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Fishing tips by WalleyeSlayer

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Nov. 10th Full Moon

5 fish day, with the full moon and fall weather. Good For Fishing and Hunting.

Topics: Full Moon, Hunt and Fish
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Fall Fishing is here

Fall is here, it is getting cold, and its a good time to fish. The ice is already starting to build on the ponds and shorelines. A lot of people already have brought there boats out of the water. But if you have a small boat I recommend trolling along the shoreline for muskies, jigging for walleyes, top lures through the weeds for Northern/Bass. The walleyes are in the cold shallow waters. Fall is my favorite time to fish, and usually one of the only times I fish off shore. Since the walleyes are in shallower waters, you can just cast off shore for the lunkers.......

Topics: Walleye, Muskies, Pike, Fall weather
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Hunters Moon

The Hunters Moon is Tuesday, October 11th 2011. They say this is when the hunters would hunt and gather for winter. The deer have fattened up. Good for hunting and fishing !! Im told.. So I took the rest of the afternoon off that day, depending on the weather, do some hunting and fishing.

Topics: Hunters Moon, hunt anfd fish
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Drift Sock

Out fishing in the boat, I usually just drift. When its windy I recommend using a drift sock. Throw it out the back of the boat and slow your drift down. The only place I have seen them is Gander Mountain and Marine General.

Topics: Boats, and, Drifting
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Top Lures

In some of the smaller lakes with Northerns, I love using top lures! Up on the Little Gunflint Lake, its a narrow, shallow lake. You can watch the perch and northern swim around. I set my top lure out in the prop wash and troll. I think the best thing about it is watching your lure get takin under!!

Topics: Northerns, and, top, lures
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Cooking up Walleyes on a Campfire

When I first started cooking up Walleyes on a Campfire, I would keep it really simple. Either; some butter, little bit of lawrys, some lemon pepper or lemon juice....and thats it. The last time I went camping. I had brought all my usaul seasonings I use for the potatoes. We had so many Crappies and Walleye for dinner that I decided to try something different with a few of them!! I put the exact same things I put on my potatoes! Starting with the grate, (one of the burger ones, two sided you put the food in between) Then I put some Lawrys season salt, a little extra cajun seasoning, some budweiser BBQ sauce, onions, green and red peppers, and a few sprinkles of chedder and pepperjack cheese!!! Yeah it sounds like I over did it and took away from the Fish flavor...but that was not the case!! It was some of the best Crappie and Walleye I had ever had. I think it had a lot to do with using the grate too, Im usto using tinfoil. I think with the grate we got more of the fire smokey flaver then wed get with tinfoil.

Topics: Cooking
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FALL FISHING

Fishing opener is the best time to fish. Fish forgot about all them hooks they have had....the waters warming up, spawning's just getting done, fish are multiplying, and hungry!! Then as the summer progresses.......the mayflies come out for a little bit......and the fishing really starts to slow down!! Then FALL FISHING picks up!!! The weather cools down its not painfully hot any more....and it seems to me the bigger fish start to bite more! I love fishing in the boat, but one thing I love about Fall is that you can fish off of shore!! Have a fire, with a big crowd! I like shore fishing because of the maneuverability! And I think Fall is really the only and best time to fish of shore!!!!!

Topics: FallShore, Fishing
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Muskies

Here in Minnesota a good time to fish for Muskies is late Fall/early Winter. When the ice is building up on the shoreline. Most people on the lake have there boats out by then. The ice is a thin layer about 20 feet from shore. I like to take the paddle boat around the edge and troll for Pike and Muskies, even walleye.

Topics: Late, Fall, Fishing, for, Musky, and, Pike
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Prop wash

My personal favorite way to fish for Northern is trolling in the prop wash. Boat speed at about 3-9 mph. Line should be out 8 -20 feet. Some people think 20 might be too far out I personally do not. The prop wash stirs up the water possibly looking like a school of fish or a wounded bait fish ? I'm not sure what the reasoning is I just know it works. I'm starting to hear more and more that It works for a lot of different fish. I guess depending on the lure you use:

Topics: Boats, and, Fish
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Snags and Walleyes

Snags suck, but when it comes to fishing for walleye your gonna get them. Big Walleyes sit on bottom and feed. Swimming through the rocks, stumps, and logs and whatever else you might find submerged at the bottom of a lake. So when fishing for big trophy walleyes your probably going to catch a few snags before you catch the trophy!

Topics: Walleye
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Fast flow in the Rivers

When the river is fast flowing, the bait fish are running through. Perfect time to cast a Rappala in and let the current do the work for you. Large Walleyes are swimming through the rivers looking for dinner and your swimming Rappala will probably get there attention.

Topics: Walleye
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The Follow-Up

When reeling in, after a cast for a Northern Pike or Muskellunge, make a figure eight with your lure every time. When the fish is following the lure, it makes the lure look more realistic, like the lure is actually struggling to get away from being eaten by the musky or pike. You can do more then one figure eight in the water with your lure, but do it smooth and quiet so the fish does not get scared away.

Topics: Musky, and, Pike
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The Night Walleye Bite

Fishing for Walleyes @ night! Evenings the big females start to come shallow probably to return to their spawning beds or feed on minnows along the shore. For the big 10-pound walleye, evening and night is your best chance. Troll slow and close to shore or along reefs with Rapalas or a bottom bouncer rig with lots of line out. Stop and cast if you come up to some structure on bottom that is within close proximity to the weeds they hide in during the day. Blues, Greens and especially Fire-tiger jigs!

Topics: Walleye