The walleye or Pickerel for you Canadian folks , is one of the most sought after freshwater fish in North America today. These tasty fish are caught on a Variety of different walleye baits. What I want to give you today is a general set of guideline to use when you are live bait walleye fishing. These guideline can be excellent reference material when you want to organize your next walleye fishing trip.
Guideline #1 Live Baits To Use In the Spring
It is a proven fact that spring is a extremely productive time of year to catch walleye with live bait, but you need to understand what walleye baits work best this time of year. If you have tried ribbon leaches or night crawlers in the spring I suspect you had limited success. Both of these live walleye baits are great to use in the summer but not in early spring. In the spring the best walleyes bait to use are minnows. Make sure you contact your local bait dealer because the type of minnow you choose to catch walleye is very important. This step should not be sidestepped. You can save yourself a lot of wasted time if you by getting this information. Your fishing time is valuable so don't waste it. Here's a list of Minnows that are good for catching walleye:(1)Fathead Minnow, or "mudminnow" or "Tuffy", (2) Horney Head Chub or Redtail Chub, (3) Redbelly Dace or "Rainbow", (4) Spottail shiner, and Golden Shinner.
Guideline #2 Live Baits To Use In the Summer
As the water temperatures rise and the seasons move from spring to summer your favorite walleye bait selection will need to change too. Normally spring time is the best time of year to use minnows, but in the summer time your walleye live bait selection could be ribbon leaches or night crawlers, or in some special fishing situations some other walleye baits. Don't skimp on your walleye baits! Make your bait s for walleye look attractive as possible. The other live baits for walleye that work well in special fishing situations are: Mudtom, or Willow cat, larva tiger salamander, or waterdog, and the leopard frog.
Guideline #3 How To Keep Walleye Live Baits Fresh
If you are going to be successful at fishing for walleye with live bait you need to keep your walleye baits fresh and lively. When you dress up your walleye fishing rigs you want your ribbon leaches and night crawlers squirming and moving when placed on the hooks. When you use night crawlers it is very important to store them in commercial bedding with a damp cloth draped over the container. When you use ribbon leaches make sure to take them out of the container you purchased them in and place them in a Styrofoam bucket that is half full with non-chlorinated water. This will prolong the live of your ribbon leaches by several days. If you are storing your walleye fishing minnows in a bucket make sure it is aerated, preferably with a submerged pump that connects to a 12 volt battery.
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