Walleye fishing at the Iowa Great Lakes.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

I don't live very far from the IGL. I fish it a ew times a year.

Over the years, I've had luck with perch, blue gill, crappie, and yellow bass. However, I've never really ever had much luck for walleye.

Is it just me or are the walleye really that hard to find and catch?

I mean everywhere else I go walleye aren't that hard. The IGL just seems to have my number.

[CrappieBuster]

For Big Spirit I seem to get most my eyes over here after dark.  If your not a nightowl you should be.  Get their attention with something big and flashy/loud.  Then seal the deal with just a simple hook splitshot and fathead.  A often overlooked presentation is just laying a jig and minnow on the bottom and using your bobber as a strike indicator. 9-12 fow early on in the year beings that's what the weedlines usually run.  Late December it is key to find the hard to soft transitions 16-18 foot range they seem to just cruise the transitions.  Getting out in the boat and mapping rock piles that aren't on your chip is key also.  Hopefully that helped a little.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

For Big Spirit I seem to get most my eyes over here after dark.  If your not a nightowl you should be.  Get their attention with something big and flashy/loud.  Then seal the deal with just a simple hook splitshot and fathead.  A often overlooked presentation is just laying a jig and minnow on the bottom and using your bobber as a strike indicator. 9-12 fow early on in the year beings that's what the weedlines usually run.  Late December it is key to find the hard to soft transitions 16-18 foot range they seem to just cruise the transitions.  Getting out in the boat and mapping rock piles that aren't on your chip is key also.  Hopefully that helped a little.

So is that the ticket.....fishing at night for them? Guess it makes sense since the water is so clear over there. That and I usually get off the lake before dark.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

So does any glow colors work better?

[JiggingIowa]

So does any glow colors work better?

I haven't seen any big difference using UV jigs, but that's just my personal experience in the area. Like crappie buster said, those first couple hours of nightfall seem to turn the bite on. Minnow head on a buckshot rattle spoon next to a minnow on my deadstick was a good combo last year. Big Spirit should be great this year for eyes.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

So how many walleye being caught would you say the average night/outing would be on an outing.

[tracksnorth]

I will tell you from personal experience fishing with both of these other guys that yes nighttime is spot on. Caught a decent eye last year with crappie buster on a gold tungsten jig with a waxie while there was a dead stick rod rigged with a minnow right next to it. Go figure