The last full moon had me dreaming of catching eyes in front of camp at dusk and well after. In late May,; from the bank; in 6-10 feet of shelf or reef water.....what would you try at dark? We have caught a couple on leech/jig, and one evening my buddy caught 3 nice wallys on floating rapala with a split shot in front. I wondered about other stickbaits, what colors (in moonlight), and also wondered about applying weighted 'suspend-a-dot' on,,,,say,,,,an F-11. or maybe an HJ10,,,,Colors? Suggestions? Cabin fever. Thanks, oth

I frequently catch them from shore or in the shallows while pike fishing an hour prior to dark. Regular-Large-floating rapalas. Other than that I troll deep divers for them in the day.

I'm usually tired at night and fish pretty lazy. I like to throw out a lighted slip bobber with a jig and leech. It is fun watching the bobber go under, or look up and it is just gone. Lazy, productive , way to fish.

quote walllee: "I'm usually tired at night and fish pretty lazy. I like to throw out a lighted slip bobber with a jig and leech. It is fun watching the bobber go under, or look up and it is just gone. Lazy, productive , way to fish."

+1

I set up either on the very shallowest point on the reef or on the dropoff edge of it. I make sure im there an hour or two before dusk because they can come in early sometimes. I have 4 lures that I use every time, Floating Rapala blue and silver, rattlin rapala blue and silver, husky jerk silver and black, and slip bobber and a leech. I always start out with the rattlin rapala because its by far the best choice when theyre active, but I stop using it right around dusk because they just dont hit it that often once it starts to get dark. I use the husky jerk when my arm gets tired of throwing the rattlin rapala because you dont have to continuouly reel to keep it off bottom, and when you pause it , and then start reeling again it gets blasted by the walleyes. I use this lure up to about dusk into dark, you can still catch some walleyes with it after dark but the floating rapala just dominates it once it starts to get dark. The last thing I throw out is a leech, if im peppering the reef with the active lures and im not even getting bit by smallies or walleyes, I know they are either not there or they need a slower more natural presentation and you cant get any slower than a leech under a bobber. I have to mention that I only fish at night on very clear lakes, stained or tannin lakes dont have nearly the night bite that clear lakes have. The sunnier and the hotter it is during the day the better the night bite is. If there has been a pretty good rain during the day I dont stay out at night, I just stayin camp and throw out a leech, because in my experience it really throws off the night bite. p.s. If its windy dont stay out there, it can be too dangerous in a canoe.

Suspending Rogue...great hooks and excellent action, wide wobble. Husky Jerk...great hooks, excellent action, tight wobble.

Oops, this is about a love of another sort. : )

quote inspector13: "Oops, this is about a love of another sort. : )"

LOL

quote Basspro69: "I set up either on the very shallowest point on the reef or on the dropoff edge of it. I make sure im there an hour or two before dusk because they can come in early sometimes. I have 4 lures that I use every time, Floating Rapala blue and silver, rattlin rapala blue and silver, husky jerk silver and black, and slip bobber and a leech. I always start out with the rattlin rapala because its by far the best choice when theyre active, but I stop using it right around dusk because they just dont hit it that often once it starts to get dark. I use the husky jerk when my arm gets tired of throwing the rattlin rapala because you dont have to continuouly reel to keep it off bottom, and when you pause it , and then start reeling again it gets blasted by the walleyes. I use this lure up to about dusk into dark, you can still catch some walleyes with it after dark but the floating rapala just dominates it once it starts to get dark. The last thing I throw out is a leech, if im peppering the reef with the active lures and im not even getting bit by smallies or walleyes, I know they are either not there or they need a slower more natural presentation and you cant get any slower than a leech under a bobber. I have to mention that I only fish at night on very clear lakes, stained or tannin lakes dont have nearly the night bite that clear lakes have. The sunnier and the hotter it is during the day the better the night bite is. If there has been a pretty good rain during the day I dont stay out at night, I just stayin camp and throw out a leech, because in my experience it really throws off the night bite. p.s. If its windy dont stay out there, it can be too dangerous in a canoe."

Can't wait to try and catch a few walleye this year in the evening and at night it sounds like a blast. Will they hit all night or just in the first few hours of twilight ?

You never no, I have had them hit for 10 minutes or ten hours .

Glow bobbers and a leech. It helps if you are half in the bag or so.

quote Basspro69: "I set up either on the very shallowest point on the reef or on the dropoff edge of it. I make sure im there an hour or two before dusk because they can come in early sometimes. I have 4 lures that I use every time, Floating Rapala blue and silver, rattlin rapala blue and silver, husky jerk silver and black, and slip bobber and a leech. I always start out with the rattlin rapala because its by far the best choice when theyre active, but I stop using it right around dusk because they just dont hit it that often once it starts to get dark. I use the husky jerk when my arm gets tired of throwing the rattlin rapala because you dont have to continuouly reel to keep it off bottom, and when you pause it , and then start reeling again it gets blasted by the walleyes. I use this lure up to about dusk into dark, you can still catch some walleyes with it after dark but the floating rapala just dominates it once it starts to get dark. The last thing I throw out is a leech, if im peppering the reef with the active lures and im not even getting bit by smallies or walleyes, I know they are either not there or they need a slower more natural presentation and you cant get any slower than a leech under a bobber. I have to mention that I only fish at night on very clear lakes, stained or tannin lakes dont have nearly the night bite that clear lakes have. The sunnier and the hotter it is during the day the better the night bite is. If there has been a pretty good rain during the day I dont stay out at night, I just stayin camp and throw out a leech, because in my experience it really throws off the night bite. p.s. If its windy dont stay out there, it can be too dangerous in a canoe."

