Hello all,
We are planning a trip to canada the first week in July for Eyes, i was wondering if i could get some ideas on what to use (Plastics ) munchies?? Ive seen some post here but cant find them so if someone could help me out on what to use it and where to buy themit would be greatly appreciated Thanks again
Jeremy 
3 words
mylar tinsal jigs
They look like this.
Tinsel Jigs
By the end of a week long fly-in they become worth their wieght in gold.
And we use them till there is only 1 or 2 pathetic pieces of tinsel left.
Jeremy;
Where are you going? Is this a fly-in???
If you are going to Lac Seul or LOTW, I would recommend live bait. I tried this past summer, casting ringworms and K-grubs to the shallower reefs on LOTW. It works and works well, but there seemed to be more of a crankbait bite on these waters.
However,
if you are going on a fly-in………
I would cast floating raps and husky jerks throughout the whole trip for walleyes.
Ringworms and K-grubs will do a healthy number on walleyes jigging, but if you want fast action, fan cast the reefs with husky jerks. You will cover water faster and it is fast fishing.
Anchor up on a reef that tops out at 6-8 fow. Find the reefs that are closer to shoreline structure (such as a point) that leads to “bigger water”. The key reef is to find one adjacent to a west facing sandy bay/rocky shoreline. This will be their primary spawning ground, as well as the shallow reefs. Most of the fish on these reefs are males, but there are ocasional females here too.
For your presentation when you anchor up, fan cast the entire area of the reef where you can “reach”. Anchor up on the “edge” of the reef. Most of these reefs can be “reached” by casting and working all around it, so you don’t need to go to the center and fish it. Catch your fish in that area, pull anchor, move down 50 or 100 feet on the reef, anchor up and do it all over again, repeat, repeat, repeat, circling around the whole reef. You will find what areas of the reef are more productive than others.
In searching these reefs, a good search tool is to troll cranks around the reef, until you find an area that has active fish. Here again, anchor up and fan cast the section, taking your active fish.
I wouldn’t focus too much on bays this time of the year. HOWEVER, you may find your bigger walleyes in the weeds, hanging out with the bigger pike. My largest “fly-in” walleye of 27″ came on a Super Shadrap, while I was chasing pike in the cabbage……..I also caught a 22″ walleye on a 10″ suick in the same weed line. So, the walleyes are in the weeds too, but not in the same quantity of the rocks.
The “bigger” walleyes are not on top of the reefs most of the time. You will find them on the bottom of these reefs, where the transition of rock goes to sand. THIS IS WHERE YOUR K-GRUBS AND RINGWORMS WILL CATCH THE “NEUTRAL” OR “NEGATIVE” FISH. Presentation should be a slow drag, small slight hop of the plastic around the base of the reef. Back troll with your little outboard, or drift if you can maintain control.
That is also another key factor when “reef hunting”. Don’t focus too much on “bald face” rock reefs………Look for boulder reefs that has a sand “base”.
Firetiger and Clown are my two “go to” colors………As most of the northern canadian waters are “tea stained”.
Also, make sure you use a steel leader, as pike will come charging in with all the commotion from catching walleyes.
Lastly, don’t overlook “neck down” areas or “pinch” areas, say between two primary bodies of water. This is a natural “funnel” for walleyes to travel through!!!
If you are going on a fly-in, your outfitter should be marking up a good map for you as to where the reefs are.
we are going to Press Lake it is a fly in or drive in we are going to drive here ive been told that there are lots of walleyes here
Hope we catch some!!
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