Wyoming Walleye Fishing
Freshwater fishermen and women love a good challenge and walleye is one of the many challenges they probably face if they choose to try their hand fishing in the state of Wyoming. Mysterious creatures, this type of fish loves to hide in the sandy or rocky bottom of whatever body of water they happen to be. They love the cold water, yet can tolerate the warmer temperatures when summer and fall in the state set in.
Walleye, which is a tender, flaky, white meat fish, is supposed to be the best tasting kind of all the fresh water fishes. While being somewhat elusive, they like to eat anything and everything that moves and catches their attentions that won't eat them first. If they are living in the deeper water of Wyoming, they set themselves up as hunters and get the unsuspecting hunted as it floats or swims by.
They are quick enough to be virtually undetected unless in summer time when they seem to gravitate towards the water surface. If you're looking for the perfect time to catch these tasty beauties then you'd probably like to go out between sundown and midnight.
Wyoming in and of itself is a beautiful state filled with plenty of places to go walleye fishing. Walleye fishing, together with some other species fishing, is going to be extremely popular here and when attempting to define true hot spots, of which a few are listed at the bottom, it's very easy to say that bodies of water throughout the state are the hot spots of walleye fishing because almost every single one of them has a walleye or two in them.
When you stop and look at the numbers, the state of Wyoming has right around 300,000 acres of water, together including 4,200 lakes. There is an additional 27,000 miles of rivers.
If fishers cannot find a walleye in Wyoming, they may need to determine what they are doing is wrong. Walleyes like anywhere where there is vegetation, which makes lakes and reservoirs the hottest fishing spots. They hide in the weeds at the bottom in order to sneak up on their food as they swim by.They also like the calm water of these areas instead of the consistent moving rivers.
That's not to say fishers won't find them in the rivers because they will. Anyone who's trying to catch stands a better chance in the calmer waters. Fishers will find their catch patrolling the large sandy flat areas of these bodies of water.
Spawning season of Wyoming walleye is May and this is when they change their habits a little bit. During the end of this time of the year, male walleyes can be found closer to the surface. They are feed after all of the other fishes have moved on.
Fishers can easily capitalize on this fact by using a live bait rig weighted for the appropriate water's clarity and depth. Walleye will go for lines baited with small, live organisms or minnows. Once it catches their eyes, all the fisherman needs to do is start reeling in the line.
By Daniel Eggertsen
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