Hi Folks, Ran the boat yesterday morning with clients in pursuit of walleye. We drifted a lower large river for walleyes on their spawning run. The water was up a bit from Sundays 1/4" of rain. Water color was slightly off, which is a good thing in my opinion for chasing any lake run fish. It was a cold morning with snow showers early on. Good stiff north west wind that actually was pushing my boat up stream against the current. I do not typically harvest very many fish. Probably 95% of the fish we catch during guiding are released. However, it is hard to pass up a fresh walleye dinner. Nice eating fish. We drifted brightly colored 1/4oz. jigs tipped with large crawlers and pulled perch colored Green Mt. Grabbers. The jigs were the ticket. Hot pink in particular. I like walleye fishing in May and I find it challenging. Puts me a little out of my element as a fly angler and guide. Still I guide plenty of spin fishing trips and it was how I learned to fish prior to picking up a fly rod. I have found that the walleyes like deep holes, soft edges, eddies, and out of the main current and light. A lot of the same principals that are used in finding trout in rivers. This is just on a larger scale. Looks the weather is finally warming and the trout fishing should go nuts. Looking forward to it. Look for #16/#18 Blue Quills, #20 Olives, #14/#16 Hendricksons, #16 Grannoms, and #14 green apple bodied caddis. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
