Walleye – Best Bait & Lures

Walleye in Golden Ridge Reserve

Hook size: B#5, B#4, S#3, G#2, G#1, D#1/0, D#2/0

Habitats: Lake Shore, Shallow Lake, Deep Lake, Upriver, Middle River, River Mouth

Traits: Aggressive, Jumper, Night Owl

Baits and lures that catch Walleye in Golden Ridge Reserve

Lures (spinning / baitcasting)

• Crankbait (retrieve: Constant, Twitching)
• Spoon (retrieve: Constant)
• Spinner (retrieve: Constant)

Soft plastics on a jighead

• Grub (retrieve: Jigging, Constant, Twitching)
• Tube (retrieve: Jigging, Twitching)
• Shad (retrieve: Constant, Stop and Go, Twitching, Jigging)
• Worm (retrieve: Jigging)

Natural bait (float or feeder)

• Leeches (hook 7-2/0)
• Minnow (hook 10-4/0)
• Redworm (hook 6-2)
• Bloodworm (hook 10-7)

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