Griffond Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 So I am kinda new to the area I live in at the moment and the main area of fishing is the Mississippi River in central Minnesota... and since I don't have my boat here it has all been done from shore. Now there have been plenty of people telling me there are walleyes to be had in the river even from shore but I had yet to catch one. I tried jigging with a minnow, I tried bottom fishing with minnows, crawlers, dead smelt... still no walleye... lots of bass... no walleye... so yesterday since the weather was cold and overcast I went to the dam on the deep side and just started chucking every crankbait I had in the box... started small and worked up to the biggest I had which is the largest Shad Rap Rapala makes for very deep fishing... and finally on the good old blue and silver color... I got a small one... which made a great dinner for me... but that reminded me... in the fall fish are feeding for winter and putting on fat... so they generally won't bother with the small stuff because its to much work for the small amount of food... that is why the big crank got the fish and why other people also caught fish on big Husky Jerk style lures and large spinners... in the fall Bigger is Better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSuprum Posted October 7, 2013 Report Share Posted October 7, 2013 I don't fish for Walleye much but when I do, the bigger cranks always do better for me. Lures like a BD7, 3/4oz switchback and 2.5 squarebills. Good luck in your new living area. It should be fun fishing the Mississippi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 I think it's the size of the forage this time of year. I fished for landlocked stripers this week and all the fish we caught were stuffed with 4-5" threadfin shad. Earlier in the year, the shad would have been the tiny 2" variety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky0503 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 (edited) Isn't it always that bigger is better at least in the fishing world?I jig for my walleye.You might also consult a map of where you fish. it could be that your fishing the 90% of the water that the fish aren't in. Edited June 17, 2015 by Musky0503 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
