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Who Needs Sleep On A Walleye Night Bite
by Cory Schmidt

Made the first night runs of the season Sunday and Monday evenings. From the guides I've talked to lately, sounds like the daytime bite was somewhat tough out there over the weekend.

Few days ago I ran into Mr. Takasaki (Lindy Little Joe) at the landing as I was heading out. When he calls it a tough postspawn bite, you know it's time to listen. For my part, I scratched 4 fish that night, all under 17".

Then last night I returned with a friend, and as the sun began to descend, we immediately started checking rubble / weed transition areas with the camera. And what we found were lots of fish actively roaming along drop off areas in 4 to 10 feet of water. (Whenever you find walleyes moving around in shallow water like this it's time to fish).

Also of note were the numbers of small perch as well as a few larger suckers. Oftentimes, suckers travel right along with schools of walleyes.

So, the stage was set as we began trolling #11 perch pattern Rapalas in 4 to 7 feet of water. Not ten minutes after sundown the walleyes really turned on. Nice fish, small fish and quite a few in between. Between 9 and 10:30pm Troy and I boated over a dozen walleyes, the largest measuring right at 27-inches.

Interestingly, of the half dozen or so other boats on the spot, all remained glued to the drop off edge where few fish were caught. By the time we ended our own trolling session, we'd followed active walleyes way up onto the flat, into just over 4 feet of water. Also of note-- very little wind was present in the area, yet the fish still fed heavily in shallow water.

Later, at home cleaning walleyes, the stomach of every fish was stuffed full of little perch. This is a key postspawn pattern you can take to the bank. Tough bite during the day, yet walleyes feed heavily at night. And it should only get better as water temps warm into the mid to upper 60s. Be there!

-a friend called Toad

Red Pine Resort
Ice Fishing on Kabetogama.