Click on the image to vote for this site. By Sam Anderson Open water fishing is just around the corner and many anglers are itchin to be fishin . Before you venture out on open water this spring you might consider being in control to catch some spring walleyes. They will react like they would if they were in cold front conditions. Therefore, it is essential to control your presentation as well as offering a bait they can t refuse.
Casting works best for walleyes in several situations.
When you have the fish pinpointed, a casting presentation can be the best way to keep your bait in the fishes strike zone. If the fish are on the very tip of a rock point, casting will allow you to put the bait right where the fish are on every cast. If a trolling run was made through those same fish, the lure would be pulled through the school, then you would have to turn around and go back through the fish. The turning around process takes time, and also takes the lure out of the productive fishing zone. If the walleyes were on a deep point, you could troll until the fish were found, then hover directly overhead.