06-05-2008, 04:21 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Theoretically, there are tackle and techniques that work better for targeting walleye. But, the truth is that there are probably many times more wallyes caught in Utah by accident, while fishing baits or lures for other species, than by fishing specifically for them. Whatever you are fishing for bass or trout will catch walleyes too. And sometimes, what you fish for walleyes catches only the "other guys".[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The more you know about walleyes and how they feed in any given water...and where they like to hang out...the better your chances of catching a few. But, in most waters that have walleye, there are other predator species too...and they all feed on the same food sources. So, in many cases, when you find perch, bluegill or bass you can often find walleyes too. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The main difference is that walleyes are more bottom oriented than some other species (like bass). And, they sometimes can be taken better at night. Serious walleye chasers at Starvation, for example, fish for perch during the day and walleyes at night. Perch seldom bite at night and walleyes feed well after dark...especially during the warmer months.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The bad news...it is virtually impossible to clean out a lake's walleye population by angling methods alone. Walleye are too tough to catch and they would never get down to less than a breeding population only through the efforts of anglers. But, it is possible to remove enough from the ecosystem to delay the inevitable. Just like at Yuba, there will be a balance of walleyes and perch for awhile, but sooner or later the walleye population will expand beyond the point where there are enough perch to feed them. Then, CRASHO. The boom bust cycle has been completed once again.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That is the likely outcome at Red Fleet, if they are not poisoned. The will slurp up all the other species, while they are young and tender, and pretty soon the older "forage" species will die out and there will be no more food for the walleyes. CRASHO. Nothing but a few skinny walleyes until they die out too.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The more you know about walleyes and how they feed in any given water...and where they like to hang out...the better your chances of catching a few. But, in most waters that have walleye, there are other predator species too...and they all feed on the same food sources. So, in many cases, when you find perch, bluegill or bass you can often find walleyes too. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The main difference is that walleyes are more bottom oriented than some other species (like bass). And, they sometimes can be taken better at night. Serious walleye chasers at Starvation, for example, fish for perch during the day and walleyes at night. Perch seldom bite at night and walleyes feed well after dark...especially during the warmer months.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The bad news...it is virtually impossible to clean out a lake's walleye population by angling methods alone. Walleye are too tough to catch and they would never get down to less than a breeding population only through the efforts of anglers. But, it is possible to remove enough from the ecosystem to delay the inevitable. Just like at Yuba, there will be a balance of walleyes and perch for awhile, but sooner or later the walleye population will expand beyond the point where there are enough perch to feed them. Then, CRASHO. The boom bust cycle has been completed once again.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That is the likely outcome at Red Fleet, if they are not poisoned. The will slurp up all the other species, while they are young and tender, and pretty soon the older "forage" species will die out and there will be no more food for the walleyes. CRASHO. Nothing but a few skinny walleyes until they die out too.[/#0000ff]
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