Everyone’s pretty much hit it on the head. Ideally you get up there before/after the Forks go, if it’s strictly eyes then I’d shoot for before. As everyone’s said, get up early and expect to deal with anything from a few boats in line at the launch to waiting for over an hour. I will say that’s more dependent on the amount of soft water than time of day though, if the river thaws early and all the accesses are open, you probably won’t have to worry too much about wait times beyond what you would expect at a popular fishery. Make sure to bring plenty of cash for those kids running shuttles, as well as an energy drink or two. If no one’s running, and you see some guy hiking it from up the road, ask if he wants a lift. Letting the odd hitch hiker hop on the tailgate can bring plenty good karma and fishing reports.
Your absolute best chance is to be flexible on dates and wait until right beforehand, if that’s not an option then I would probably go with the first weekend in April. I would bring sturgeon gear for a backup plan, because even if the Forks break you’ll probably a catch a few. Just be aware that after you do, you’ll probably start to forget about the walleye.
With all the variables, just keep an open mind. I’ve had days where I was skunked, and I’ve had days where we weren’t bothering to measure anything that didn’t look 25″ or bigger because the 25″+ fish were biting so hot that we wanted to get jigs back down. I had a buddy get his PB (29″) and then break it twice in as many hours. Arguably the majority of that I would say still comes down to timing, but do your research and be prepared to grind it out with several different techniques and you should be fine. I would HIGHLY recommend the trip, I’ve been going every year for the last ten years, and I have no plans on quitting anytime soon.
Here’s my best, only 28.5″, but we got a girth and the math put her at 11 lbs.
Then there’s 63.5″ of my all time favorite fish to catch.
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