Key is to keep your bait moving just above bottom at same or slowerspeed of the current. Quater cast the rig upstream of likely location, do not engage spinning real keep open bail with high rod tip following bait down stream, as bait get down stream lower rod tip and hold the line with a finger to detect the bite, which most times will feel like a pearch nibbling, always be ready to release or feed the line to the fish until it makes a short run to swallow the bait, they usally move away from the other fish while doing this. give it a few seconds engage the real slowlly reel and feel for weight or movement of the line wheer it enters the water. if you feel the fish set the hook and hang on. if fish is deepley hooked and your not going to eat it just cut the line for a live release. Once you get the hang of it you will pound the fish and have a great time. Good luck Kannon Kares |
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| Thats some AWSOME info. Fellas! You guys got me all fired up and ready to catch some Walleyes! It seems like the walleyes that are in this river are mostly TROPHY SIZE!(DARN) I have caught them by accident from 20" to 32" (12lbs.) I figured I'd have to be crazy not to learn how to catch these big Rascals! Right? BTW...How about throwing those jigs up stream with some WILD creek shiners hooked to em'? Think that would getem' too?
I Thank You Guys Very Much!!!
Brian Gilmore |
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| BTW...I fish from a 17' flat bottom Sea Nymph with a 50/35 Evinrude Jet motor! I'm all set up for running the shallow water!
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| Oh boy, there is allot to type, I am still learning everytime I go out, practice and and just time on the water. There are 2 DVD I would highly rec. for river fishing. Call Dean at Everts Resort and order them, they are awsome. Tell Dean, Kirt sent yah |
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| i fish a river like your talking about and i like to troll using bottom bouncers floating worm harness or walking sinker and floating snell |
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| Do you lose alot of the bottom bouncers when you troll them?
Brian |
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| Here's an odd one to go with the other good advice. For those big girls, i find out what they are eating. In the shallow rocky river i fish it is bluegills. I sit on a gravel bar or rock bar in the evening with bluegills set out near the bottom. Some of my biggest walleyes came this way. I figured this one out fishing flatheads, but it sure works for the monster walleyes! |
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