If it’s been steady and seasonable, there’s a good chance you’re going to run into some active fish. Forecasting the activity levels of the fish before you hit the water means checking weather conditions. Intermittent bumps off of the bottom or other structure while keeping your bait in a steadily moving motion is what often triggers early season walleye. Normally, aggressive fish are just starting to wake up from the winter’s sleep, even walleye that begin their renewal so early in the year.
Fishing slow at this time of the year almost goes without saying.
Many walleye fishermen go as low as 6-pound test for casting with 10-pound test in today’s fishing world the top side of line size. For casting, an angler may not pick up on the feel of the line as well, but you can tell if you are ticking the bottom, which means to speed up just a bit for a jig and minnow combination, keeping the bait in the strike zone just off of the bottom. Monofilament disappears in the water column much better than braid and, while it stretches, it often softens the use of a jig or other offering. The issue here is fooling fish in relatively clear water. It is stronger, supple, and can really take the abuse. Anytime that we target aggressive fish with teeth, the mindset should be to use braided line. Knowing where and when to start looking is always the biggest key to your success this season and every season. Depth will depend on which body of water one is fishing, but walleye prefer water temperature around 44-48 degrees Fahrenheit. But this doesn’t mean they aren’t done with their shallow water trips, because that is where the bait fish are hanging out and finishing their spawning.ĭeeper structure may be the order of the day once the season has turned to early summer, but it’s really no big secret where to find the “glassy-eyed” monster early in the season - in between 4 and 7 feet of water. May 1 is the new official walleye opener, which is when most of the walleye are done with their spawning runs. While muskie are fun to catch, it’s the walleye that gets most anglers attention during the early spring. Once ice is gone and the water begins to warm, two of the most interesting fish in our part of the world - walleye and muskie - begin their journey to shallow water on their annual journey odyssey to spawn.
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