| The topic of how to catch walleye in the | | | | range is generally the best. If a spot |
| summer is a popular one among walleye | | | | doesn't seem to be working, move on. |
| enthusiasts, and the difference between | | | | |
| spring and summer walleye fishing very much | | | | Tactics To Land Them |
| resembles day and night. If landing a big one | | | | |
| is the desire, tactics, location and patience | | | | A lot of people wrongfully believe that |
| must all come into play. Learning the habits | | | | walleye don't do a lot of feeding in the |
| of these fish and understanding where they go | | | | summer. This is not so, but it does take a |
| and when can bring in several walleye during | | | | few tricks to catch their attention. Beyond |
| what many believe is an off time. | | | | seeking them out where they are, certain |
| | | | baits seem to work better than others. Some |
| Location Is Everything | | | | proven summer walleye bait includes: |
| | | | |
| While the shallows are often walleye paradise | | | | - Live bait on a slip rig. This works very |
| in the spring, once spawning is over the fish | | | | well for some anglers. The preferred live |
| often move on to deeper, cooler waters in the | | | | baits for summer include night crawlers, |
| hot summer months. To find them, anglers need | | | | leaches and sometimes minnows. |
| to seek out the right location. | | | | |
| | | | - Spinner and live bait. Live bait really is |
| Tips for finding them in the summer include | | | | the key to catching walleyes in the summer |
| looking for mid-level to deep structures. | | | | months. Many anglers find the spinner more |
| Walleye often move into these during the | | | | suitable to their style of fishing. |
| hotter months. If the body of water being | | | | |
| fished has been charted, check for sunken | | | | Patience Is A Virtue |
| spots that might hold a bevy of colder-water | | | | |
| seeking fish. Rocky outcrops, mid to deep | | | | Walleye are fish that like to move. When |
| level flats and even humps tend to draw them | | | | considering how to catch walleye, a whole lot |
| in. Underwater islands, too, can produce a | | | | depends on conditions at the time of fishing. |
| great deal of fish. Keep in mind that it is | | | | With the patience to seek the fish out where |
| still possible to find some of these fish in | | | | they are, it is possible to successfully land |
| the shallow waters (especially on colder and | | | | these critters even during the hottest of |
| windier days), but the mid to deep level | | | | months. |