10-10-2019, 03:43 PM
[quote catchinon]Good things to know, thanks.
While I've got you here I was wondering how the walleye fishing is going. Would it work to fish for catfish and walleye at the same time, say slow trolling with one rod for each species? Still want to catch some walleye this year.[/quote]
[#0000FF]As you have been advised, walleye numbers and angler success rates have been down this year.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Can you fish for both walleyes and cats simultomateously? Sure. They will both hit the same things. I have caught a lot of walleyes on fish meat or whole chubs or white bass fishing for cats. And I have caught a lot of cats fishing plastics or crankbaits for walleyes.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]But if you want to rig two different rods with different offerings, try a float bait rig on one rod and a crawler harness setup on the other. Again, you are likely to catch either species on either rod.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]The one big downer...if you want to catch walleyes...is that they do not hang out much on the mud flats where we do most of our kitty fishing. Walleyes are more likely to be in shallower water and around rocks or other structure. You need to learn the contours of the rock ledges and the humps and depressions where they congregate...when they are "in town". There are a few regulars who have a good knowledge of the few rocky hangouts around the lake and they can move from spot to spot, trying different lures and techniques, to increase their odds.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Howsomever, during the postspawn period for walleyes...from late April through the middle to end of June...Walleyes tend to roam more throughout the lake...looking for groceries to bulk up again after the lean spawn time. That's when more walleyes are caught "on accident" by guys fishing for white bass or catfish...on lures or bait.
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[#0000FF]This time of year...when water temps drop a lot...you almost need to focus on wallieology in order to have any hope of scoring on the toothy critters. That usually means throwing plastics...with a lot of casts for every inquiry.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Here's a bit of info that might help.[/#0000FF]
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While I've got you here I was wondering how the walleye fishing is going. Would it work to fish for catfish and walleye at the same time, say slow trolling with one rod for each species? Still want to catch some walleye this year.[/quote]
[#0000FF]As you have been advised, walleye numbers and angler success rates have been down this year.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Can you fish for both walleyes and cats simultomateously? Sure. They will both hit the same things. I have caught a lot of walleyes on fish meat or whole chubs or white bass fishing for cats. And I have caught a lot of cats fishing plastics or crankbaits for walleyes.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]But if you want to rig two different rods with different offerings, try a float bait rig on one rod and a crawler harness setup on the other. Again, you are likely to catch either species on either rod.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]The one big downer...if you want to catch walleyes...is that they do not hang out much on the mud flats where we do most of our kitty fishing. Walleyes are more likely to be in shallower water and around rocks or other structure. You need to learn the contours of the rock ledges and the humps and depressions where they congregate...when they are "in town". There are a few regulars who have a good knowledge of the few rocky hangouts around the lake and they can move from spot to spot, trying different lures and techniques, to increase their odds.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Howsomever, during the postspawn period for walleyes...from late April through the middle to end of June...Walleyes tend to roam more throughout the lake...looking for groceries to bulk up again after the lean spawn time. That's when more walleyes are caught "on accident" by guys fishing for white bass or catfish...on lures or bait.
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[#0000FF]This time of year...when water temps drop a lot...you almost need to focus on wallieology in order to have any hope of scoring on the toothy critters. That usually means throwing plastics...with a lot of casts for every inquiry.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Here's a bit of info that might help.[/#0000FF]
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