Would anyone care to share some timeframes and tips on catching walleye at Deer Creek? I have never caught one there but would love to learn.
Thanks, Shane
last summer bottom bouncing a worm tricked a few later in the summer work structure this time of year gravel and current.. hope this helps
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Sorry guys, I am a lousy walleye fisherman. I spent 4 hours bottom bouncing and jigging DC on 5-7 and couldn’t even raise one fish. I fished the island, the flats to the north of the island, and the river bed.
There’s no Walleye in Deer Creek. Fish for smallies, they are easy to catch.
O.K. maybe there are a few Walleye in Deer Creek.
Perch are hatching. Bugs are coming up out of the sand.
Spawn should be over. I would focus on hungry post spawn bug munchers. Trout fishermen like to match the hatch. Walleye fishermen like to put something/anything moving and colorful in front of a Walleyes nose.
If Yuba had Walleye in it, I would be fishing East beach for bug munching eyes on the sand flats.
Yuba and Deer Creek are about the same elevation.
Smallies are still easier to catch.
Heck, after bouncing for 4 hours I tried smallies for over an hour and still struck out. DC beat me up that day.
Does anyone know a good guide for DC walleyes?
Try Walleyebob. [;)]
In a few more weeks fish them after dark with cranks and plastics along the rocks. You will be surprised how many anglers are out there fishing all night for the eyes. You dang sure don’t have to worry about skiers or jet skis. 
Okay this was 5-6 years ago or longer. If there are still walleye in there it should work - I imagine we did best in the middle of summer.
We used to drift the flats that are on down passed the Island. In about 10-12 feet.
We would drift either a needle fish with a half inch of crawler or a worm harness. Seems like for every walleye we caught we caught 2-3 big perch too. In the morning before the wind picked up we would bottom bounce worm harnesses and do okay too - but drifting with the mighty wind that picked up at noon was better.
We caught a few on almost every trip. Never scored dozens or anything. Largest was about 5-6 lbs.
Many are probably familiar with the area I’m talking about. Seems like there are always a few guys trolling through the area hoping for an eye or two.
Most people are fishing too deep right now. The post spawn fish are still pretty shallow. Swim a large curl tail grub, 4-5 inch, in greens , browns, smoke, clear glitter, on a 1/-5/16 jig head. Work that north end along the vegetation line out to about 8-10 ft. Should score you some eyes !!!