| The Great Lakes are great places to find walleye, and | | | | before the close of the season, looking for food. The |
| hotspots are available all over the lakes for large | | | | biggest fish will be found at the end of April during the |
| numbers of these glassy eyed critters. In fact, Michigan | | | | reopening of the season cruising the shallows of the |
| walleye fishing can be great in several different spots | | | | bay. Anglers predict lots of medium sized walleyes |
| in the Lakes, with four specific hotspots coming to | | | | from Saginaw Bay in the 2007 seasons, ranging from |
| mind immediately. If you are looking for a guaranteed | | | | 14-16 inches, making it an excellent prospect for |
| catch as a newcomer to the area, check out these | | | | Michigan walleye fishing in the near future and for |
| four Michigan walleye fishing hotspots first. | | | | years to come. |
| Saginaw Bay is a great summer location for catching | | | | If you are interested in Michigan walleye fishing, you |
| walleye if you enjoy spending long days on the water. | | | | should also try the St. Marys River system, where |
| While this may not be the right location for an angler | | | | you'll find one of the most diverse and expansive |
| seeking a trophy-sized walleye, there are greater | | | | walleye fisheries in the state. Get ready to find fish |
| numbers here than many other spots on the Great | | | | everywhere - in the weeds, in the rocks, in the lakes |
| Lakes. The catch won't include some of the largest | | | | and channels, in the flats, and anywhere else. Note that, |
| fish in the lakes, but the hatching ability that has been | | | | when fishing this river, the food sources are plentiful |
| found in this particular location keeps the population | | | | but change with the seasons, so you'll need to work |
| enormously high. In fact, there are so many naturally | | | | your baits based on this. Overall bottom-bouncers and |
| spawning fish in this bay that the stocking programs in | | | | crawler harnesses work well in almost any season as |
| the area have excluded it from the "in need" list, | | | | preferred lures. The walleye here will also migrate |
| transferring most of its effort to 39 bodies of water in | | | | from one area of the system to another, so work with |
| the Lake Huron Basin. Check out the shallows for pre | | | | local anglers to determine the habits of the fish before |
| spawn specimens in early spring and post spawn | | | | setting out blindly. |
| specimens in the Saginaw River in mid March just | | | | |