Night fishing for walleye

We were wondering what lures and depths would work good for night fishing for walleye.

EJ's Fishing- http://outdoors.at/ejfishing

tight lines to ya!

Ethan and Jordan

That is going to depend on what lake you are fishing, what the water clarity, wind action, and
amount of moonlight you have available.

If I had to generalize, though, they can get REAL
shallow. I have caught walleyes at night, in 1 1/2 feet of water, slurping a crank off the top of the water.

I prefer throwing cranks at night. I prefer a little larger (13 rapala husky or a Storm Thunderstick), but depends on what the forage is.

Fish the windward shore, figure out where and what the food is, then have at them. When throwing cranks at night, it is hard to believe that this is the same fish that hits so lightly during the day.

[walleye1]

hi guys,bob is right.where and when is key.when water temps are right the fish move in to spawn,usually at nite.check rocky shore line,boatramp edges...,shallow.shine a light at nite,if your state regulations allow it,into the water.you will see glowing eyes if fish are shallow.try rapalas,slipfloats or light jigs with twister tails(brown&orange)or minnows.ther are many nite time scenarios but,this is a hot period when i have cashed in on some real action.give er a go. good luck, glenn

[twogun]

Hey! walleyes are not only in shallow during the spawn.They use humps,rockpiles,sand bars,weedbeds,shoreline edges, for feeding,practicly all year when it comes to the nite bite. wind,moon and temp. and body of water all play a part of it. I would start at 8ft. go up or down 8ft. If you troll #9 floating rapala with 6lb or 8lb you can hit bottom.(blue at night) or lighted slip bobber drifting or roped summer they will be deeper at times.

[davetntn]

I like trolling or casting L&S Mirrolures or floating River Runts over shallow structure. When this doesn't work (seldom) try floating lighted slip bobbers over the shallows.

[Brian]

Donotforget the weeds. slip bobbers or jerking a husky jerk over suspended weed beds at night often picks the bigger fish that are just looking for an easy meal.

[paul]

I have caught eye's from 0 to 2 feet of water casting #13 firetiger at night and man what a fight, they hit right buy the boat, it will help if you pay close attention to the moon phase's. 3 days before and after a full moon really pays off when you are casting shore lines. Don't be afraid of the shallow water that's were so of the biggest fish come from when it comes to walleye's. I have notice that if you are not catching anything on raps, try throwing a white color grub, it's suppose to look like a crayfish when they are molting,it works. GOOD LUCK

Down here in the ultra clear mountain reservoirs that I fish in, night fishing in April and May with crankbaits is one of the absolute best methods of catching eyes...and it is a riot...in contrast to summer fishing....they fight like crazy!! Get the boat right next to shore and cast parallel to the bank....being extremely quiet. I like to use blacklights and florescent lines....don't know if it helps anything....but adds to the ambiance ! Dropoffs are steep and the shad get trapped up in the rocks along shore. The depth drops so quickly that the cranks need to dive a little bit...suspending cranks work very well. Have had the best luck with Spoonbill Rebel Minnows, ripsticks, and suspending rogues. And it is almost that time...!!!! Good luck with your nighttime fishing....but be careful. Nothing quite like a running reverse barb VMC hook completely through your thumb....6 miles down the lake...by yourself...at 3:00AM!