How To Find Spring Walleye Fishing Spots

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4 жыл бұрын

This video is all about how to find walleyes when fishing in the spring! In this video I talk about how to look at a map and find walleyes during the spring period. I use my Humminbird but you can use whatever gps you have or you can use a paper map if you choose. Spring walleye fishing is generally all about shallow water and it this video I talk about how to find the best shallow water structures and how I approach them once located. I also talk about the differences between fishing flow ages and fishing natural lakes. I get a ton of questions regarding, well pretty much everything. This is a question that has been asked a lot...How to I find walleyes in the spring if all I have is a map. I hope this video was helpful. Thanks for watching!
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@DrewMatusek 4 жыл бұрын

I'm primarily a Muskie guy (I'm better at buying lures than catching muskie) but your videos really help me with understanding the graphs. When I first started with them I had no clue what I was looking at. After watching a couple of your videos it was easier to connect the dots and actually see what I was looking at. I appreciate your help with that and just wanted to say thanks!

@ShockSgt 4 жыл бұрын

Great info. Been fishing walleye for 56 years and still learning something new every one of those years. Very happy that I discovered your You Tube videos.

@kumoh9118 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Tom, I have been watching your blog for past six month and learned a lot and you convinced me to invest in new solix unit in my boat. Lots of great information. Thanks a million and keep up the good work. Thank you

@kevingervais2265 4 жыл бұрын

Great job as always Tom, I learn something every time I watch your video. The best information on youtube channel.

@emuser1965 4 жыл бұрын

I've been fishing Hayward area lakes for over 50 years; Tom knows what he's talking about. You can use this info to not only find the best spots, but even better, some that are off the radar of many anglers.

@maddmax8210 4 жыл бұрын

Tom love your videos! This one was excellent! After watching your other videos I could pick out the spots you were going to talk about before you showed us so I must be learning!! That being said, i would love to this this same exact video but for different times of the year. Thank you!

@eyechaser8248 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom - extremely informative as usual. Keep up the great work

@barryradcliff5032 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing all your knowledge its very much appreciated!!! Your videos are excellent

@jasonpickrel6938 4 жыл бұрын

Love your info. I fish a lot but always learning something in your videos

@chucklutter7399 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for making and sharing this content. I grew up fishing walleye in the lakes of northern Wisconsin. Now I'm south trying to learn rivers and impoundments. I have a plan in mind for either of 2 impoundments I'm going to next, its different now than before viewing this video. TIGHT LINES ALL

@alexhunter4654 4 жыл бұрын

Such good info! Keep em coming

@outdoorsman9384 4 жыл бұрын

Tom what ever you teach us on walleye it all ways top notch, thanks for createing a team of good walleye students, when thay ask me why I'm good with walleye, I say its because of Tom Boley😁🎣

@boblancaster8775 4 жыл бұрын

Great video and info as always.

@Sapper19 4 жыл бұрын

Your awesome! Always good information! Keep up the good work.

@michaelschroeffel1459 4 жыл бұрын

Hooked on Tom Boley!! Can not praise you enough for all the helpful information. Looking forward on watching you ripping some lips shortly on your home waters using rippin raps. Tight lines brother

@carsonking6842 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Tom hope your doing well during covid, just wanted to say I watched this video and put its information to the test this passed weekend for opener and found great success on a river system “lake” up here in Ontario Canada. Looking forward to more videos and improving myself as a walleye angler thanks.

@DairylandLegends 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, Tom! Love the information! I fish a lot near Turtle Lake, Wisconsin and am going to try out many of your techniques! Thank you!

@colinpotter7465 4 жыл бұрын

Great vids keep em coming. Lov the info, really helpful

@TomBoley 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@williambudiselic2053 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Love the technical break down. Still on hard water here in northwest ontario.....

@thorne5976 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Thanks

@curtadams3281 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos are truly the most informative I've seen ! Thank you !

@TomBoley 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@curtadams3281 4 жыл бұрын

@@TomBoley You're welcome...

