These are spawning regions and the right timing can be some pretty exciting fishing. Other areas would be the many shoals and gravel area shorelines where spawning occurs. Another key in locating spring bite walleye is being an adventurer and seeking out new areas. Many times my clients and I are fishing away from the crowds and catching good numbers of fish without the congestion. If there was a certain time to jig fish I'd be in trouble because I personally think as well as many of my clients think it's one of the most exciting ways of catching walleye throughout the entire year.
Spring is undoubtable the most noted time for fishing jigs and for several reasons.
Fish at this time of year are more sluggish due to the recovering of spawning season and do prefer a more slower method of fishing. Jigs can accomplish this and the fisherman can put the jig in the fishes face at this time. In fact some are rather funny, origination is important but a method hard to beat is the dragging method when casting and retrieving is used. This method we use many of our spring fishing days and throughout the season. Casting the jig and bait combination out and letting it settle down to the lake floor using a dragging, pause and retrieve will get usually good results.