Deer Creek walleye tips?

[SBennett]

I am going early tomorrow to try for eyes, anyone care to share any recent reports?
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[Therapist]

Pull crawler harness on 1-2 oz. bouncers off the south end of the island or in the old river channel in the north end. Use a 3 way to pull shad raps in rainbow bay and wallsburg. Depth will vary, but between 20-30 ft. They also suspend off the main pts. all over the lake. Use your electronics to locate and vertical jig with spoons.

[SBennett]

All great techniques, had any luck with any of them recently?
The new state record is either in DC or UL.
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[Therapist]

Let you know, going up in the morning !!!

[SBennett]

No luck on eyes, only bass and trout.
It was a great day with perfect weather.
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[Gemcityslayer]

[quote SBennett]No luck on eyes, only bass and trout.
It was a great day with perfect weather.[/quote]

Some walleye guys like myself think that fishing at night is better for walleye all year round. (that is why they have those big eyes, so that they can hunt down prey in low-light conditions).

Anyhow - I fish them at night all year, but I sometimes camp and will fish for them during the day too... this time of year... it is very hard for me to catch walleyes in the day. I can catch a few immediately after the sun comes up, or immediately before it goes down... but during the middle of the day in the hot summer... its just plain tough.

Try fishing for them at night[]
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[cutthroat_bill]

Ditto to the night thing. Just add a green light.
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[wiperhunter2]

Interesting, where did you buy your green light? Do you use it just to see what you are doing or to attract fish?
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[Gemcityslayer]

[quote wiperhunter2]Interesting, where did you buy your green light? Do you use it just to see what you are doing or to attract fish?[/quote]

I can assure you a green light is not necessary to catch walleyes. It might help but I don't think it makes much of a difference. Maybe he can chime in with his experience.
They don't need light to feed... the light might attract bait-fish but again it is definitely not needed to catch walleyes. I like to stay mobile at night and cover a lot of water... in Wyoming you can't use a light anyways - but if you use a light I would think it would take some time for baitfish to take notice and show up.

Big key at night imo is.... fish bigger than usual. Fish baits / lures that put off more vibration and flash. Fish shallower than you would during the day. Move, move, move. The fish might be spread out all over the place... or piled up in a few key spots. If you aren't moving around you probably won't do very well.

I always fish for them from shore at night... but if you got a boat and you troll certain lures parallel to the shoreline... you will tear them up. PM me if anyone is interested in details or has specific questions.
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[cutthroat_bill]

My light is a hydro glow you can buy it online. I have fished at night all my life the difference using a light is unbelievable. The light draws plankton, the plankton draws minnows well you get it. Just got back from starvation. Took home 17 eyes and 4 rainbows. Pics tomorrow. This happened from 9:30pm to 1:30 am
Tight lines
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[wiperhunter2]

That sounds cool but do you let the light float on the water next to the boat or do you just hang it over the side of the boat, not touching the water? I'm guessing you jig right under the light?
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[SBennett]

My trouble lake is Deer Creek.
I would LOVE any tips to catch eyes at DC. I have put in hundreds of hours there since the late 80's and have only caught one walleye. I was thinking of hitting Boyesen but heard there was an ugly algae bloom going on?
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[wiperhunter2]

Shane, you need to PM some of the local walleye masters, send UtWalleye and Walleyebob a shout and see what they can do to put you on some DC eyes. When I was learning that lake years ago, they were the members that put me on the fish and helped me to catch them on my own. I haven't fished DC in a long time, so I'm not sure if I can be of much help now but from what I remember, it is the same as most walleye lakes, it all comes down to location or should I say knowing where the fish hang out during every month of the year. I know where they are earlier in the year but late in the Summer, I don't have a clue.
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[THESLAYER]

We fish at night always for walleye at deer creek from boat, this was the biggest last night out of 10 eyes it was 29" 11#
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[THESLAYER]

Sbennet we load the boat almost every night pm me your info split the fuel with me let's go
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[THESLAYER]

Here is another pig from last week let's go they are over populated in there we need to help!!!
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[SBennett]

Nice fish!
I am more than willing to split fuel and help thin the herd before a crash, I'll even bring the wetstone to sharpen the fillet knives.
Obviously I need to switch my early morning fishing for late nights.
I am at The Gorge this weekend but more than willing to try the following weekend.
PM sent.
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[CROSSINEYES]

send me a pm... or I will share some secrets. 30 plus yrs crossing dc walleyes eyes.[]
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[Blackellunge]

man , those are some beautiful walters! -

question .......
launching by wallsburg tonight - being a state park do you have to clear out of there by 10pm like you do at Jordanelle??
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[Blackellunge]

trolled some harnesses and some cranks last night , fishing was tough - just barely got the skunk out of the boat with one nice rainbow as we were approaching the dock . no sign of wally .

somehow managed to evade the majority of the storms passing through the area. got the rain gear on and had a few drizzles but nothing serious
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