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Walleye Fishing: Fall River Basics: Part 4: Put A Spin On It

Tournament fisherman and guide John Hook came upon an unusual method to take big walleyes while trolling rivers that feed Lake Huron near his Michigan home. He used a spinner rig to boat some big ones.

Walleye Fishing: Fall River Basics: Part 1: Location

The key to catching river walleyes in the fall is to remember walleyes and other fish that live in moving water are lazy. River fish know how to take advantage of every place they can find where they can lie without burning many calories. Walleye expert Ted Takasaki reveals some places to locate those walleyes.

Get The Lead Out

Fishermen from Minnesota have taught anglers in other regions of the walleye range an important tactic for taking fish from rivers. While fishermen elsewhere resort to jigs, leadcore line is often the only way Minnesotans fish stretches of the Mississippi River during cooler times of the year.

Catching Walleyes Is A Snap!

It’s true that “tough bites” are times finesse strategies shine. But, there might be a better way that will catch more walleyes in a “snap” — snap jigging, that is. This method uses a Fuzz-E-Grub jig and minnow to move fast along breaklines to cover more water and provoke strikes from the most aggressive fish.

Precision Trolling Tools

Trolling is more than just putting planer boards out to the sides of a boat and dragging them helter-skelter along shoreline structure in hopes of catching walleye. Several tools can help. Here’s how to do it.

Float or Bobber?

The controversy continues. Float or bobber? True, those red and white round things are as American as baseball. But, the problem is bobbers often seem big as baseballs, too. They’re normally too large to sense the light bite of a neutral walleye. Enter the float. Check out all the benefits of using a float.

Using Hatchet Blades

There’s gold in them-ther’ Hatchet Blades — just ask Kevin Kraft and Glenn Rengo of Mapleton, Minn. The pair used the uniquely-styled spinners in hammered gold as well as silver and copper to win $100,000. Here are some tips on putting them into your walleye game plan.

Tips For Catching Cold Front Walleyes

Cold fronts are as inevitable as death and taxes. If you’re gearing up for a weekend trip, they usually arrive Friday night. There are a variety of theories as to what happens to walleyes, but the bottom line is they react in a predictable manner. Here are some tips to help you the next time things cool down.