Jim F.
Still a Genuine Montana Fossil
You had a stellar day indeed, Rich!
Walleye on the fly
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Pink Nighty
Life of the Party
When one goes down the path of the Pink Nighty, one changes. Could be better, is probably worse, but the change is unmistakable.
Dude, even the little guys will smack those bandit shallow plugs like crazy. Always blows me away when you hook a 12” walleye on a 6” stick bait
Solid work here 
. Always love to see a new species targeted with fly rods. Especially when getting "deep" is the concern. Modern, deep sinking lines like the Airflo Depthfinder should make easy work of putting flies at walleye depth. Maybe not the 500 and 700gr lines we use for tuna, but I'd think the 300 would get the job done on an appropriate weight rod. Another deep water fish in that category I'd be interested in are lake whitefish.
. Always love to see a new species targeted with fly rods. Especially when getting "deep" is the concern. Modern, deep sinking lines like the Airflo Depthfinder should make easy work of putting flies at walleye depth. Maybe not the 500 and 700gr lines we use for tuna, but I'd think the 300 would get the job done on an appropriate weight rod. Another deep water fish in that category I'd be interested in are lake whitefish.
I‘ve seen a friend of mine catch them, walleye, regularly on traditional grey ghost streamers, trolled on a very slow meander.Anyone ever target them with any consistency?
If so what flies have work? Tactics and strategies?
I've got a lot of lakes around me with Walleye and have spent zero time fishing for them. Starting to ponder
on other waters, this streamer has caught me pike minnow. : (
Jay
Happy to report some continued success! I found the fish again in around 15-20 feet of water off structure with baitfish around. Water temps are down to 49 degrees and the air temp was only 45. Surprisingly I also found a good bass bite. Ended up with two keepers a 20 incher which was fat as can be and a 16 incher also a nice fat fish! Success on a craw jig and a baitfish jig again off my type 5. Caught a bunch of nice smallies mixed in.
Awesome! Please post pics of the fillets
I forgot to take a picture but I just cooked the walleye in a skillet with a little butter, lemon pepper and spices. Sides included some candied carrots from my garden and rice. Came out very good!Awesome! Please post pics of the fillets
Yum. Been a long time since I've had walleye, but I remember thinking it was like a freshwater rockfish.
Wild "rice" was the classic Midwest side dish.
Kamishak Steve
Just Hatched
Walleye can definitely be caught on flies in Central WA, and even some nice ones, but as with anything, the trick is locating them. As is typical with walleye, they are normally on the bottom, typically most active at dawn or dusk, and often prefer a light wind chop to break up the surface. As for flies, i havent found them to be especially picky, I have caught them on crayfish patterns, and baitfish imitations. The key seems to be more which line you are using and how well you are able to fish the bottom, rather than pattern. Shoot me a PM and i can dial you in on some spots where they are available.
