MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
Couple of questions for stalker or mrwalleye, do you try to use big baits at night? how big? single or treble hooks? any time of the night better than others? moon phase? I just want to try night fishing at a local lake and kind of hope to increase my odds with some tips.
Hey MRWALLEYE, how was your 09 walleye season?
Reflective tape works... But those tip up lights work awesome !! http://www.fish307.com/frabilllilshinertip-uplight.aspx
I have tip-up lights, but don't really like them. Too expensive to run and everyone knows when you have a flag. Which can kill a spot here in Vermont. I have 65 tip-ups and to have 65 lights would be too much. Reflective tape never stops working and last for many, many years.
What kind do you have ?? Mine are just like the ones I posted, batteries last "forever".. But yeah, I agree they may give your secret spot away as they can be seen for some distance. 65 tip up's ?? Not sure of your regulations, But in Pa we can have 5 devices..and I know there is at least one lake in NY where they can use 15 tip ups.. But 65 ?? you only need enough lights for the amount you are actually using..
big bait big fish I usually use baits around 3-4 inches. I use circle hooks, with fire line leaders. Ive never really payed attention to the moon phases when i do good, but i do know ive never had good luck when its a full moon. I have most of my luck when the pressure is dropping though.
Are you filling the spool with 10lb mono, or are you spooling it with braided line and attaching a leader?Also, What size circle hooks do you reccomend?Im new into fishing for eyes on the hardwater, and thus far have only managed to catch one while jigging a Rap.Thanks,
I pretty much exclusively fish walleyes through the ice at night. I never bother with glow, not saying it dont work, i just put sucker minnows under tipups. Walleyes are a nightime predator and can see very well in the dark. They have no problem locating a minnow on a hook. The only success i have with day walleye on ice is in stained water. in moderatly clear water, they typically feed heavily at dusk and then sporadically feed throughout the night. The problem that alot of people i run into have with night fishing is they do not target the shallows. The lake i lived on in northern mn, everyone would hit the 20-30 foot humps at dusk and catch the 30 min. flurry and then leave because the bite was "over". at that point, I would target 10 feet or less and pull up walleyes all night... they seem to move shallower once darkness falls.