| There are some great walleye fishing spots in | | | | If you want to catch the walleye from shore |
| Missouri. Lake of the Ozarks, Stockton Lake, | | | | during the spring spawning months, the |
| Thomas Hill Reservoir, Table Rock Lake, Bull | | | | Stockton Dam is a great area. However, the |
| Shoals Lake and Mark Twain Lake are the top | | | | best time of day is a few hours before and |
| spots. These areas also have bass and panfish | | | | after sunset. The popular area is by the Rip |
| besides the walleye. The one thing that is a | | | | Rap by the dam. When you are fishing from |
| very well kept secret in Missouri is the ice | | | | shore near the riprap, you can use a shallow |
| fishing for walleye. Lake of the Ozarks is | | | | or floating running bait. Anglers recommend |
| the best walleye fishing during the winter. | | | | keeping the smaller males and leaving the |
| Some anglers get out there and catch some | | | | larger females to spawn for future |
| prize trophies. The best thing to use during | | | | generations of walleye. On Stockton Lake, you |
| the winter months is heavier crankbaits while | | | | can keep any fish that is fifteen inches or |
| trolling. You might even try the grub on a | | | | longer and they have a daily catch limit of |
| jig, the weight should be about one eighth. | | | | four. |
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| In October, Bull Shoals Lake is a great place | | | | If you are using a fish locator on Stockton |
| to catch walleye. Many people do not even | | | | Lake, you will want to find the areas where |
| consider this lake for catching walleye and | | | | the shad are in schools. Walleye will follow |
| this is a shame because the action is hot in | | | | the shad and you can see the shad while the |
| October. The lake has a great shad population | | | | walleye are like black dots among the |
| that helps to feed the walleye and make them | | | | schools. The best time for walleye depends on |
| a good healthy weight. Here you would want to | | | | the time of day and year, wind and water |
| use crankbaits or some shad colored grubs. If | | | | temperature. Fishing on Stockton Lake is |
| you are fishing the rocky areas, a night | | | | better at dawn and dusk as well as overcast |
| crawler on a leadhead is great. In most | | | | days. During the winter months, walleye hang |
| cases, the planer boards work well with | | | | out by the springs where the shad prefer to |
| spinner rigs. During the spawning season in | | | | be. The water temperature is warmer than the |
| spring, you want to fish by the rocky areas | | | | forty-degree water temperatures away from the |
| from Barker Hole to Beaver Creek. | | | | springs. |
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