Walleye fishing tips with Artificials, jigs

When fishing for walleye the complete walleye fisherman must be proficient with walleye lures as well as live bait. Although like bait accounts for the majority of walleyes caught by angling, there are many times when walleye fishing artificials work better.

One of my favorite walleye fishing tips is to tell people when walleye's are not in tight schools and they are scattered, a good way to find where the walleye are at is to troll walleye lures. Once you find a school and catch the aggressive fish the action slows. But you may be able to catch a few more by switching to live bait.

One of the best ways to find fish in unfamiliar waters when fishing for walleye is by trolling with walleye lures. Watch your depth finder as you follow structure. Look for points and inside turns on the breakline, areas of hard bottom and schools of fish.Make sure you have spot markers on your boat and when you get a strike or locate a potential spot toss out a marker so you can return later.

Artificial walleye lures often work better then live bait in fast moving or low clarity water. One of the better walleye fishing tips to remember is walleyes that are in current have very little time to inspect there food, so they tend to strike at any movement or flash. Walleyes in murky water may be able to see only a few inches, but they can detect the sounds and vibrations from a artificial lure.

Many walleye anglers prefer lures for night fishing. Walleyes can spot the silhouette of a lure against the surface more easily then they can see bait hanging from a bobber or moving slowly along the bottom. Lets not forget too it's much easier to fish artificials at night because you do not have to bait your hook.

When you are fishing for walleyes and they are on a feeding binge, you can catch them more quickly with lures than with live bait.If you think about it, during the time you spend re-baiting your hooks you could of casted your walleye lure and possibly catch another walleye.

The choice is yours fishing live bait or artificials, both are good choices for certain situations. Make sure you read my articles on walleye fishing lures, the basics.