Veteran reservoir anglers know all too well that mudlines are the place to be when things are right, but as barren as the Mohave Dessert when they re not. The following should help clear things up, and give you the confidence to start getting your share of mud running walleyes. Well, walleyes probably have no special affinity for the muddy water itself, but rather the various feeding opportunities it can provide.
Muddy water attracts baitfish, and is the real drawing card for hungry eyes.
It also creates an environment of limited visibility, and is a condition where walleyes can do extremely well. The mudline itself creates an ambush point, and a high percentage spot for contacting active fish. Proverbial mudlines develop when wind and waves crash into a shoreline, or across a flat, and stir up sediment. The mudline is the area where dark water meets clear. Wave action creates current, and can carry sediment twenty yards or more off shore, depending on how severe the conditions are.