You showed us what to use but can you show us how to put it on your line? Also can you show us how to put live bait on the hook? I love your videos thank you.
Excellent tips! I've used all those techniques in NW Ontario and obviously we have the same geography. What works in MN willl work in NWO. You pretty much covered all the bases. Only thing I would add to increase odds are time of day and my fave location. Lower light times like early morning or last couple hours of daylight can be prime time (best walleye bite). Secondly, current is a walleye magnet. Fishing large river mouths, bridges, channels and narrows where there is more current likely will have a dense walleye population. Cheers!
I totally agree. I always tell people that especially early in the season look for moving water and if you’re not willing to fish lowlight hours, you’re missing a huge opportunity
Depths and structure all depend on the lake and time of year. My failsafe/starting point for walleyes all year round is 12’ of water. Moving water, first breaks off points/islands and pinch-points are my go-tos. When are you headed to knife?
@@therealfarwater I am headed up there the week of June 9th. I don't know if this helps, but I usually bring a Garmin striker 4 when I go out. It's nothing fancy, but it at least helps me find depths and structure. Thanks for the super quick reply! Love your channel and the content you provide. Thank you for investing your time and energy into making your content.
@@philsantillan you are welcome! I really enjoy sharing the knowledge I’ve built up fishing canoe country. If we’ve get a normal ice out this year (April 20-May), which is looking unlikely due to lack of cold, snow and ice, I’d expect walleyes to be relatively shallow on Knife that second week of June. The minnow bite should still be going strong, so I’d target moving water anywhere you can find it (inlets/outlets, pinch points and wind blown shorelines). Typically, knife water will still be in the low 60’s by then, so the fish will be as shallow as light conditions allow. If the water is warmer than typical, it might be worth it to bring along some leeches as they fish will be transitioning to the bug bite earlier than normal. If you don’t want to mess with live bait, I would troll shorelines with crankbaits and work over relatively shallow structure (10-15’) with jigs and soft plastics. Knife can be tough as there is a TON of water, a TON of structure and a TON of forage/baitfish for game species. Remember that walleyes school up where the food is-don’t waste more than 10-15 minutes on any one spot if you’re not finding fish. Stay mobile and keep moving until you find the fish
Loved this video. A couple more questions/future video ideas ... Do you have tips to lose fewer lures while trolling? And is there a tried and true jigging technique? Or just play around and see what works?
Thank you!! and thanks for the video ideas. I talk a lot about jigging cadence in my trip report videos, but should probably put together a higher-level "how to jig" video as there are a whole lot of factors that go into it. Long story short, I let the fish behavior, water temp and bait/presentation dictate my jigging cadence. For lakers, they exist in super clear water and are almost always aggressive feeders, so I move artificial baits quickly, never let them slow down so the fish can't get a good look at them - usually trying to intice with jigging action to get them to chase. For walleye, they rely more on scent in more stained water and eyesight in low-light situations, so they are generally slower, more finicky feeders. In my Insula video I just posted, it was late in the year (oct 5-10), water was cold and the fish were deep. We were fishing with live bait and we found the best presentation for the walleyes was super slow, almost dragging my bait across bottom and often pausing to get hit. Conversely, when we switched to jigs and soft plastics at the end of the trip when we ran out of live bait, we were having the most success with a faster, almost rip-jigging cadence as to not let the fish get a good look at the bait. We caught fewer fish, but they were much larger on average.
A great tough bite bait ive used the last couple years is rel small smallmouth sized tubes. Just drag and slow hop it on rocky reefs. Especially effective when the rest of the baby craws are up shallower molting.
Thanks for the advice! Ive been using crayfish colors a lot up here since I caught a nice walleye a few years ago in early spring puking up crawfish. I didn’t know they fed so heavily on them
Great video for beginners! BTW- got two nice Lakers in Ima after talking with you last Sunday, both jigging by that reef! The leadcore rod was dead weight unfortunately.
Thank you!! That is so great to hear!! They’re more fun to catch jigging anyways! Glad you found a few fish. Laker fishing this time of year can be really tough
Great video! I'm going to the BWCA next week, so this was timely. Would any particular one of these methods be your go-to for that early fall time frame?
