I realize that I’m out of place here, but this is my favorite fishing site. ( that’s no B S). 4 of us are planing a Walleye trip in southern Wisconsin in mid July. Can anyone suggest an area, guides or a web site. I’ve never heard of catching Walleye on a fly, so I figure that we will be doing conventional fishing. Also I am not totally locked into the southern part of the state. Thank you
tpicco…
Catching a walleye on a fly rod is possible… and fun… It has happened to me…
I caught a 25in (almost 6lbs) at night (about 2am) on a 5wt using a white wooly.
But to target them… not sure…
If you want to know what I think (this is just my opinion)…
- 6wt-8wt rod
- 6-12 lb tippet
- fast water about 8-15 feet deep
- sink tip line
- EP fibers flies, big sculpins,maybe even a few deep running tandum rigs
and last … I would do it at night (or very low conditions)
Also you made need a shock leader…
If I remember right… this is one of our FAOL members…
http://www.troutadventures.net
he may be able to help
We do a lot of river walleye fishing with flies, and Night Angler is right about the weighted line. We use white flies, basically, Clouser or Bunnies, with a weighted line and very short leader. Late afternoon is a great time, although that depends on the river. If it’s murky then the time of day doesn’t seem so critical. Walleye are entirely different fish on a fly rod and put up a decent fight. Nothing like a smallie but better than when jigging in lakes for them. JGW
I am heading to Wisconsin in late May for Pike and Crappie. I started with the state web site: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/fish/ from there I checked out the “Places to fish” link and searched the lakes directory for the species I was seeking. From there, a letter to the local DNR manager by searching on there contact page: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/staffdir/SearchSubj.asp and looking for fishery manager in the area where I had an interest. From there I was able to get most of the information on where to fish. After that, I did a search by the lake name and found a bait shop near by for additional information.
The process is a little cumbersome but I did manage to find a place. The other option is to use the Fishing Hotspots site. They sell maps for fishing and have good information on the lakes. http://www.fishinghotspots.com/default.asp
Hope that helps.