Darn walleyes!  They have a way of messing up your best plans don't they?  Especially when you're fishing during a great time of year and weather makes the bite tough.
  Traditional patterns dissolve, fewer fish are active, and a usual hot bite turns into a quest to get the skunk out of the boat.
  Spring walleye fishing is normally a hot time of the year to fish stained natural lakes.
  With decent stable weather the fish stay shallow all day long and you can really clean up by pitching jigs.
  However, I've seen more than a few surprise snow storms and sub freezing temperatures in April.
  When this happens the water cools back off into the 30's and the rules for catching shallow walleyes change.
First of all the fish stay right where they were only they may move a foot or two deeper in these waters.
  Instead of being 2 feet from the banks, many will be out 15 or 20 feet from the good rocky shorelines with a severe cold blast.
  You must have faith the fish are still shallow and fish with thorough confidence.
  Secondly, a jig will still produce some fish but be sure get a slip bobber out there as well.
  Keep your fathead minnow just an inch or two off the bottom and use a chartreuse hook.
  The mood of the fish will slow down with the water now backed up into the 30's and a slip bobber is a great way to tempt fish.
  Finally, be sure to get out more in the afternoon after the sun has warmed the place up a bit.
  The best locations will usually be on the sun-beaten Northern shorelines in these lakes.
  Calm water will warm up quicker than wave beaten water as well.
  Most fronts are backed up by cold blustery North winds.
  This creates warm calm pockets on the upwind side of the lake - the Northern shorelines.
  With walleyes you always here about following the wind.
  Following this advice and many other so called rules will cost you fish and cheat you out of everything walleye fishing has to offer.
  Be sure to get educated on modern day walleye dynamics by visiting the inland walleye series web site.