He threads about three-quarters of an inch of the ringworm up onto the hook shank, paying attention not to slide the worm too high on the hook shank, which will splay the bucktail out un-naturally. To minimize short bites, Hutch cuts off an inch-and-a-half of the head portion of the ringworm. Hutch begins using the bucktail/ringworm set-up in the late fall, and picks back up with it when conditions allow fishing in the early spring.
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Hutch does, and he reports that it was a vital component in Nick Johnson's win at the final Professional Walleye Trail tournament in 2011 on the Mississippi at Hastings, Minn. Ringworms and bucktails are both popular tools it's just that typically folks don't couple them together. "I like to put a ringworm on one of my custom bucktail jigs," explained Hutch. One of his tips involves combining two terminal favorites into a combo that isn't widely used but one that he's found quite effective. Tim "Hutch" Hutchinson (River Walleyes), based out of Prairie du Chien, Wisc., butters his bread guiding on Pool 10 and surrounding pools of the Mississippi River. The versatility they've developed is shared here. River guides, whose wallet depends on consistently putting fish in the boat, don't have the luxury of waiting until the bite comes around to their favorite tactic. Radical departures from the norm, as well as refinements to accepted practices, can mean more fish more of the time. One of Tim "Hutch" Hutchinson's tips is combining two terminal favorites into a combo. Not every walleye (or sauger) responds to a vertically presented jig-n-minnow fished right under the boat. The leader length ranges from about 4 to 10 feet with the shortest leaders used in the strongest current.Allow me to detour a moment from widely accepted methods of catching early season river walleyes.
“Other times they want that bigger profile and you want the biggest minnow you can find.”ĭepending on the laws in the state where he is fishing, Schmidt might tie two or even three flies on his leader. “Sometimes they want a small profile and really prefer a fly with nothing else on it,” Schmidt said. Schmidt also experiments with tipping bait, and if he is fishing with someone else, they typically begin with one angler fishing a plain fly and the other fishing one that is tipped with a minnow. Schmidt uses a variety of fly colors, and always likes to have several tied and handy so he can make regular changes until the walleyes start biting. Other important aspects include keeping the rig on the bottom and experimenting with specific offerings to find out what the fish want any given day. “Working right on the edges is very important,” he said. No hookset typically is needed with that presentation.Įither way, Schmidt looks for current breaks caused by wing dams and other obstructions and focuses presentations on the seams between currents and eddies. Often he’ll cast 90 degrees to the current, let the rig sink to the bottom, and work the rig with short snaps and drops until the rig is directly downstream. When a fish bites, he sets the hook with a gentle sweep.įor casting applications, he prefers spinning gear and monofilament. He seeks to keep the line at a 45-degree angle and the weight ticking bottom all the time, and moves the boat at a snail’s pace. Additionally, casting allows for more targeted presentations when the walleyes are in known locations.įor pulling flies, Schmidt uses a 6½-foot medium or medium light baitcasting rod, a reel with a flipping button so he can easily release line, and 10-pound-test braid, which allows Schmidt to feel everything. Pulling the fly rigs allows Schmidt to search for fish, but that is considered trolling, which isn’t legal in all states. Schmidt likes flies for river walleye fishing from March through the end of June, and targets fish moving upriver to spawn and downriver after the spawn. Typical presentations are very slow, especially during early spring. Whether cast or pulled behind the boat, the flies offer subtle motion and mimic baitfish. “It’s an extremely effective way to catch fish during the spring,” said Schmidt, a Cabela’s Field Staff team member who lives in Oshkosh, Wis. 2 or 4 hooks, are instead cast or pulled with spinning or baitcasting tackle and delivered close to the bottom with three-way rigs. The flies, which are typically bucktail streamers tied on No. Walleye pro Dave Schmidt commonly uses fishing flies to get the attention of spring walleyes, but no fly rods factor into the equation. Cabela’s Field Staff team member Dave Schmidt shares his proven techniques.
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