Walleye on the Fly
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Hey guys –
The other day Jay Malyon and I ate the walleye we accidentally caught on Lake Lanier back in the winter. It was delicious!
Has anyone successfully targeted walleye on the fly? I know they’re known to run up Lake Seed into shallow water in the Spring, but I’m talking about during the year proper. And for that matter, if you were to target them with regular gear over lights at night (which is how we lucked into ours), what would you do to up your catch rate?
That fish was tasty.
Zach
Targeting walleye on the fly outside of the the spring run will be pretty tough. I don’t know anyone that catches them much on purpose with conventional gear, but there must be someone. I have caught them on the fly to the tune of one or two per trip, on purpose, in April and May, at a location near Toccoa, if that counts as “successful”. The place is only 1/8 mile long, but is best accessed with some kid of paddle craft. If you’re interested in that, I’d be happy to share the details by email. I’ve eaten every one of the dozen or so I’ve caught.
G
That’s generous Gary; I appreciate that. I know of a place where I ought to be able to stack them in a cooler like cordwood but not at this time of year. Mostly I just want to camp on this island in Lake Blue Ridge that Tracy and I found and have something to fish for. Walleye seem to be the name of the game up there.
Zach
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