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Fishing For River Walleye's
Go ahead and do some research obtaining the list of state and providence record walleyes and you see that most of them were caught in rivers. I am sure you will be surprised that river walleye fishing is how the majority of record size fish are caught.Rivers do not get the same fishing pressure that lakes get so they tend to hold stable populations, and produce larger walleye.
When cold fronts come in many a walleye angler knows to head for the tributary's and do some river walleye fishing because they are effected as much by cold fronts as the lake walleye are.River walleyes seem to ignore, or are not effected by a incoming cold front. Late summer is a good time to head to the rivers because the walleyes in the lakes have plenty to eat and the water temperatures continue to rise.Lake walleyes will be scattered as the water starts it's fall turnover, unlike the river walleye where they will be feeding the same summertime places.
Big rivers to the north will surprising have many portions that are open water all winter long. Amazingly, rivers will have open water fishing all winter long in the tail-waters of dams, and warm water discharge areas.
The new walleye angler typically has more trouble learning river walleye fishing then learning to fish in lakes. The new walleye fisherman many times gets discouraged on their first river fishing trip because of a poor catch and make the decision to not try again.You need to be able to adjust your walleye fishing technique by learning how the river currents and the fluctuation of the water levels effects the walleye on the river you intend to fish.
Walleyes can tolerate some current but for only short periods of time. They need some type of a current break where they can rest if they are going to stay in a strong current area of the river. You can eliminate much of the river when you start your search for walleye because of too strong of currents.
Look for downstream current breaks,pools right off the path of the main current, and downstream current breaks such as Islands, or large rock formations. Look upstream for areas that provide a likely current break areas such as made made formations to reduce river silting. Any upstream obstruction that has potential to break the current may hold walleyes.
The holy grail of river walleye fishing are the current edges. These are as important to finding walleyes in rivers as structure is to finding walleye in lakes. The river walleyes will hold in slack water adjacent to the moving water. They rest here in between going out into the current for food.
Low water levels and stable water flow are ideal times to fish rivers for walleye. When water levels are stable, and the water is clear walleyes are predicable and will located in well known areas of the river.
River walleye fishing can be very rewarding when the river is rising if you can find the areas the walleye go under these conditions. If you are lucky fishing will be amazing under these conditions. when the water rises, Walleye will often go into a feeding frenzy, because of all the worms and insects that are washed into the river after the rains.
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[BulBob]

Good article. I might add that most are caught at spillways in early spring spawn season.

Here is a daigram I drew after fishing in a spillway by myself and then it got crowded.
I gave out BulletBobbers to everyone so everyone could fish without tangling or needing to cast more then one time unless cught a fish.

Here is a picture of the first one ( a little one) I caught before it got crowded.