@esoxinator968 4 жыл бұрын

Awsome video just waiting for new sonar to arrive gonna use your tips opening day here in Ontario 👍

@Fuckthathoe 4 жыл бұрын

Yet another gem of a video!!!Could you do one on how to use your spot lock please

@neilrobinson1991 4 жыл бұрын

Would you ever consider doing a video series like this breaking down the big, popular lakes within say Wisconsin and Minnesota - i.e. Lake Vermillion, Mille Lacs, etc? You could dissect spots for time of year on the Humminbird maps that you would try? Simply a thought!

@kellymiller3136 2 жыл бұрын

Great information.

@jasonshehow2785 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome info again Tom! Thank you. Maybe a video on early summer harness crank bite on Green Bay (Marinette-peshtigo-oconto)! Thanks again keep up the good work!

@scottshriver7725 3 жыл бұрын

awesome stuff

@robertosterday5368 4 жыл бұрын

Well done young man!

@TomBoley 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@mattmead3892 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love the content! You should check out the Head2Head fishing tournaments. Would be awesome to watch you compete in one of them!!

@jabarajustin 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another great video Tom, learn something new every time i watch. I have a question regarding the trajectory of your boat when side imaging a shallow water outcropping. Lets say you want to drive over and side image the submerged peninsula at 10:30. Assuming north up- would you side image over this south to north, or perpendicular to it- east to west, etc? Thanks!

@ballhawk387 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent! I've also noticed the drop-off on the downstream side of an underwater point in moving water is great. Not only for 'eyes. On the subject of other species, have you done similar presentations for pike and/or muskies?

@89shmike 2 жыл бұрын

Classic sitting in the boat Tom Talks

@micvoiss 4 жыл бұрын

Tom, how about adding a video showing how you tie a leader to braided line some time?

@codygilbert313 4 жыл бұрын

awesome vids Tom! How did you learn do much already?

@michaeldvorak8140 4 жыл бұрын

Great video and greetings from Eastern Washington. Being a novice walleye hunter, I do see the spawn is probably over here too. It’s almost 60-65 degrees and fishing state wide has been stopped, by the State until further notice. The Wuhan Virus ya know. At any rate, I learned much from you even though I am old school so I fish by sight and not by electronics. Tight lines.

@shawnnovotny6395 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, good information. Question, when you're going over these shallow spots with side imaging are you worried about spooking the fish, or have you found this to be a non issue.

@ahcc5768 4 жыл бұрын

Tom I have recently discovered your videos. Absolutely love them. Been fishing for 50 years myself. Love how you are so concise and informational. People like us are not worried about the entertainment aspect other than to prove a point. If we want entertainment we can go watch the Linders and etc. that are so good at entertaining and making a show that rarely puts the whole picture together as completely as you do. Love your boat, I have the competitor 205 rigged completely. If you guide at all would love to fish with you, but if you do I'm sure your schedule would be too full to get in. Anyway, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO!!!! GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!

@JR-pp5el 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! What st. Croix rod do you prefer for jigging walleye?

@michaelstill7993 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, love your stuff. Just purchased a new boat with Helix 7 with Navionics card. Remembered this video and came back to watch. Tried to set up depth highlights exactly like you do in the video but no coloring comes up on my map...I figured out "shallow water highlight" so can do 0 - whatever but can't add another highlight it seems. Any tips?

@martyepperly5803 3 жыл бұрын

Tom, you are my "go to guy" for walleye fishing information. My home lake is Greers Ferry Lake in north central Arkansas. In addition to being home to bass, crappie, stripers, and hybrids, Greers Ferry is also a premier walleye fishery in Arkansas. My question is, since Greers Ferry is not a natural lake, when you are surveying your maps for walleye "spots", would you treat this reservoir as you would a flowage? I'm fairly new to walleye fishing, and I rely on the information in your videos to get me going in the right direction.

@Drewski2023 2 жыл бұрын

Tom, can u explain side imaging in weeds?

