01-29-2003, 06:11 PM
The uniqe thing about Willard 'eyes that makes fishing for them different from any other Utah waters is that they prey on shad. So you won't catch them using the same techniques you use at other local waters. In Willard, the 'eyes relate to the shad, which means that the walleyes suspend in the water column.
In the spring, the spawning 'eyes are looking for gravel with current. But the rest of the soft water period, if you want to find the walleyes, you've first got to find the shad. And one thing I do different than Tube Dude, probably due to differences in horsepower, is that later in the year I use bigger baits. In nature all the small young-of-the-year have grown and the remaining baitfish are big--so I fish with big baits. And since fall is classic trophy walleye time, well, I want a big bait to catch big fish! These piggies were caught in Nov. [center]![[Image: KDwalleyes2.jpg]](http://www.climbing-guides.com/fish/KDwalleyes2.jpg)
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In the spring, the spawning 'eyes are looking for gravel with current. But the rest of the soft water period, if you want to find the walleyes, you've first got to find the shad. And one thing I do different than Tube Dude, probably due to differences in horsepower, is that later in the year I use bigger baits. In nature all the small young-of-the-year have grown and the remaining baitfish are big--so I fish with big baits. And since fall is classic trophy walleye time, well, I want a big bait to catch big fish! These piggies were caught in Nov. [center]
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