Weather is the number one factor for fall walleyes.
Common Sense Rod Selection Other than a boat that floats, an engine to get me there and electronics to show contour and fish, the one thing that helps me catch more fish is my eight or nine-foot walleye rods. Much debate has occurred over the years about fishing and walleye activity during the pre-spawn and spawning period. Fishing is very easy to over-think. Keep it simple. Approach each problem, no matter how complex it may seem, with the attitude that there are always simple solutions.