Walleyes Inc Walleyes Inc. Action packed adventures in walleye fishing on the internet. Click on the image to vote for this site. By Ted Takasaki and Scott Richardson Eighteenth-century author, Charles Dickens, would have appreciated the way fishermen view wood, rock and weeds today. Fishing cover is that way for us anglers.
Weeds give off life-giving oxygen.
Decaying wood attracts tiny zooplankton which draws minnows. Gamefish are not far behind. Rocks and wood absorb heat from the sun in spring and late fall, raising water temperature and igniting the food chain which boosts activity levels of fish. For the hunters, cover provides ambush points to wait for passing prey. For the hunted, it offers a safe haven from predators.