Drizzly days are the best days for the fish, but sad for the anglers. May is when you see Mayflies and walleye swarm this area, but the flies drive you crazy. The seasons and weather play such a big part of fishing.

Methods for fishing are trolling, drifting and vertical dropping. If the season you are fishing is winter or the water is colder than normal, you are going to vertical drop into the zone. If the summer or fall months are nice and warm, you can troll or drift. Trolling is also popular in summer when the fish move around so much. Drifting works well for spring spawning times. However, you can use different methods at any time of the year. You have to give the fish what they want in order to get a bite. What will work today, might not work tomorrow.

If you are looking for a great experience walleye fishing, you have to be willing to use what works. Some days are going to be slow, while other days will be fast and result in many bites. Keep in mind how walleyes strike. They inhale that bait and the water around the bait. Keep you bait on the hook and make sure that you have a good test line to hold the fish. The fish are going to fight when you hook them. It will be worth it when the fish gets to the table.

When you are planning your day, check the weather reports and plan accordingly. If the sun is bright and high in the sky, you are going to fish deep. If the sky is overcast and may even have a slight breeze, you can fish swallowed waters. If you vertical drop, you can be just outside the zone. Use a fish finder or a GPS with waypoints to keep going back to areas that you have had success with in the pass. This is a good starting point.

When you plan and follow through, you have good fishing days and good catches.

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