Walleye

[UTgodevil23]

Anyone had any luck with Walleye? Id like to try em but I'm in West TN, so it would be a dedicated trip. Don't want your secret spot, just where generally are they located? On the bottom, current, all over? Are they near KY lake or Pickwick?

 

[m_allison71]

If I knew I would tell you. I haven't had much time or luck.

 

[PickettSFHunter]

I fish for them during the spawn and especially at the end of the spawn. Not going to reveal locations though, mostly private land access.

 

[East TN Bowhunter]

I catch a few while crappie fishing during the spawn on my local lake. That's the only walleyes I have ever caught. Generally, I think they are towards the bottom at the upper end of certain lakes where they turn into river channels and you have a rocky bluff nearby. However, when I catch them during crappie spawn, they are very shallow with the crappie on the lower end of the lake I fish. I've also heard of people catching them in the rivers right below dams using spinnerbaits or jerkbaits, but I have never had success doing that.

 

[eyeseeker]

Throughout the summer, you can catch them suspended in any of the lakes that hold them by trolling cranks. In rivers you can catch them trolling against the current with cranks bumping the bottom. If you make it over my way I can take you and show you some places this summer....I'm in Spring Hill and fish Normandy, the Cumberland river and below Pickwick mostly but dale hollow and center hill are the numbers places.

 

[Wooden Arrow]

Anyone had any luck with Walleye? Id like to try em but I'm in West TN, so it would be a dedicated trip. Don't want your secret spot, just where generally are they located? On the bottom, current, all over? Are they near KY lake or Pickwick?

the closest i know of would be in Dale Hollow or Woods. they are fished for pretty much like the sauger (on/near bottom), and frequently are caught mixed wiith them. i have much better luck on both species behind current breaks in rivers.

 

[rsimms]

Your best bet is to travel far East to the tailwaters of Watts Bar Dam. That is where TWRA has been stocking large numbers of walleye for ten years. My guide partner (who is very successful) generally trolls crankbaits using planer boards. He is almost always within two or three miles of the dam, but often very close to the dam. The biggest variable on where the walleye congregate is how much water is being released through the dam. He's invested a HUGE amount of time on the water to figure out how to adjust for that variable. But for reference, here is one video I shot with him a couple years ago.

 

[UTgodevil23]

Thanks for the help. I Will definitely plan to head east then. I used to travel up north quite a bit with work. Always order them and compared to crappies they are just a tad better! Would love to catch them just once thanks for the information.

 

[rstuffle]

Throughout the summer, you can catch them suspended in any of the lakes that hold them by trolling cranks. In rivers you can catch them trolling against the current with cranks bumping the bottom. If you make it over my way I can take you and show you some places this summer....I'm in Spring Hill and fish Normandy, the Cumberland river and below Pickwick mostly but dale hollow and center hill are the numbers places.

I've been trying to sort out where the heck they go in Normandy late fall and winter. Most that fish for them in summer swap over to crappie and just stop fishing walleye.

 

[Harold Money jr]

I figured some areas on the Mississippi River would hold walleyes. I'm from watts bar area so I don't know too much about the big river.

 

[Trnr]

I've been trying to sort out where the heck they go in Normandy late fall and winter. Most that fish for them in summer swap over to crappie and just stop fishing walleye.

Same here. I've tried finding them for the last 3 or 4 years on Normandy and they humble me every time. More often than not in the fall/winter I head to the Cumberland. Would love to find them on Normandy though, I love that place.

 

[TNRifleman]

You can go a little northwest and catch them in Bull Shoals lake in Flippin, AR. Can also catch them in the White river, just below he dam

 

[Lt.Dan]

Your best bet is to travel far East to the tailwaters of Watts Bar Dam. That is where TWRA has been stocking large numbers of walleye for ten years. My guide partner (who is very successful) generally trolls crankbaits using planer boards. He is almost always within two or three miles of the dam, but often very close to the dam. The biggest variable on where the walleye congregate is how much water is being released through the dam. He's invested a HUGE amount of time on the water to figure out how to adjust for that variable. But for reference, here is one video I shot with him a couple years ago.

Scott is the best. And that is definitely the spot.

 

[Crow Terminator]

If you put in at the pinhook ramp below Watts Bar dam and turn down river...stay on the left side of the river channel. There are a lot of big rocks, rock piles, etc on that side...all the way down to the main powerline that runs across the river. The intake side of the river doesn't have as much on it but don't count it out. I caught good quality fish down that stretch a few weeks ago....but no big numbers of fish.

 

[Lt.Dan]

If you put in at the pinhook ramp below Watts Bar dam and turn down river...stay on the left side of the river channel. There are a lot of big rocks, rock piles, etc on that side...all the way down to the main powerline that runs across the river. The intake side of the river doesn't have as much on it but don't count it out. I caught good quality fish down that stretch a few weeks ago....but no big numbers of fish.

I was there Saturday. I didn't stay long. I was mostly checking the ramp situation for my boat. I'm going to need hip boot to take out, but can launch without getting out of the truck. I did not catch anything this time. I wasn't there at an optimal time either. It was from like 10:30am until 1pm on a fresh cold front coming through.