@dmouse522 4 жыл бұрын

Any thought to orientation of breakline?

@jimlarson8615 4 жыл бұрын

Tom: I see a DSLR camera to your left in this video. Do you somehow use the camera and SD card to display your charts? With my Helix 10, I could use some advice on recording while on the water. Using the Simulator mode, all I can see are some sample lake charts.

@josepharmstrong5769 4 жыл бұрын

Great stuff as always Tom. Question.. how does the wind factor in on what site you would fish, especially on some of the bigger lakes like Leech lake in MN?

@ScotTamminen 4 жыл бұрын

Fish the wind blown side. Spotlock up wind and cast back.

@timschwarze4842 4 жыл бұрын

Very useful. Thank you! Crazy thought. Do a Friday night and 6 hour Saturday seminar in a big hotel room once a year....charge people and share your information that way! Get the word out and people may sign up and come. Carry on!

@TomBoley 4 жыл бұрын

That's what I do every year besides this year due to covid

@timschwarze4842 4 жыл бұрын

Tom Boley , Figures! It makes sense, now. You ARE a good teacher. I wish I lived closer...1700 miles away is a ways away.

@jimlarson8615 4 жыл бұрын

When is your next seminar? Location and cost?

@TomBoley 4 жыл бұрын

Next year.. idk yet

@robertshannon1667 3 жыл бұрын

where did you get your rod holders? i ordered a new boat like yours and want the same ones please

@jamesharvey1503 2 жыл бұрын

What do u consider early spring March? April? May June? When do u transition to deeper water ?. I fish Mississippi River mn lakes. I'm thinking anything till 2nd week of June is spring summer starts once water Temps break 60-65 degrees but walleye spawn in 40-45 degree Temps I'm told

@tommclain8100 4 жыл бұрын

Do you know which lakemaster chip covers Michigan inland waters? The only one I’ve found that says Michigan is...“Great Lakes” Michigan, Ohio, Indiana. They have separate chips for Minnesota and Wisconsin but not Michigan

@tomackley8750 2 жыл бұрын

What are some key points to look for when fishing for walleye from the bank?

@TheeKid22 4 жыл бұрын

Any pointers on fishing in dams?

@boconner4293 4 жыл бұрын

Tom I have an "older" hummingbird 899ci with side and down imaging and have trouble actually seeing fish with it. Is there anything setting wise I can do to better the images. Chart speeds, sensitivity etc. Thanks for any advice you can give.

@jcicho 4 жыл бұрын

Bo Conner Bo- if you have the compact transducer which most likely came with it, you’ll want to upgrade to the HD transducer..

@jyakes1394 4 жыл бұрын

Tom, when fishing shallow flats on a flowage system, do weeds/reeds left over from last year help or hurt in your opinion?

@TomBoley 4 жыл бұрын

Yes generally you will either have short fringe weed coming up....good thing....or dead matted up stuff from the year before...bad.

@kevingoetsch3427 4 жыл бұрын

Can you do any videos on river walleyes soon?

@TomBoley 4 жыл бұрын

Its planned

@ryanwimmer5004 4 жыл бұрын

Tom, Whats your thought on line and poundage for casting jig setups? Thanks RW

@TomBoley 4 жыл бұрын

10lb braid. 10lb flouro lead

@canadianfishing5415 4 жыл бұрын

What about weeds early season ?

@theobserver3021 4 жыл бұрын

Tom I see you are running what appears to be 2 Helix 9's. I am currently upgrading my fishfinders. I have a 999 SI on the stern of my tiller boat. I am thinking of getting a new Helix 8 and mounting it next to the 999 and network them. One would be used for full screen SI and the other for just mapping. Or I could sell my 999 SI and get 1 Helix 12 SI mega and use it split screen SI/mapping. What would you recommend?

@broz0024 4 жыл бұрын

Mark Langeneker I had the same question. I went with two separate units. Don’t regret it. You will need to network them to maximize their interaction potential. You can network them with Ethernet or hub from humminbird.