Thank you!! Early fall/late summer can be really tough to find walleyes, as they can be scattered and tough to pattern. If you can find weedlines, concentrate on those with a jig and minnow/soft plastics or crawlers. Walleyes will be feeding in and just outside those weeds. If it’s windy and overcast, work wind blown shorelines shallow (8-15’). If you’re looking for trophy fish, troll big crankbaits deep out over deep water-especially in the evening. This is the time of year the big girls are fattening up for winter so they’ll be looking for big ciscos and baitfish suspended over deep water. If you can find a 15-25’ reef surrounded by deep water, that’s a good place to find all species this time of year. Best of luck
@@tracyelsinger1088 another tip for you, something I really struggled to understand when I first got started: don’t waste your time with unproductive spots. There are so many good areas to fish in the BW it doesn’t make sense to fish a spot that isn’t productive. Work an area over for 15-20 minutes with a few different presentations and if you’re not getting hit move on. Don’t waste time on unproductive spots and once you find fish work that spot over completely before moving on
@@therealfarwater that makes sense. I'm pretty experienced at trout fishing, and that's very true when fishing for trout, so I'll definitely keep that in mind. Would you advise using crawlers or minnows instead of leeches in September?
@@tracyelsinger1088 leeches will be tough to find in Sept. my local bait shop ran out this week. I always prefer minnows, but will be tougher to keep alive until the water cools towards the end of the month
Excellent informative video. Thanks so much.
You’re welcome! Glad it’s helpful
You showed us what to use but can you show us how to put it on your line? Also can you show us how to put live bait on the hook? I love your videos thank you.
That’s a great idea! I will try to throw something together in the near future!
Excellent tips! I've used all those techniques in NW Ontario and obviously we have the same geography. What works in MN willl work in NWO. You pretty much covered all the bases. Only thing I would add to increase odds are time of day and my fave location. Lower light times like early morning or last couple hours of daylight can be prime time (best walleye bite). Secondly, current is a walleye magnet. Fishing large river mouths, bridges, channels and narrows where there is more current likely will have a dense walleye population. Cheers!
I totally agree. I always tell people that especially early in the season look for moving water and if you’re not willing to fish lowlight hours, you’re missing a huge opportunity
Can you do a video on you’re sonar setup? I’m not happy with how I have mine set up right now.
Already did!
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Thank you so much! Any tips on kinds of structure or depth you are looking for in the BWCA? Headed to knife lake this summer ☺️
Depths and structure all depend on the lake and time of year. My failsafe/starting point for walleyes all year round is 12’ of water. Moving water, first breaks off points/islands and pinch-points are my go-tos. When are you headed to knife?
@@therealfarwater I am headed up there the week of June 9th. I don't know if this helps, but I usually bring a Garmin striker 4 when I go out. It's nothing fancy, but it at least helps me find depths and structure. Thanks for the super quick reply! Love your channel and the content you provide. Thank you for investing your time and energy into making your content.
@@philsantillan you are welcome! I really enjoy sharing the knowledge I’ve built up fishing canoe country. If we’ve get a normal ice out this year (April 20-May), which is looking unlikely due to lack of cold, snow and ice, I’d expect walleyes to be relatively shallow on Knife that second week of June. The minnow bite should still be going strong, so I’d target moving water anywhere you can find it (inlets/outlets, pinch points and wind blown shorelines). Typically, knife water will still be in the low 60’s by then, so the fish will be as shallow as light conditions allow. If the water is warmer than typical, it might be worth it to bring along some leeches as they fish will be transitioning to the bug bite earlier than normal. If you don’t want to mess with live bait, I would troll shorelines with crankbaits and work over relatively shallow structure (10-15’) with jigs and soft plastics. Knife can be tough as there is a TON of water, a TON of structure and a TON of forage/baitfish for game species. Remember that walleyes school up where the food is-don’t waste more than 10-15 minutes on any one spot if you’re not finding fish. Stay mobile and keep moving until you find the fish
@@therealfarwater as always - so generous of you to share your time to write this. Thank you so much! If I catch a PB I'll dedicate it to you ☺️
Awesome video. I just got out of the BWCA yesterday. I wish this video came out a week or two ago! Keep up the great content!
