Walleyes on the fly

Been having mixed results taking 'eyes crossing shallow flats on streamer flies right around twilight. Some night are hot, others most of the bites are mosquitoes. Anyone else chasing wallies with the long rod?

(Forum's kinda dead, thought I'd throw out a new topic!)

Walleye guy, I agree with goh if you are tying flies long term it is cheaper to tie your own. The only issue is that you will want to be on the water now and it takes time to develope you fly tying skill set.Your 6wt rod will work under most circumstances. The only problems you might encounter would be casting large bulky flies or fishing in very windy conditions. I use a 6wt often and an 8wt when I need to deliver big flies etc. Try this online dealer for flies. http://www.theflystop.com/store.cfm?cid=17&streamers I cary two lines at all times, a sink tip and a floating line but if I had to carry only one it would be a floater. Concentrate you efforts in low light conditions when walleyes move shallower and put in the time necesary. 2x tippet or 8-10 pound flourocarbon are good choices for tippet. Good luck, Sculpin

Walleyeguy, Look up some popular streamers on youtube and try them out on the vice at home. It's cheaper to tie than it is to buy pretied flies. Hope this helps!

I have a 9 foot 6 wt rod that I bought for steelhead. It is a Cabelas Wind River series. I am a pretty darn good walleye fisherman with the spinning rod. Does anybody have any input about if my rod will work for eyes and also, what kind of streamers or flies, or patterns should I buy to start out? Wisconsin River below Nekoosa in 2 to 6 fow. I can't afford to buy expensive stuff from cabelas or bass pro. Where else can I buy some of these "lures"? Fleet farm? Thanks gents!

Hi Fly trap, I'm new to the forum here but thought I'd respond to your question. I fish walleyes a great deal with the fly rod. I fish them primarily at night with a 6wt or 8wt rod depending on the flies I intend to use. I like pretty big flies, (#4-#1 streamers) I use a floating line most often with flies such as clousers and a sink tip (type 4) with bucktails, etc.I personally like a fly that provides something of an accoustic footprint. Muddlers for instance. My best fish to date was taken last March on the Wisconsin river system and measured exactly 30", no weight taken. It surprises a lot of people that these fish can be effectively targeted with fly gear. I've been doing this for several years and honestly believe my catch rate is every bit as good as the guys with their spinning rods. These fish are actively hunting at night though so any presentation that mimics the available forage is likely to bring sucess. One positive benefit to the fly rod lies in fly selection. Many traditional walleye presentations are not at all lifelike when the angler stops manipulating them, by contrast, a streamer can hover and flutter much more like a natural baitfish while drifting with current or paused.

I have developed a fly that can be thrown on both the fly rod and spinning rod, called the Crossover Fly. I havehad  a alot of sucess with it on many species, including Walleye. The action is similar to a crank bait but has the life likeness of a fly.  In rockier rivers the Crawfish Crossover Fly has been real good for the Smallie and Walleye.

You can check out this new fly at: http://crossoverfly.com/   (Site is under construction but will be up and running by 2012.)

 

Mayfly and or Hex hatchs in Vilas County can occur during the day if it's cloudy and some drizzle happening. Having the FR along can add some bonus smallmouth and walleyes when I see them taking from the surface. I'm sure dragging nymphs would produce, just not my type of fishing. Another helpful FF report from 'DA and the Drifty ilk.

Forgetting what, piglet?

I chase walleyes with the long rod Trap..you should know that...I have done it with you! Though not lately I guess. Must be pretty tough gtting old and senile where you start forgetting things.

I've done a bit up in northern wisconsin, casting in the shallows near a drop off at dusk with a clouser, caught a few walleyes, a few smallmouth.

I did in the fall and winter in a river near me. It was fun.. But I only fished in the daytime and also got bit off by pike.