Walleye Edit Info - fishingnotes.com

Walleye Habitat Information

Early Spring thru Spawning
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<li>Gravel shorelines at upper end of lake (spawning sites)</li>
<li>Upper end of river channel (pre-spawn)</li>
<li>Deep holes in streams (pre-spawn)</li>
<li>Inlet streams with gravel/rock bottoms.</li>
<li>Riprap shores.</li>
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<li>Note, Walleye are especially hard to catch on the spawn, pre and post are great times to fish. Some say night fishing with rattle traps at the rip rap are good way to catch if they are in the spawning stages.</li>
</ul>
</ul>
 Late Spring
<ul>
<li>Edges of timbered flats at creek channels.</li>
<li>Shallow gravel points near creeks.</li>
<li>Mud flats.</li>
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 Summer thru Fall
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<li>Main lake points near deep water especially with brush or trees.</li>
<li>Large humps near deep water.</li>
<li>Timbered deep flats.</li>
<li>Rocky main lake points.</li>
<li>Shallow shelves with immediate deep water relief...</li>
<li>Break lines with gradual deep water access.</li>
<li>Weedy humps</li>
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 Late Fall and Winter
<ul>
<li>Steep points with timber or rock near river channel.</li>
<li>Deep holes in main lake.</li>
<li>Sharp sloping banks, bluffs, creek channels.</li>
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