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With today’s
technology it is always easy to find the fish. Fish finders
make locating fish elementary for the average fisherman.
But finding them is only one aspect and does not guarantee
fish in the boat. You can see walleyes normally suspended
at the bottom of steep drop offs near structure. This is a
normal pattern. But are these walleyes actively feeding?
Studies,
such as the one done by Wahl and Peters, show that Walleyes
are pursuers not ambushers. They follow their prey and wait
for strays to enter the strike zone. They attack, usually
from behind and then manipulate the prey in their mouths for
head first swallowing. Walleye found suspended at drop
offs may be feeding but may not feeding as actively or
aggressively as those following schools of baitfish. That
is where the aggressively feeding walleye will likely be
found. Thus it makes sense to locate the baitfish and fish
on the edges of the school.
Notice I said edges. Again walleyes are pursuers and are
opportunistic. They try to expend as little energy as
possible while pursuing their prey. Again it has been noted
in studies that walleye tend to work the edges of schools
and wait for strays to trigger attacks in the strike zone.
They avoid low % strikes on prey and tend to work the
parameter of schools. |
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