Thank you! Don't get discouraged if you didn't find good fishing. It's a tough time of year to catch walleyes. Keep practicing and you'll get there!
Loved this video. A couple more questions/future video ideas ... Do you have tips to lose fewer lures while trolling? And is there a tried and true jigging technique? Or just play around and see what works?
Thank you!! and thanks for the video ideas. I talk a lot about jigging cadence in my trip report videos, but should probably put together a higher-level "how to jig" video as there are a whole lot of factors that go into it. Long story short, I let the fish behavior, water temp and bait/presentation dictate my jigging cadence. For lakers, they exist in super clear water and are almost always aggressive feeders, so I move artificial baits quickly, never let them slow down so the fish can't get a good look at them - usually trying to intice with jigging action to get them to chase. For walleye, they rely more on scent in more stained water and eyesight in low-light situations, so they are generally slower, more finicky feeders. In my Insula video I just posted, it was late in the year (oct 5-10), water was cold and the fish were deep. We were fishing with live bait and we found the best presentation for the walleyes was super slow, almost dragging my bait across bottom and often pausing to get hit. Conversely, when we switched to jigs and soft plastics at the end of the trip when we ran out of live bait, we were having the most success with a faster, almost rip-jigging cadence as to not let the fish get a good look at the bait. We caught fewer fish, but they were much larger on average.
Nice video!
Thanks, bud!!
A great tough bite bait ive used the last couple years is rel small smallmouth sized tubes. Just drag and slow hop it on rocky reefs. Especially effective when the rest of the baby craws are up shallower molting.
Thanks for the advice! Ive been using crayfish colors a lot up here since I caught a nice walleye a few years ago in early spring puking up crawfish. I didn’t know they fed so heavily on them
@@therealfarwater yeah, a lot of people dont know how much they rely on that food source. Just nice lunchy,crunchy,munchies.
@@eduffy4937 haha!
Very well done.
Thank you!
Great video for beginners! BTW- got two nice Lakers in Ima after talking with you last Sunday, both jigging by that reef! The leadcore rod was dead weight unfortunately.
Thank you!! That is so great to hear!! They’re more fun to catch jigging anyways! Glad you found a few fish. Laker fishing this time of year can be really tough
Great video! I'm going to the BWCA next week, so this was timely. Would any particular one of these methods be your go-to for that early fall time frame?
Thank you!! Early fall/late summer can be really tough to find walleyes, as they can be scattered and tough to pattern. If you can find weedlines, concentrate on those with a jig and minnow/soft plastics or crawlers. Walleyes will be feeding in and just outside those weeds. If it’s windy and overcast, work wind blown shorelines shallow (8-15’). If you’re looking for trophy fish, troll big crankbaits deep out over deep water-especially in the evening. This is the time of year the big girls are fattening up for winter so they’ll be looking for big ciscos and baitfish suspended over deep water. If you can find a 15-25’ reef surrounded by deep water, that’s a good place to find all species this time of year. Best of luck
@@therealfarwater thanks! I'll give those tips a try.
@@tracyelsinger1088 another tip for you, something I really struggled to understand when I first got started: don’t waste your time with unproductive spots. There are so many good areas to fish in the BW it doesn’t make sense to fish a spot that isn’t productive. Work an area over for 15-20 minutes with a few different presentations and if you’re not getting hit move on. Don’t waste time on unproductive spots and once you find fish work that spot over completely before moving on
@@therealfarwater that makes sense. I'm pretty experienced at trout fishing, and that's very true when fishing for trout, so I'll definitely keep that in mind. Would you advise using crawlers or minnows instead of leeches in September?
@@tracyelsinger1088 leeches will be tough to find in Sept. my local bait shop ran out this week. I always prefer minnows, but will be tougher to keep alive until the water cools towards the end of the month