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