Night Time Lures
Night Walleye Fishing In The Bay Of Green Bay
Author: John Neilio
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As the waters of Green Bay warm in late spring and early summer the night time walleye bite turns on. The West shoreline of Green Bay along Oconto and Marinette Counties in Wisconsin, and Menominee County in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan are excellent spots for night time fishing. The common method of fishing is trolling along the shorelines in four to twenty feet of water.
Start just before dark to get your initial setup and your bearings. Make sure you have plenty of lights onboard for night time fishing. Stick baits are the most common lure used during night fishing. Rapala, Thunder Stick, Reef Runners and other similar baits in a wide assortment of colors are the most popular choice. Check local fishing reports, talk to local fishermen and listen to the marine radio to get information about the area you are interested in fishing. A variety of lure sizes are also used, small Lures for shallow water and larger and deeper divers for deeper waters.
If you are planning to troll along the shore line for a long distance set the shallow running lures on the shore side and the deeper runners on the outside pattern of your boat. Just like any type of fishing experiment with different sizes and colors until you find one that works best, then duplicate. Some days the fish will hit on several different lures and other days they may only want a particular type, size or color.
You will need some electronics on your boat for depth and speed. Typically slower speeds are better, from 1.2 mph to 2.0 mph. The best thing to do is experiment. Some days the fish like slower speeds more than other days. At this time of the year water temperature is not as important as early spring. GPS can be a great tool for this type of fishing. Units with water depth or depth contour lines either in the hard drive or on map chips are amazing. This allows you to follow depth contour and fish structure which is very important for finding the walleye hang outs and to find your way back to the launch.
As always when fishing multiple lines in shallow waters, you will need to use a method to get your lines away from the boat. Skis or off shore planer boards will do the trick. Planer boards allow you to spread your lines and get them away from the boat at the same time. There are also light kits available for some of the planer boards, which make strikes much more apparent. Line counter reels can really help keep track when running several lines in shallow water.
There are several access points to the bay along the West shoreline. There is a launch in the Pensaukee River in Pensaukee off of County highway “S”. Follow the river out to the bay but be careful at the mouth, as it can be a little shallow. The Oconto River has a municipal boat launch at the bay. Oconto County has a launch at their County Park II off of County highway “Y”. Marinette County has a launch at Little River but the water is shallow. The Menominee River has several launches on both the Marinette and Menominee sides. The most popular is the State of Michigan launch at the Lighthouse on the Menominee side. It is a good idea to check out these facilities during the day, before your night time excursions.
Please check both Michigan and Wisconsin regulations for current species rules and regulations.
Good luck and good fishing.
About the Author
John Neilio is an advid fisherman with 35 years experience fishing on the Great Lakes, throughout the U.S. and Canada. Great fishing information can be found on his website www.profishingblog.com
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