I know a lot of out there do not consider fishing for jack salmon, dore, pike-perch. Better known as Walleye but that is because the Walleye is not really a know fish by most. It is a very difficult fish to catch unless you know about it as most know about bass. So here I am going to see if I can give you some incite on a relatively easy fish to catch once you know where and when the best time to go on the hunt.
First, Walleye are not blind though their eyes makes one to believe they are but their eyes are opaque so that they can see in low light which gives them advantage over their pray in low light, dark nights and cloudy days as well as windy days. They shirk away from bright light and are more active at night. Now that does not mean that you can’t caught them during the day. You just need to use the weather to your advantage. Cloudy, windy and low light day or evening and of coarse at night. The wind will diffuse the light rays and make Walleye more active during the day.
Walleyes do not like dense vegetation, muddy bottoms or lose sand. So what do they like, open bottom with rocks, gravel or firm sand as long as they are not in spawn and love current. When the Walleye spawn the males enter spawning area first followed by the female and are found schooling. The female swim over the spawning area dropping the eggs and the males impregnating the eggs and the eggs drop to the bottom to settle where they may and both the male and female leave the eggs unprotected. This is a good time to catch Walleyes as they are in schools and they are hungry. The spawn begins when the water warms to 45 to 50 degress. If you find a current you will most likely find Walleye.
You can use live minnows or artificial bait, artificial bait that is fluorescent or bright in color is best, or a combinations of both. Just remember that Walleye are bottom feeders so you must get down to the bottom or close to it to get them.
I hope that you give Walleyes a try this spring.
Happy fishing and be save,
William
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If most of you are like me, you are interested in having the lates and best technology that is available. Am I right? OK, read on as this article my change some of your thinking when it comes to fishing and catch and release. There have been some biologists studying different species and have come up with some pretty interesting assumptions to prudent questions. So let us take a look at their findings.
Dose fishing pressure make fish more difficult to catch? (Rainbow Trout)
Test setup was this: three lakes were chosen and net sample was taken for each and the fisher were tagged and released
Three anglers were setup with the same gear
First lake was fished everyday for fours hours for thirty days and the trout were released within the hour - result were, first five days catch rate was 16 trout per day however the catch rate declined rapidly to 5 trout per day by day 15. The other two lakes were fished once for one hour. So you can see that the heavier fished lake produced less catch rate. So what can you do to change your catch rate with smart fish? Change the bait!!!!!
Are your chances of fishing success better in a lake that contains a lot of fish or fewer fish?(Walleye)
This study was done on Oneida Lake in New York and on 215 lakes across Ontario. Their findings here delete with not only fish population but also growth rate and abundance of prey. In the study in New York your catch is greater when the prey abundance is lower. In Ontario it also had to with prey but with the added twist that 60 of the lakes had no ciscoes but had yellow perch the other 155 had both prey. So what to do, fish lakes with low population of prey but with ciscoes and lower population of Walleye will produce trophy Walleye.
So that is how science and technology put together can solve your catch rate.
Lets go fishing,
William
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Bronze Back, Smallies or Smallmouth Bass it matters not what you call them, they are just great fun to catch. You can find them in rivers, lakes and ponds. They will bite on a lot of different types of bait from live to artificial so in this article we are going to look at the four most properly used baits. Of the four, three are my personal favorite.
Crawdads
This one is my favorite when I am hitting the river to fish from the bank for a quick trip. For this type of smallmouth fishing I prefer the live ones and if I can get the soft shell ones the better. I have never missed to catch two to three pounds with this setup but like all live bait it is difficult to fish with and difficult to obtain. The artificial lures are not as effective but you can catch fish on them in lakes and ponds.
Hellgrammites
This one I have not personal used but I have been told it is a killer for bass. Both the live and artificial are hard to find.
Bait Fish
This is another of favorite baits. Bait fish such as minnows, shad and sculpins are very effective but like the crawdads, live bait, is not as easy to use but really can’t be beat. Artificial lures are much easier to use and very effective. They are not hard to find like the hellgrammites. Some of the best in the artificial lures are the KickTail minnow, Repala, the Zara Spook and the Wally Diver.
Worms
Worms, the go to bait for any type of fish and are great for smallmouth bass. This is another of my favorite. Live worms rigged on a set of gang hooks is very effective. Artifical worms are just as effective as live worms and are hard for smallmouth to turn down.
