07-14-2007, 06:41 PM
[black][size 3]You make this a difficult one without identifying the water. Is it 4 foot shallows of a deep lake that you are fishing?[/size][/black]
[size 3]I would assume that living in WI, that walleye are a major species for recreational fishing.[/size]
[size 3]First, I would say: learn the fish. Mostly walleye are bottom huggers, and their normal prey is the prevalent minnows and insects of that particular water. Determine what those are, and match your fly offerings to them.[/size]
[size 3]Outside of minnow and insect patterns, walleye will seem to be like other fish, in that they can be induced into reaction strikes.[/size]
[size 3]Popular colors for reaction strikes seem to be black, purple, yellow shades, brown shades.[/size]
[size 3]Fishing with flies for walleye can be a frustrating effort. Dragging flies on the bottom can be a snaggy affair. I tie my walleye flies with the hook pointing up which seems to help some.[/size]
[black][size 3]Finding walleye in shallow (4') water is unusual other than when they are spawning. You'll have to let us know how this effort works out.[/size][/black]
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[size 3]I would assume that living in WI, that walleye are a major species for recreational fishing.[/size]
[size 3]First, I would say: learn the fish. Mostly walleye are bottom huggers, and their normal prey is the prevalent minnows and insects of that particular water. Determine what those are, and match your fly offerings to them.[/size]
[size 3]Outside of minnow and insect patterns, walleye will seem to be like other fish, in that they can be induced into reaction strikes.[/size]
[size 3]Popular colors for reaction strikes seem to be black, purple, yellow shades, brown shades.[/size]
[size 3]Fishing with flies for walleye can be a frustrating effort. Dragging flies on the bottom can be a snaggy affair. I tie my walleye flies with the hook pointing up which seems to help some.[/size]
[black][size 3]Finding walleye in shallow (4') water is unusual other than when they are spawning. You'll have to let us know how this effort works out.[/size][/black]
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