Walleye on the fly

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ronnie84
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2007/05/15 22:54:08 (permalink)

Walleye on the fly

Anyone have any recommendations on patterns for walleye? They're really coming on at the river right now and I'd like to go after em' with the fly rod.
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    Loopy
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    RE: Walleye on the fly 2007/05/16 00:06:23 (permalink)
    I've accidentally caught them in French Creek targeting smallies on large buggers and clousers.  Chartruese has been the color they've hit.

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    RE: Walleye on the fly 2007/05/16 05:29:34 (permalink)
    We caught them on Lake Erie last year on red and white clousers.
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    RE: Walleye on the fly 2007/05/16 08:52:10 (permalink)
    I've caught them on accident with white/chart clousers while fishing wipers.

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    RE: Walleye on the fly 2007/05/16 20:50:42 (permalink)
    Looks like clousers are my best bet then...
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    RE: Walleye on the fly 2007/05/17 10:31:56 (permalink)
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    Looks like clousers are my best bet then...



    I've not targeted walleyes with a flyrod before, but I caught one in the Yough River once on a olive/white clouser.  A nice eater, 18" or so, but I let him go.

    I have some "perch" clousers that I tie, if the opportunity ever presents itself to fish for them.  French Creek, Upper Allegheny River, etc.

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    post edited by D-nymph - 2007/05/17 10:32:33
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    RE: Walleye on the fly 2007/05/22 21:09:46 (permalink)
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    Nice sounding pattern.
     
    Clousers are my favorite pattern for the rivers.  Caught a walleye close to 30" at the Mouth of Montour, on a chartruese and white clouser (back in the poopy pipe days).  I'd bet some leach patterns would be worth trying as well.
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