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So im still trying to get the hang of this Walleye stuff. Smart little guys arent they ? Anyway after many many hours, I had my first hook up last Saturday. Unfortunatley , Lost em....
My Question is , How is the bite in the rain ??? I suppose its more related to temp , as fish arent afraid to get wet. But with high pressures, low pressures etc., Whats the consesus among those in the know ????
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99 out of 100 times here in utah there is no eyes caught durring low presures. in rivers however they will bite 365 dys a yr rain or shine.
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Low pressure combined with cold fronts can shut them down.
Rain without the cold front does not necessarily present a problem as far as there are winds that will cause currents around a point or a structure where they would be like customers at a "free all you can eat smorgasboard".
Remember this, it is the cold front which is a problem. If you caught one in a cold front, it's probably just a random bite, like a bite of opportunity dangling in front of their nose but doesn't really happen often.
For some reasons, they seem to know ahead of time when a cold front is going to hit, they like to gorge themselves so they don't have to eat during the cold front.
Like for example, I saw some people catching quite a few eyes recently a few days ago, ahead of impending cold front, which during that cold front, that place shut down completely the next four days.
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Well I suppose I'll have to take the middle ground on this one. In mho its not so much the weather condition as it is the light factor.. While I've never made Walleye the top target spieces of mine, I have been know to roll a few from time to time. I have caught eye during good weather and bad, rain, snow, big blows or shine. But whats become clear to me is due to an Eyes fantastic low light vision murky water created by wind driven waves pounding a shoreline provides them with a perfect opportunity to ambush and feast and they will often take full advantage of it, rain or shine.. Whats more its my belief that feed for walleye enjoy the same conditions due to the fact the pounding action of the waves will dislodge feed for them as well. Waves helps suspend little morsels in the water where its easy for the bait fish to feast upon, and in turn, the large preds such as walleye have easy pickings too.. In other words waves pounding a shoreline create water currents and feeding chains. With any luck you'll soon be topping the list of preds along the shoreline feasting on the beasties.. Best of luck!
Aw heck,, what do I know??
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Actually I would agree with you on the waves and the low-light.
There's something to note: you can catch walleyes while it is raining, windy or snowing, it's a matter of how low the barometer goes. Walleyes are affected by the low-pressure at its lowest point as the cold front passes through. I beleive the cutoff point is 29.74 or lower in the low pressure bracket. It can rain or snow at 29.74 or higher and you will catch walleye before the barometer gets too low that they shut down. Hope this gem of a theory helps.
There is a water barometer that you stick in the water that tells you the pressure on the market at Cabelas. (This doesn't work on rivers since there is no body of water to put the high/low air pressure on it so that's why you can catch walleyes 365 days a year.) So check it out in the catalog.
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I HAVE ALSO CAUGHT RANDOM FISH IN FRONTS AT UL AND DC. BUT FOR THE MOST PART LOCK JAW IS WHAT WE ENCOUTER MOST FRONTS. I TO LOVE TO WADE HY WINDS AT UL. AND YUBA. AT THE BUBLE UP I USE TO KILL EM IN HIGH WINDS. AT YUBA I FIND A MUDLINE AND WORK IT IN WINDS. GOT TO LOVE THEM MUDLINES!!! AS FAR AS WEATHER IT RARLEY STOPS ME N CHUCK BUT YOU PROBLEY KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT THE AVERAGE UT FISHERMEN. HARD CORE EYE GUYS. JUST LIKE YOUR SELF. WE FOUND A GREAT SPOT FOR KITTY CRISPERS !!!
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when it rains it makes the water dark, what I mean by this is. the rain breaks up the light penatration in the water and it seems dark to the fish and we all know that walleyes are night feeders. they think it's getting dark. as for weather, to me weather in no big deal, it's just that sudden change from nice warm days to a cold rainy day. thats what shuts the fish down (lockjaw). dosen't matter what the weather is like, as long as it's been the same type of weather for 3 days or more. the fish will get active on that third day.
wind will also break the light penatration, thats a good time to troll.
Get the book Walleye wisdom, this book will help you on alot of walleye tips, weather, moon phase, calender period, location and more. hope this helps. later chuck
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well i caught over 200 eyes in 3 months.....november,december,and january..all in a short period of time..arriving to the lake at 8pm fishd til midnight, oh it wasnt warm it was so cold that your line would iced up at the tip of your pole..and i was in no boat just in waders! rain and snow didnt slow them walleyes at all..well i caught them everymonth of 2004
about the walleye wisdom book thats got to be a joke! its not going to help. all matters on where you are and what the [#ff0000](heck)[/#ff0000] you doing..lincolnbeach,yuba,deer creek is a place for young bucks or shall i say beginners to catch eyes..no need for skills or technique..just tie on any rubber lure you'llcatch one.. bet if you but a 1/16 head on a [#ff0000](cigar)[/#ff0000] you'll catch them also...or if youre so lazy then go join them local guys and go ou ever night at this time of the year and net them [#ff0000](fish)[/#ff0000]..even though i like theyre comment.... net em" hide em" and sell them[cool] i dont see them braggin about cold or hot temps.. [#ff0000](golly)[/#ff0000] i bet they're catching them all right now while we sit and daydream about how we are the best walleye fisherman in UTAH...hahahahah nobody is a good or the best!!! all on luck... if you have patient then youre a good walleye fisherman..
another hint if them [#ff0000](walleye)[/#ff0000] dont bite just rigg up something good and snag them all.. go to the end of spanish fork river thats what theyre doing now...and HEY it's not just locals...its your own people!! go watch and learn stop asking questions..
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THE ONE THING I HATE IS SNAGGERS THEY HAVE ENDED ALOT OF THE WALLEYE HOT SPOT WITH THER ANTICS. I USE TO WATCH GUYS AT THE BUBLE UP TRYING TO SNAG HENS EVERY TIME THEY WOULD ROLL THE GUYS WOULD THROUGH RIGHT ON TOP OF THE BOIL AND START RIPPING IT AMONG THE FISH. THEY KEEP EVERY FISH THEY SNAG. I HAVE CALLED ON THESE GUYS MANY TIMES. AND ONLY ONCE DID THE DWR SHOW WITH AN UNDER COVER OFFICER. TICKETS SHE GAVE. BUT THE GUYS DID NOT STOP THER AGRESSIVE TACTICS. THER WILL ALWAYS BE THOSE TYPES OF PEOPLE WHO WILL SHOW UP IN NEGATIVE WAYS WITH NEGATIVE LESSONS. THAT IN TURN ALWAYS SEEM TO CHANGE ALL OF OUR FISH OPPORTUNITIES AND LIVES. IT SUCKS TO GET UNDESIRED LESSONS. XXWALLEYEXX TAKE A CHILL AND LETS HOOK UP SOME TIME TO SHARE SOME WALLEYE HOOK UPS TOGETHER. KEN
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I hate those snaggers too! It is very unsportsmanlike, and unethetical as well. Sometimes I wonder if they know it's against the law and they flaunt it willfully.
If you're gonna catch walleye, do it the legal way, and the legal way is the most fun and challenging. The rewards of catching walleyes is the sweet yummy white meat!
Let's hook up soon!
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