| This statistic has been documented on many fishing | | | | to fish for walleye in the spring time when the |
| surveys. There have been many fishing surveys | | | | season changes to summer night crawlers are one |
| published that show fishing for walleye with live bait | | | | one of the best baits to use to catch walleyes. You |
| accounts for over two 3rds of all walleyes that are | | | | can use minnows for walleye fishing in the spring and |
| caught on a walleye rod and reel combo. Live bait is | | | | in the fall, but they are poor choice to use in the |
| still used by many of the advocates of fishing for | | | | summer. |
| walleye primarily with walleye artificial lures when the | | | | Selecting the right type of minnow is important at |
| walleye fishing gets slow. | | | | certain times of the year. During the spring many |
| Minnows and other small fish, night crawlers, and | | | | times shiner minnows will be the best live bait to |
| leeches top the list of the best walleye live baits to | | | | catch walleye while no other minnow species will. |
| use when fishing walleye. In some unique walleye | | | | When the season changes to the fall shiner minnows |
| habitat situations at different times of the year, | | | | are a poor choice for a live bait selection while fishing |
| other kinds of baits such as water dogs and frogs | | | | with redtail chubs may catch walleye very well. The |
| will work, but the majority of the time they won't | | | | bottom line is different live baits work better on |
| produce like the old reliables. | | | | different bodies of water and in different seasons. |
| Many of the live baits used for walleye fishing are | | | | Also, it's a good Idea to check with your local bait |
| not available throughout the year. Leeches one of | | | | shop to find out what live bait will work best to |
| the old dependable fishing for walleye live baits, | | | | catch walleye. |
| cannot be used if the temperature of the water is | | | | Ribbon leaches are considered by many fisherman to |
| below 50degrees. For one you won't find any in the | | | | be the best live bait for walleyes.Leaches are an |
| bait shops because leeches are not active when the | | | | excellent bait because because they swim, and |
| water is cold and will not swim into the leech traps. | | | | squirm constantly after they are placed on the hook |
| You will find only a few bait shop dealers who will | | | | when the temperature is above 50deg. They are not |
| keep shiner minnows during the summer months | | | | a good choice in cold water because they are not |
| because they die quickly in the dealers tanks and in | | | | active at temperatures below 50degs. |
| the fishermen's minnow buckets. | | | | Make sure the live bait you use choose to fish for |
| The first thing you need to do when you are making | | | | walleye, it is active and lively. When walleyes are |
| live bait selection for walleye is to determine what | | | | really biting you can get by with a half dead minnow |
| live baits work in the different seasons. Although | | | | or chewed-up night crawler, but a struggling minnow |
| night crawlers are a poor choice for a bait selection | | | | or squirming crawler will normally catch more fish. |