Category: walleye-lakes

Hi Italo, Hope all is well.!Anglers have a go to lures for catching fish. You’ve been so great with advice. You are my go to person and have been for many many years. I will be fishing for walleye this summer at Balsam Lake. What are your hard lures for this lake?Thank you as always, have a great year.fishing .

Posted on June 14th, 2023

Hi Susan, Balsam has the clearest water of all the Kawartha Lakes since it’s the highest altitude. This means the best Walleye fishing will be during low-light, early/late in the day and especially on overcast days. On of the top spots to target them there is West Bay on the west shore south of the Trent Canal where the bottom drops from 10-18′. If you look at a hydrographic chart you will see that there are some major structure breaks there. I would suggest you fish a worm harness with a nightcrawler right along the bottom. Slow-trolling with a 1/2 or 3/4 oz bottom walking sinker should be able to keep your harness bounding right on the bottom. Make sure you go just fast enough to have the blades “slow-rolling”. If you fish really early or really lake, before the sun goes down you can also try casting crankbaits in the same areas as the Walleye will move up off the bottom and go towards the shallower breaks to feed after dark. Hope you catch them…God bless you.

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Hey Italo – hope you’re not suffering too much from this nasty air quality in Ontario. I’m heading up to Lady Evelyn Lake for a few days at the end of the month. Hoping to get into some walleye and smallmouth with a few pike for good measure. I don’t have much experience targeting walleye – do you have any tips for finding them? I have plenty of practice with bass but I’m all ears if you have any suggestions for finding the big ones :) In fact, any tips in general for Lady Evelyn Lake would be outstanding! All the best-Alex

Posted on June 7th, 2023

Hi Alex, Lady Evelyn is an awesome Walleye & Smallmouth Bass Lake. A good friend just arrived back from there and they caught lots of Walleye up to 24″. One of the best ways to catch them is using a 1/8oz jighead tipped with 1/2 a nightcrawler and fished on the bottom in 6-18′ water. I have had some of my best luck catching larger Walleye there fishing the south-west section around the shoals and reefs where you can see the rocks sticking out of the water but fishing the 12-18′ structure breaks. The best Smallmouth Bass fishing there is in Oct. using top-water lures.

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Hi Italo,It’s so nice for you to help peoplebecome better anglers with yourfishing tips.Today I would like some advice on spring fishing for Walleye on Rice Lake.What is your favourite color on twister grubs and spinner baits for walleye,? In the spring when they are up shallows what size of jig head and spinnerbait should I use..Thank you so much as always.

Posted on April 18th, 2023

Hi Susan, thanks for your kind words. I started fishing Rice Lake in the mid-70’s and got to know the lake really well. Even though there are increased number of anglers the fishing is still excellent there. I have done well over the years fishing “early” Walleye (before many of the shallow areas get chocked with weeds fishing the mud-flats in 5-7′ of water. My search bait was always a #3 spinner (Vibrax or Mepps Black Fury), tipped with a 1/2 nightcrawler and wither cast and retrieved slowly (if there was no wind), or drifting with the wind so that the spinner would be just off the bottom. Some of my most productive locations was out from Bewdley and Gores Landing. Once I found the Walleye I would either continue to fish the spinner/worm or I would switch to jigging a 3″ paddle-tail minnow like the Mister Twister Sassy Shad in pearl/black back on a 1/4 (if not windy),or 3/8 oz. jighead (if windy to keep the jig near the bottom). How you have a great season…God bless you.

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What is your favorite color of spinnerbait in stained water? I am thinking of trying it for walleye. Also, do you prefer Colorado or willow leaf type. Thank you

Posted on April 10th, 2023

Hi Angler, in stained water I would definitely go with a chartreuse body, skirt and blade. For Walleye I would use a small Colorado blade or a double since you can reel it in slower which Walleye like…God bless you.

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Hi Italo, what do you think about using spinnerbaits for walleye? I guess not many people use them for this species but i am thinking it could be good in spring and shallow water. Do you think that big colorado blade is better than willow? Thank you man.

Posted on March 27th, 2023

Hi Angler, when Walleye are actively feeding especially roaming shallow-water they will hit almost anything they perceive as food. I have often caught Walleye along shorelines and around shallow-water weeds fishing spinnerbaits for Bass & Pike….God bless you.

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Hi Italo.Really interested in your Case 4″ Italo minnow . Can it be purchased in Canada and possible locations. We have property in northwestern Ontario, over hundred years in the family, so big fishing family.. Thank you. George.

Posted on December 27th, 2022

Hi George, thank you for your interest in Italo’s Minnow, it’s one of a kind and has the most lifelike action of any plastic minnows. They have worked so well for a multitude of fish species. I was especially impressed when we did so well with them at Ritchie’s end of Trail Lodge, Bisotasing, ON where Brian Drysdale the owner said, “if you want to catch fish you have to use either a live minnow or a worm on your jig”. Well after him seeing me catch one walleye after another with the Italo’s Minnow he stated fishing it and that’s all he used to catch his fish. Not a fish story, the show is airing now that we did together.

Unfortunately Fishing Compete does not has distribution of them in Ontario yet. They are out of Michigan. I would encourage you to contact Tom the owner and tell him you want to buy a bulk-pack of them instead of the small packages. You will catch lot’s of fish with them. You can reach them at, https://fishingcompleteinc.com/ . The link to the Italo’s Minnow,  https://fishingcompleteinc.com/products/italos-minnow .

Wishing you and your family a blessed and safe New Year…God bless you.

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Hi Italo, what is the best twister grub color for walleye in stained water? I had success with yellow, but black might be something to consider?

Posted on November 17th, 2022

Hi Angler, black is definitely a good choice since its the lack of color and produces a “silhouette” that Walleye should be able to detect even in low-viz conditions. When Walleye can’t see so well because of stained water remember that they have an excellent lateral line to detect movement so keeping your twister-tail grub moving can make all the difference…God bless you.

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We’re you fishing Adolphus reach the other day I was trolling looked like your boat drive by

Posted on September 25th, 2022

Hi Justin, if you saw a white ProSports multi-species with a full windshield, white Motorguide and two 10′ Power Poles it was me checking out the Walleye fishing near Lake Ontario…God bless you.

Make sure to check the fishing videos on our Italo Labignan YouTube channel and if you have any questions just email them to me at Ask Italo throughout our www.canadian-sportfishing.com website.

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hi imlooking for a good walleye lake in parrysound region,not to big a lake as i only have a 14 foot boat,also cottages on that lake that are not to pricey.

Posted on September 25th, 2022

Hi Jay, I’m not familiar with inland Walleye lakes in the Perry Sound, ON area but I can tell you that trolling the island just south of Carling & Nobel like Mowat, Horse and Hucklebery in 10-25′ water with a deep diving crankbait like the Rapala Scatter Rap Tail Dancer #9 works well this time of the yea for them.

Make sure to check the fishing videos on our Italo Labignan YouTube channel and if you have any questions just email them to me at Ask Italo throughout our www.canadian-sportfishing.com website.

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Hi Italo, seems like orange and chartreuse are two effective colors for walleye lure and plastic twisters. What do you think about these two colors and walleye fishing?

Posted on April 6th, 2022

Hi Dako, yes orange and chartreuse work well especially in clear water to attract Walleye. I also like to use black, white and pink twister-tail grubs and they also work well throughout the day and at different depths and water color.

Make sure to check the fishing videos on our Italo Labignan YouTube channel and if you have any questions just email them to me at Ask Italo throughout our www.canadian-sportfishing.com website.

 

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