As I said at the beginning there are three that I use for smallmouth and have the best luck with.
Happy fishing and be save.
William
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I was wondering if there is any fishing equipment that would be save for the environment, so I thought I would see if I could find some. I came across a non-profit organization called S.A.F.E. (Sustaining Angling, Fish and Ecosystems) dose have a kit in a tackle box for $14.99. They can be purchased on line at www.greentackle.com, www.redrockwildernessstore.com and at a few local sporting goods stores in St. Paul and Ely, Minnesota, Lincoln,Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa, also the sale of these kits go to Stewardship Ethic though the non-profit group Recycled Fish. These groups are working hard to insure that fishing will be there for future generation.
Why use S.A.F.E. gear?
Fisherman are creating problems for other species who use the water ways. When we barack a line that has lead weight is lost in the water and believe it or Loons, Swans, Ducks and Geese find them and eat them. Once that happens, the foul will die from lead poisoning. Studies have shown that 25% to 50% of dead Loons is from lead poisoning. When Eagles catch fish and eat them can also inquest lead that maybe inside the fish and also die of poisoning.
Traditional soft plastic lures do not degrade and can be ingested by fish and cause a blockage that will end up killing the fish. Some 20 million pounds of plastic end up in the water supply every year due to plastic lures.
What is in the tackle box?
There are lead-free sinkers and lures, biodegradable molded lures and floats, circle hooks and cam-action single hooks.
I know that most of us do not use this type of gear and I am not saying that we should but I had not heard if there are environmental gear and I do not believe it is readly avalible in all areas.
Time is coming close to thinking of getting things ready for the early spring, going after Crappie. Most fishers will have forget this time of year for fishing for slabs and pan fish because of the unpredictable weather and water conditions. That could be your biggest mistake in missing some great fishing. Let’s take a look at why some decide not to in this time of year. The top problem that most see is the water conditions, water to clear, to muddy or to dingy. Let us see if we can give you some help to look past these condition and get out there and have fun and give you some proven plans for catching crappies under these conditions.
Clear Water
When you have clear try going with ultra-light tackle and 2 pound test line. The ultra thin line is practically invisible to the fish. Also you you will have to fish deeper to find the crappie. you can exspect the fish to be in the 10 to 15 foot range and as far as 22 feet. You can also troll with live minnow but keep the bait behind the boat about 75 feet as the Crappie are going to be spooky.
Muddy Water
Muddy water can be the most difficult problem to over come but us need to remember you will have to change your method to produce fish. In muddy condition, Crappie will be holding near or even in weeds, rocks, logs and ledges. The method best to use is minnows and straight line. Really bump the minnows into the cover. Give scent a try in muddy water. You have to get the Crappie to notice your bait to get them to bit.
Dingy Water
This sitution is not as dramatic as Clear and Muddy Water situations. You just have to adjust to the condition. Go with trolling with minnows but you canshorten the amount feet behind the boat to about 40 feet. If water temperature is above the magical 50 degree mark you will want to troll between 0.7 to 0.9 miles per hour and if the temperature is below 50 degress you want to slow down to 0.5 miles per hour. You will want to fish along creek and channel ledges with scattered cover or if on deep lake look for points with stumps.
So don’t miss out on getting those big Early Spring time Crappies just because of water conditions. Just remeber that you have to adjust to the condition and you to will be able to catch those Crappie.
Let’s go fishing and be save.
William
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Just as the seasons come and go so do the rivers and streams change their course. Rivers and streams can change an old established fishing hole into nothing more than a mud bank depending on the snow melt or flooding or any of a multitude of natural occurrence that will change the course of a waterway. Each year our waterways change course and will create new and different places for the fish to lay while making their trek up or down stream. Change of waterways occurs mainly in the rivers and streams, lakes and oceans can also experience changes that will cause the fish to stay in new areas. Rivers and streams are more predominately affected by floods and glacier run off and with an increasing water flow can change
completely eliminating old fishing spots all the while adding new holes that will provide lots of action for the sports fisherman. The change of rivers and streams provide a constant challenge to those that favor fishing there with finding new opportunities as well as revisiting old spots that still exist on the waterway. With this challenge each year thousands of fishing enthusiast take to the rivers and streams to see what is in store for them prepared to take Mother Nature’s challenge and try to win in the game of fishing. No matter what the odds with rod and reel in hand the mighty angler seeks his fortune of fish while battling the changes nature has placed against him.
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