Key Locations and Strategies for Early Spring Walleyes

One mistake many walleye anglers make during the spring months is fishing too deep. You're going to find a lot of fish shallow this time of year, with the most active roaming around on the top of shallow water structure. Try different presentations and vary your retrieve until you've dialed in the pattern.

[@country3608]

I really enjoy your program,you have good tips , I'm mostly a Walleye fisherman but still enjoy your tips on the other speichies also ! I see the Buzz must like Seafoam too ! I use seafoam in all my motors , it works unbelievable ! In the spring on my mowers, 1st pull ! Boat, even after flogged,starts right up ! Same thing in my snowblower, in the fall, 1st pull !👍

[@WarnerOnTheWater]

Great info!

[@KZtheFisherOutdoors]

Great video great info 👍😉🎣🎣🎣

[@paulharwood1281]

Hey thanks for the video.

[@4th1fantasysportz41]

Nice boat & set up💪

[@loaderjoe4340]

Really like the catch and release

[@loaderjoe4340]

Not enough of that with 99 percent of walleye fishermsn

[@albertapikewalleye6833]

Good info

[@bummallery748]

You didn't mention your rod are those things 8' long or does the camera add a foot

[@williespoonemore3392]

nice

[@ralphh4131]

Fuxk I'm all jacked up now. I can't wait to go walleye fishing . There's still ice on the lake though

[@unclewreckum4977]

Ralph H. But not the rivers

[@mauderuel]

Uncle Wreckum it’s not legal if it’s not open yet

[@m14hh5]

Re-watching this and think I misinterpreted the part at 4:00 the first time I watched it. Is the lighter part in the middle a shallower flat with deeper water on both sides?? First time I watched it I thought the middle was deeper water.

[@michaeldoherty2289]

Keep your hands out of the gills if you are releasing.

[@tricksnflips8920]

Michael Doherty its how you hold them there fine

[@m14hh5]

That walleye is fine. You can grab by the gill plate as long as you keep your fingers outside the gills. You do want to watch and be careful not to hook one of the gills though. With a much bigger fish you may want to use the other hand to support it.

[@elijahcochrane5249]

my fish was a sun fish

[@327MONEY20]

I'm having Males milking at night with water temps at 34 on pool 2 of the Miss. Why and how is this happening with such cold water temps? Been fishing for years now on pool 2 and have yet to catch females wether it be Fall or Spring using a wide variety of baits but have caught hundreds of them in very shallow water with my two biggest being 24's. Do the females arrive before the males and spawn under the ice?

[@Silver_Gray]

Midwest Militia I could say a lot here but it would amount to little. Walleye spawning times and behaviors for big females is different every year. Just have to look for patterns and get out there with right techniques. Lee Tauchen has a KZbin channel called Today’s Angler. He recently did video of throwing size 6 rippin rap to get reaction strikes from larger fish. Both guides in that video say something like best time to Target is early morning and late evening before they spawn. I’d agree with that. Check that video out

[@gregoryhunts3006]

I fish pool 9 and 10 and haven't found many walleyes at all. Tons of giant perch and bluegill but no walleyes.. I fish only from shore though..

[@dh-flies]

Where is this? And why aren't you filleting those and sending me the meat??? :)

[@northcoastcannabis1044]

Post spawn isn't really early spring lol... but thanks for the info!!

[@bradiethomson9555]

What are thoooosseeee!!!

[@timothyroche6445]

WILD EAST NO WHINING

[@commonsenseapproach101]

fishing from a boat that early is pointless, we never get out boat out until middle of june. Give me shallow water with wind blowing in for 2 days anytime.

[@benjaminairguns4455]

Actually you are wrong. When I was fishing walleye this year and last year by the dam was packed with boats so me and my cousin went by the shores between 3-5 foot deep water and we were slaying them on fake baits nobody else was catching fish but us so your comment is false and his video is 100% true you just think that since their bottom fish that their going to be deep in spring and that's not true late season probably but early spring not at all because their spawning their not going to spawn in 15-20ish foot deep water because then you have catfish,carp muskie ect whatever that can get the eggs to eat

[@kenwalz7231]

Why do people make videos of fishing without showing and telling us what bait is being used?

[@hellosweetheart3350]

4:50 shadow shad

[@queeky00]

It's early spring fishing. Slow speed. Jig and a minnows are always best.

[@queeky00]

@@hellosweetheart3350 yep!

[@dontebrown9721]

1:45 min in it explains the bait he used what video are u watching

[@wildeast3180]

Why dont you try to catch fish without sonar? Here in Serbia nobody uses sonar , huge river, Danube, now i know that all u Americans are amateurs. We use knowledge to catch fish not tehnology.

[@sauve12]

same reason we drive cars to work instead of walking buddy.

[@scotta5826]

Glad to see you using KZbin to learn more. Isn't Technology great. :) Your learning. . .

[@markaudette7016]

Because we can afford to unlike you poor Peasants in Eastern Europe.

[@Silver_Gray]

I can say that even in Serbia, the serious fishermen use electronics. Some people don’t care to waste their time by going out and casting blindly everywhere, hoping they’ll get lucky and find fish.

[@515NiceGuy]

What a dumb ass comment!