@theobserver3021 4 жыл бұрын

@@broz0024 Thanks! I was wondering about the advantages and disadvantages of 1 alone vs 2 side by side. I can see if u had 2 if one broke down you would have a backup. The other is screen size. I would have a 2-8" screens vs a Helix 12 which has a 12" screen. I haven't seen a 12" screen in person so I'm not sure if you spit it's screen SI/mapping just how big the viewing area would be vs the 2 8" screens. I know you can change the sizes of the split screens on the 12". Another thing is their aspect ratio. The Helix 12 screen is taller vs wider.

@jimlarson8615 4 жыл бұрын

Mark: you might want to check with Humminbird. They advised networking 2 Helix units with the same generation (GN2 or GN3). Older units like a 999 may not be compatible networking to a newer Helix.

@davidmadsen4590 4 жыл бұрын

What navigation program you using on your Humminbird

@TomBoley 4 жыл бұрын

Lakemaster

@tom5848 4 жыл бұрын

I am always uncertain on my lake (metro lake twin cities) if spawn is even pertinent to a solid pattern come opener. Walleye are already done spawning on my lake, or most walleye anyway, and it's April 16th today. Are they really going to hang around spawning areas for basically another month? That is a lot of time for them to move I feel like.

@TomBoley 4 жыл бұрын

Spawn will have already happened but fish relate to this structure from ice out to when the water is 50ish

@tom5848 4 жыл бұрын

@@TomBoley Thanks TB

@scottkietzmann2065 4 жыл бұрын

Do smallmouth use these areas as well in early spring ?

@TomBoley 4 жыл бұрын

Yes but normally they are a few weeks behind

@scottkietzmann2065 4 жыл бұрын

@@TomBoley thanks!

@josephwilcox6086 2 жыл бұрын

You always ask what's going on guy's. I'm remodeling my 16' Starcraft so it will be more usable like your layout. Mine has the rails on both sides to mount the rod holders. Enough about my goings on back to you, yours is more interesting and I want to catch more fish than Walleye, that is what we call him.

@midwestshitshow5887 4 жыл бұрын

#walleyesforchetek

@perryjenkins2281 4 жыл бұрын

Rather than shallow water highlighting which gives only zero to a max depth, why not use the highlight depth and range setting on your Humminbird?

@TomBoley 4 жыл бұрын

I do a that.

@derekbreezer2050 4 жыл бұрын

You always mention spot locking up wind from fish. Some People like me don’t have that feature what is your recommendation for deeper scenarios?

@BackWoodsBoy7 4 жыл бұрын

Derek Breezer use your anchor, that’s the original spot lock

@joncutlan3753 4 жыл бұрын

Get info as always.

@joncutlan3753 4 жыл бұрын

Great info as always.

@TomBoley 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@mattvedrin8034 4 жыл бұрын

Question, Why don't you tell people that the rods and reels your reamending come from China ?? On your recommendation I ordered 2 reels in and that was 25 days ago. I still haven't received them.. There tracking web site, E-packet only shows that they left China but won't show where there at now. I enjoy your video's and will continue to watch them but you must be fair with others who mite order something that you reamend.

@TomBoley 4 жыл бұрын

I promote quality products....in fact the same stuff I use everyday. I'm sure you will like the reels.

@mattvedrin8034 4 жыл бұрын

@@TomBoley Tom, I'm not saying for you not to promote any products that you use, just that it would be nice to say that a certain product is made in China and the wait time to receive it mite take 25 days or so. I'm now am on day 30 and still waiting and that's just not right. "Matt"

@klappy803 4 жыл бұрын

@@mattvedrin8034 Relax Matt you didn't buy the stuff from Tom it's not his responsibility on a recommendation. You need to become more of an informed consumer, hopefully this event will help with that. And besides before this covid thing happened you could probably get those reels off of amazon and to your door in two days...

@alexgreen7897 3 жыл бұрын

@@TomBoley Hey Tom curious what you think about the Piscifun serpent spinning rods. Are they any good?