| Winter Walleye means ice and freezing | | | | drilled hole. |
| temperatures, but this does not stop hard core | | | | What was just empty water early in the |
| anglers who love to fish for Walleye. | | | | afternoon may be full of Walleye by early evening |
| These slippery fish will follow certain patterns | | | | and turn into a prime fishing hole. |
| during the winter, and anglers who know these | | | | Some think that shallow water is not productive |
| patterns will usually catch more fish than those | | | | when the ice hits, and this has been proven |
| who do not. | | | | wrong many times. |
| The temperature, the weather conditions, and the | | | | This is especially true once the sun goes down, |
| amount and intensity of the light will all play a part | | | | but even during the day the low light conditions |
| in success at catching Walleye during this time of | | | | and colder water temperatures of winter can |
| the year. | | | | cause the fish to come up very close to shore |
| Depth is an important factor, but a common | | | | under the ice, sometimes in just a few feet of |
| mistake made is to assume that the fish are | | | | water. |
| deep. | | | | The fish may feed at all hours of the day and |
| Even when there is ice covering the water, the | | | | night, but be slow in doing so. |
| Walleye may not be as deep as many anglers | | | | Another tip for Walleye patterns and movements |
| assume. | | | | during this season is that the more active fish |
| During the cold winter months the Walleye will not | | | | which are looking for food are normally closer to |
| be as active, and this means that patience is | | | | the ice or the shore, while the fish which are |
| required. | | | | really deep are normally not on the hunt for food. |
| It may take two or three times as long for a hit, | | | | This does not mean that it is not possible to pull a |
| and the fish will be slow to completely take the | | | | trophy Walleye from a depth of fifty feet, but if |
| bait as well. | | | | you are looking to catch your limit a better option |
| Even though they are sluggish when the water is | | | | may be to find the ones which are looking for |
| icy cold, these fish will still follow a pattern that | | | | food as actively as possible during these colder |
| varies in depth around certain areas. | | | | times. |
| This migration is different for each body of | | | | The winter Walleye patterns may make fishing at |
| water, and experienced anglers understand this | | | | this time more challenging, but knowing what |
| and will try a certain spot at different times of | | | | these are can help you see better results when |
| the day if they've got access to more than one | | | | you go out fishing for Walleye during the winter. |