Learn the Needed Tactics to Fish for Walleye in Rivers

Get started by doing some research. Obtain the lists of state and providence record walleye and you’ll see that most of them were caught in rivers. River fishing walleye is by far the best place to fish if you are looking for trophy size walleye. Rivers do not get the same fishing pressure that lakes get so they tend to hold stable populations, and produce larger walleye.

Many Walleye fisherman spend their time river walleye fishing when cold fronts have slowed the fishing in close by lakes. For some reason, river walleye are not affected as much from cold fronts as lake walleye. Also, head to the rivers in late summer when walleye fishing begins to slow down because of rising temperatures and plenty of natural food to eat. Lake walleye will be scattered as the water starts it’s fall turnover, unlike the river walleye where they will be feeding the same summertime places.
Portions of rivers to the north will have open water present throughout the winter months. The tail-waters of dams, and warm water discharges will offer open water walleye fishing all winter long.
The new walleye angler typically has more trouble learning river walleye fishing then learning to fish in lakes. A large percentage of rookies do very poorly on their first river fishing trip and they get discouraged and do not come back.To be successful on rivers you need to do some homework and learn how the current and water levels effect the walleye on that particular river.

Walleye can tolerate some current but for only short periods of time. They need some type of a current break where they can rest if they are going to stay in a strong current area of the river. As a rule of thumb, you can eliminate approximately 75% of the water in rivers because the current is to strong for walleye to hold in.

Look for downstream current breaks,pools right off the path of the main current, and downstream current breaks such as Islands, or large rock formations. Don’t make the mistake of only searching for walleye downstream. If you find rock formations or water obstructions and they provide a current break, chances are they will hold populations of walleye.

The holy grail of river walleye fishing are the current edges. These are as important to finding walleye in rivers as structure is to finding walleye in lakes. The river walleye will go into the current looking for food, then dart back into the slack water adjacent to the current to rest.

Experienced river walleye anglers know the ideal time to fish for walleye is when water levels are low, there is good water clarity and stable water flow. When water levels are stable, and the water is clear walleye are predicable and will located in well known areas of the river.

Mark Fleagle is an Expert Author At Ezinearticles.com and has over 30 years of fishing experience who has written hundreds of useful fishing articles.

If you are going to go river walleye fishing when the river is rising to be successful you need to know where the walleye go under these conditions. Many times if you find these areas the fishing will be outstanding! when the water rises, Walleye will often go into a feeding frenzy, because of all the worms and insects that are washed into the river after the rains.