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ITS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR THAT THESE BIG WALLEYE ARE COMING INTO THE BANKS TO SPAWN...IF YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO GO AFTER THEM, HERE'S A FEW TIPS ON HOW TO CATCH THE BIG WALLEYE.
HERE'S A FEW THINGS YOU NEED TO TAKE WITH YOU...AN ASSORTMENT OF GRUBS....ALSO, A BUNCH OF JIG HEADS BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE A FEW BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN THE ROCKS. ANOTHER THING I LIKE IS TO USE SOME HUSKY JERKS...HUSKY JERKS HAVE A RATTLE IN THEM THAT KIND OF ATTRACTS THAT FISH IN THE MURKY WATER.
ANOTHER WAY TO CATCH WALLEYE IS AT NIGHT...AND OF COURSE, IT'S A LITTLE COOL AT NIGHT SO YOU NEED TO GET SOME WARM CLOTHES, LIKE A BEANIE...PUT A BEANIE ON AND THEN YOU NEED A HEADLAMP SO YOU CAN SEE. AND IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, YOU CAN'T SEE TO RE-TIE...SO I GOT A LITTLE, FANCY LIGHT...I PUT THAT RIGHT HERE, PUSH THE BUTTON...NOW I CAN SEE TO RE-TIE.
ALSO WHAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET IS A GOOD NET BECAUSE THOSE FISH HAVE TEETH...YOU DON'T WANT TO LIP THEM...
...IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COME ON DOWN TO FISH-TECH AND WE'LL HELP YOU OUT...
OGDEN RIVER
RECENT HATCHES OF BLUE-WINGED OLIVES HAVE BEEN PROVIDING ANGLERS WITH FAST FISHING. USE A PARACHUTE PATTERN WITH A SMALL PRINCE NYMPH.
OTTER CREEK RESERVOIR STATE PARK
RESERVOIR IS ICE FREE! TRY USING FLIES AND LURES FROM THE SHORE. FLOODED BRUSH IS REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF SHORELINE FISHING YOU CAN DO SO TRY WADING OR USING A FLOATTUBE.
