10-03-2007, 07:46 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Walleyes become more active daytime feeders whenever the daylight hours shorten and water temperatures start dropping in the fall. That can start by the end of August, but gets quickly better after the first cooling rains about mid September of most years. October is widely considered to be a "magic month" among walleye fans. The water temps drop below 60, but are still warm enough to keep the fish active. They slow down a bit when the temps drop below 50, but can still be taken all winter...in open water or through the ice.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Some tight-lipped walleye-ites have been scoring a few 'eyes with some regularity, by casting traditional lures in traditional spots. But, they are the die-hards who are not turned off by wind and weather. In fact, they often claim to do better in sloppy conditions. Walleyes are known to feed actively on the windward shores of lakes when the turbid and splashy water blows in their food (minnows) and disorients them in the chop. Dedicated wallie fans grit their teeth, cast into the wind and usually take home some good eatin'.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have taken some of my biggest wallies ever during the last week of October into the first week or so of December. The fish are feeding to fatten up for the winter, and some of them really pack on the pork. Here's a pic of one I got several years ago while jigging for white bass in American Fork Harbor early in December...on a small silver spoon.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Some tight-lipped walleye-ites have been scoring a few 'eyes with some regularity, by casting traditional lures in traditional spots. But, they are the die-hards who are not turned off by wind and weather. In fact, they often claim to do better in sloppy conditions. Walleyes are known to feed actively on the windward shores of lakes when the turbid and splashy water blows in their food (minnows) and disorients them in the chop. Dedicated wallie fans grit their teeth, cast into the wind and usually take home some good eatin'.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have taken some of my biggest wallies ever during the last week of October into the first week or so of December. The fish are feeding to fatten up for the winter, and some of them really pack on the pork. Here's a pic of one I got several years ago while jigging for white bass in American Fork Harbor early in December...on a small silver spoon.[/#0000ff]
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