How do you catch October walleye?
A classic fall technique for oversized daytime walleyes is to fish oversized live baits, especially redtail chubs, along deep structure. This is a tried-and-true midday method on classic walleye waters, like Minnesota’s Leech Lake or Wisconsin’s Lac Courte Orielles, and works best after the fall turnover has occurred.
How do you catch fall walleye from shores?
The best shoreline approach is simple and well known throughout walleye country: Go out after dark, make long casts with a floating Rogue and reel it back slowly and steadily. Sometimes “slow” means moving the lure just enough to make it dive and swim a few feet beneath the surface.
What is the best bait for fall walleye?
Minnows are the most popular bait option for walleye anglers, I have found consistent success with shiner and flathead minnows. When targeting bigger fish, shiners in the 4-6″ range are the mainstay, these will weed through some of the smaller fish and get you on 25″+ Walleye.
Where to find walleyes in the Midwest in the fall?
Other good locations can include moving water around bridges and causeways. Current attracts walleye in the fall especially. Many rivers also turn on in the fall. In some situations, fish leave a lake or reservoir to follow a shiner migration.
Why are walleyes more active in the fall?
Fall is trophy time, particularly for hawg walleyes. Cooling water seemingly triggers a prewinter feeding binge. The ramifications, however, reach far beyond simple water temperature and enhanced activity; the changing environment causes fish to behave differently than they do in summer.
When is the best time to catch walleyes?
The fall months have reputations for being some of the best months of the entire year for fishing as most fish species, walleyes included, are actively feeding during this time. While big, deep lakes are often thought of as “classic” walleye waters, small, shallow lakes often harbor good walleye populations that often go on the bite now too.
What kind of jig to use for fall walleyes?
The classic Fire-Ball® Jig is available in these sizes and comes in a bunch of “fishy” colors as well. Various minnows will produce fall walleyes, but a scoop of fatheads is often all that is needed. On flat calm days or in very shallow water, the 1/16-ounce size Fire-Ball® gets the nod, though I’ll go to the 1/8-ounce size if the wind kicks up.