+1. This is almost exactly what I do as well, accept I only use Husky Jerks. About an hour before dark, I will use fire tiger in size 10 and 12. The stop pause and go retrieve is the ticket. Often I tie direct with this technique, even a small snap swivel can alter the neutral buoyancy of husky jerks and I've found that the pause, hanging in a fishes face, then the 'jerk', triggers a hit (works even better on pike). Of course a straight retrieve will work as well. I will most times combine the two, straight retrieve to start, and then pause and jerk when I get near shore. As it gets to be full dark, the silver black in larger sizes works better.

Moonman.

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quote Basspro69: "I set up either on the very shallowest point on the reef or on the dropoff edge of it. I make sure im there an hour or two before dusk because they can come in early sometimes. I have 4 lures that I use every time, Floating Rapala blue and silver, rattlin rapala blue and silver, husky jerk silver and black, and slip bobber and a leech. I always start out with the rattlin rapala because its by far the best choice when theyre active, but I stop using it right around dusk because they just dont hit it that often once it starts to get dark. I use the husky jerk when my arm gets tired of throwing the rattlin rapala because you dont have to continuouly reel to keep it off bottom, and when you pause it , and then start reeling again it gets blasted by the walleyes. I use this lure up to about dusk into dark, you can still catch some walleyes with it after dark but the floating rapala just dominates it once it starts to get dark. The last thing I throw out is a leech, if im peppering the reef with the active lures and im not even getting bit by smallies or walleyes, I know they are either not there or they need a slower more natural presentation and you cant get any slower than a leech under a bobber. I have to mention that I only fish at night on very clear lakes, stained or tannin lakes dont have nearly the night bite that clear lakes have. The sunnier and the hotter it is during the day the better the night bite is. If there has been a pretty good rain during the day I dont stay out at night, I just stayin camp and throw out a leech, because in my experience it really throws off the night bite. p.s. If its windy dont stay out there, it can be too dangerous in a canoe."

Can't wait to try and catch a few walleye this year in the evening and at night it sounds like a blast. Will they hit all night or just in the first few hours of twilight ? "

My best action goes from dusk till midnight, I pack it in after that. I need to mention that I really try to choose sites that have relatively short paddles from the campsite to the spot im fishing at night, as well as choosing a good site for shore fishng at night. I like to know that if weather comes up I can get back to camp before it hits.

Bumping with another question. Blame it on the moon. :) What sizes in the jerks and floaters? I was thinking F11 ans HJ12. Is this a good place to start? Thanks, oth

Good word Bass Pro, I will keep my eyes up when trolling during the day.

quote overthehill: "Bumping with another question. Blame it on the moon. :) What sizes in the jerks and floaters? I was thinking F11 ans HJ12. Is this a good place to start? Thanks, oth"

Those will work overthehill, Early in the year I go a little smaller on both the floaters and husky jerk, but as summer progresses into fall, I like a bigger rap.p.s. I always take the middle hook off the bigger raps, doesent affect hooking percentage at all and is easier to get the lure out of the net.

Great thread with a lot of good information, but as a so-so fisherman, I have one question. Is there consensus that the Full moon is the key? Or, will these tips work during other moon phases? I ask because (most, if not all) lunar fishing calendars I have seen (although not specifically for walleye) rate the New moon the best. --Goose

quote OldGreyGoose: "Great thread with a lot of good information, but as a so-so fisherman, I have one question. Is there consensus that the Full moon is the key? Or, will these tips work during other moon phases? I ask because (most, if not all) lunar fishing calendars I have seen (although not specifically for walleye) rate the New moon the best. --Goose "

On a clear water lake, especially if the sun has been beating down all day, the fishing at night can be spectacular in a new moon, old moon,no moon, or every variation of the moon . I will say however that trophy potential does increase with a full moon in my opinion .

for the hunters out there you know the new moon is the time to be in the woods, thanks, I didn't know fishin was diff.

quote Basspro69: "

quote OldGreyGoose: "Great thread with a lot of good information, but as a so-so fisherman, I have one question. Is there consensus that the Full moon is the key? Or, will these tips work during other moon phases? I ask because (most, if not all) lunar fishing calendars I have seen (although not specifically for walleye) rate the New moon the best. --Goose "

On a clear water lake, especially if the sun has been beating down all day, the fishing at night can be spectacular in a new moon, old moon,no moon, or every variation of the moon . I will say however that trophy potential does increase with a full moon in my opinion ."

Just curious at what depth you would want your leech using a slip bobber ? I mean say your fishing a hump that's 8 feet down I'm assuming you would want your depth at about 4-5 feet or should it be shallower and will they come up to take it ? At night I'm thinking around 2-3 feet ?