02-16-2004, 09:29 AM
Walleyes and perch love cabbage weeds. If you can locate some cabbage weeds, that is a great place to start. I've caught walleyes at alot of different depths. I like bays with at least 10 feet of water or deeper, that comes up quickly to about 5 or 6 feet, with cabbage weeds. If there are no cabage weeds available, I try to find the edge of a weedline. I set my tipups as close to the drop as possible. Some shallow, some deep. I prefer to use a #14 treble, and at least 1 1/2 feet of 8 pound monofilament line for a leader. I use either golden shiners, lake shiners, or fathead minnows for bait. If I use shiners, I stick with a large, or a medium. Fatheads, I use either large, or extra large. This is for Wisconsin, your minnows out there may be different.
I have caught walleyes up til 10 a.m on certain lakes, on overcast conditions. But, I prefer to fish them a couple of hours before sunset and into the night; or a couple of hours before sunrise and on into the morning. You will get some pike flags too, so be careful how you work the fish in.
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I have caught walleyes up til 10 a.m on certain lakes, on overcast conditions. But, I prefer to fish them a couple of hours before sunset and into the night; or a couple of hours before sunrise and on into the morning. You will get some pike flags too, so be careful how you work the fish in.
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