Walleye anyone?

[capt_terry]

I'm new to the area and would love to get out for some walleye. Anyone interrested in teaching a beginner?

[BIGHUNTER2700537]

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  Here a basic thing i found online---

Walleyes are a member of the perch family and are sharp-toothed predators, feeding on minnows, and perch and young fish of all species. Walleyes exhibit schooling behavior with a number of walleyes found together, although sometimes the school may fan out over a wide area in to the water. The trick is to find a school that is actively feeding and willing to bite. The best eating walleyes are usually smaller ones, up to about 3-4 pounds. Being one of the tastiest fish to eat, you can fillet them and take a thick, long strip of almost boneless meat off each side.

There are three basic techniques that fishermen use for walleyes, with minor variations. You can jig a fish - a hook with a lead head - tipped with a minnow, leech or night crawler on the end of the hook. These are usually cast and retrieved near the bottom or fished exactly vertically over the side of the boat, just off the bottom.

You can also fish a spinner and crawler harness - a colored spinner blade tipped with bait - behind a bottom-bouncer sinker. These are trolled just fast enough so that the sinker is near the bottom and the blade spins. Walleye usually takes the bait on the troll. You can fish crank baits - a plastic or wood minnow-shaped lure - either by casting and retrieving them or by trolling them behind a boat. Walleyes are very sluggish when the temperature is very cold, thus fishing jig is probably the best way to catch this fish. As water becomes warmer, the fish too gets very active and thus trolled crank baits becomes more practical for fishing during this time.

As you progress at the walleye angling game, you usually have at least a couple of fishing rods. You will progress to a spinning reel and rod for jigs, using 6-pound or 8-pound test monofilament. You will also have an open-spool bait casting reel and rod for bottom bouncers and crank baits, using 10- to 17-pound test monofilament. The best colors for spinner blades and crank baits are chartreuse, perch finish and blue and silver. Always avoid pink color.

You can always catch walleyes from shore or by wading through the water and casting for them. The best way you can start at walleye fishing is to find a walleye fisherman who already has a boat and go along with them. Learn a few tricks from experienced fishermen.

Fishing Walleye is very challenging and is full of fun. It doesn't really matter if you're a just a beginner or an experienced veteran. The most important thing when you go fishing is to have fun and seek a bit of solitude.

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[Str8shooter_USA]

Thought you might like to see mine.  They were caught in the Erie Canal on lures.  Good luck to you.

Rob

[Nyhunter325]

if you want walleye you need to go to lake erie it is loaded with nice size walleyes this guy i go with he limits out almost everytime he goes out i have been hearing that lake ontario is holding a good population now towards the falls they were hammering em in the thousand islands last year

[capt_terry]

Thought you might like to see mine.  They were caught in the Erie Canal on lures.  Good luck to you.

Rob

Where abouts on the Erie Canal?

[Str8shooter_USA]

Macedon NY in wide waters.

[Culvercreek hunt club]

Here are the 3 best we landed this year... two at Ontario and the one in Ogdensburg....East shore ...(south end on the Rip Rap) of Otisco Lake casting large Rapala tye lures after dark should be good right now

[Str8shooter_USA]

Very nice 'eyes.  Thanks for the photos.

[Str8shooter_USA]

Was out bass fishing yesterday on Honeoye Lake with two friends.  Between the 3 of us we must have boated around 50 bass all but one on plastic worms.  I even managed a nice walleye(about 4 1/2 #) on a plastic worm.  No cameras aboard.

[wellsley]

Definately nice eyes.

[apertureguy]

I'm on the edge of the East Branch Res in Putnam County...they actually stock it with Walleye every year.

Have caught a few, and they're great.

[EagleCrag]

Capt. Terry:  Not sure where you hail from, but the Mohawk River has walleyes and some nice sized ones.  Check out some of the fast water below some of the dams.

[Bleitten04]

Oneida lake has some nice ones to.  I do most of my fishing for them at a small lake that is near me in CNY.  I usually use a rat L trap or a clack n rap.