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Walleye

Sander vitreus

A prized food fish with excellent low-light and night feeding.

Best season

May – November

Best time of day

Evening & night

Best bait
  • Minnows
  • Leeches
  • Nightcrawlers
Best lures
  • Jigs tipped with plastic
  • Crankbaits
  • Bottom bouncers with spinner rigs
Recommended colors
  • Gold
  • Chartreuse
  • Fire-tiger
Best fishing area
  • Drop-offs
  • Rocky points
  • Channel edges
  • Mud flats
Fishing depth

10–30 feet

Recommended hook

#2 – 1/0

Recommended line

6–10 lb

Technique

Fish low-light periods along drop-offs and weed edges. Jigs and live bait are deadly.

Where to catch Walleye

92 spots with this fish, nearest first.

Source Verified
6424.0 mi

Lake Coe

McClusky, ND· 47.2889, -100.2867
Walleye • Yellow Perch
52°FOvercast· 10 mph
Today's fishing
75.0Good
Best time
6:21 AM
Source Verified
7062.8 mi

Holloway Reservoir

Columbiaville, MI· 43.1097, -83.5042
Walleye • Channel Catfish • Black Crappie
51°FOvercast· 8 mph
Today's fishing
80.0Very Good
Best time
6:05 AM
Source Verified
7032.5 mi

Tittabawassee River

Saginaw, MI· 43.4356, -84.0089
Walleye • Channel Catfish • Smallmouth Bass
50°FOvercast· 6 mph
Today's fishing
82.0Very Good
Best time
6:08 AM
Source Verified
6608.2 mi

Lynn Lake

Webster, SD· 45.3986, -97.4325
Walleye • Yellow Perch • Northern Pike
56°FOvercast· 13 mph
Today's fishing
80.0Very Good
Best time
7:05 AM
Source Verified
6688.2 mi

Lake Badus

Ramona, SD· 44.1133, -97.2356
Walleye • Yellow Perch • Black Crappie
56°FOvercast· 11 mph
Today's fishing
83.0Very Good
Best time
7:02 AM
Source Verified
6683.3 mi

Lake Hendricks

Hendricks, SD· 44.5122, -96.5383
Walleye • Black Crappie • Yellow Perch
56°FOvercast· 12 mph
Today's fishing
82.0Very Good
Best time
7:00 AM
Source Verified
6337.5 mi

Gordon Lake

Belcourt, ND· 48.9953, -99.8825
Rainbow Trout • Walleye • Northern Pike
44°FOvercast· 6 mph
Today's fishing
79.0Good
Best time
6:23 AM
Source Verified
6462.2 mi

Lake Isabel

Dawson, ND· 46.8653, -99.7611
Northern Pike • Walleye • Yellow Perch
53°FOvercast· 9 mph
Today's fishing
84.0Very Good
Best time
6:18 AM
Source Verified
6429.2 mi

Matejcek Dam

Lankin, ND· 48.1758, -98.1258
Walleye • Black Crappie • Bluegill
47°FOvercast· 5 mph
Today's fishing
83.0Very Good
Best time
6:14 AM
Source Verified
6405.8 mi

East Park Lake

Turtle Lake, ND· 47.4262, -100.6756
Walleye • Yellow Perch • Northern Pike
52°FLight rain· 9 mph
Today's fishing
80.0Very Good
Best time
6:22 AM
Source Verified
6469.4 mi

Braddock Dam

Braddock, ND· 46.5772, -100.1031
Walleye • Bluegill • Yellow Perch
54°FOvercast· 9 mph
Today's fishing
77.0Good
Best time
6:18 AM
Source Verified
6405.1 mi

West Park Lake

Turtle Lake, ND· 47.4231, -100.7103
Walleye • Yellow Perch • Northern Pike
51°FLight rain· 8 mph
Today's fishing
81.0Very Good
Best time
6:23 AM
Source Verified
6285.1 mi

Little Muddy River

Williston, ND· 48.1633, -103.5858
Channel Catfish • Walleye • Sauger
52°FOvercast· 8 mph
Today's fishing
84.0Very Good
Best time
6:36 AM
Source Verified
6508.9 mi

Green Lake

Wishek, ND· 46.1956, -99.4444
Walleye • Northern Pike • Yellow Perch
54°FOvercast· 12 mph
Today's fishing
86.0Very Good
Best time
6:15 AM
Source Verified
6547.9 mi

Dead Colt Creek

Lisbon, ND· 46.3986, -97.5147
Largemouth Bass • Bluegill • Walleye +more
52°FMist· 6 mph
Today's fishing
86.0Very Good
Best time
6:08 AM
Source Verified
6379.4 mi

Mount Carmel Dam

Langdon, ND· 48.9136, -98.4067
Walleye • Northern Pike • Yellow Perch
44°FOvercast· 6 mph
Today's fishing
81.0Very Good
Best time
6:17 AM
Source Verified
6349.3 mi

Odland Dam

Beach, ND· 46.9739, -103.6264
Yellow Perch • Walleye • Northern Pike
49°FRain· 7 mph
Today's fishing
77.0Good
Best time
6:33 AM
Source Verified
6444.8 mi

Lake Josephine

Tuttle, ND· 47.1656, -99.7681
Walleye • Northern Pike • Yellow Perch
51°FOvercast· 9 mph
Today's fishing
85.0Very Good
Best time
6:18 AM
Source Verified
6527.2 mi

Coldwater Lake

Ashley, ND· 46.0469, -99.0792
Walleye • Northern Pike • Yellow Perch
53°FMist· 7 mph
Today's fishing
79.0Good
Best time
6:13 AM
Source Verified
6450.8 mi

McVille Dam

McVille, ND· 47.7733, -98.1917
Walleye • Yellow Perch • Northern Pike
48°FMist· 5 mph
Today's fishing
84.0Very Good
Best time
6:13 AM
Source Verified
6532.1 mi

Lake LaMoure

LaMoure, ND· 46.2975, -98.3492
Walleye • Black Crappie • Northern Pike +more
54°FMist· 7 mph
Today's fishing
85.0Very Good
Best time
6:11 AM
Source Verified
6423.9 mi

Homme Dam

Park River, ND· 48.4022, -97.8087
Walleye • Northern Pike • Crappie +more
49°FOvercast· 5 mph
Today's fishing
84.0Very Good
Best time
6:13 AM
Source Verified
6466.0 mi

Cannonball River

Cannon Ball, ND· 46.3986, -100.6019
Channel Catfish • Walleye • Sauger +more
56°FOvercast· 10 mph
Today's fishing
80.0Very Good
Best time
6:20 AM
Source Verified
6455.6 mi

Froelich Dam

Selfridge, ND· 46.2415, -101.3006
Walleye • Northern Pike • Yellow Perch
53°FOvercast· 8 mph
Today's fishing
83.0Very Good
Best time
6:22 AM
Source Verified
6276.0 mi

Northgate Dam

Bowbells, ND· 48.9722, -102.2789
Rainbow Trout • Walleye • Bluegill +more
Today's fishing
86.0Very Good
Best time
6:32 AM
Source Verified
6411.3 mi

McClusky Canal

McClusky, ND· 47.4682, -100.3831
Walleye • Yellow Perch • Northern Pike +more
Today's fishing
87.0Very Good
Best time
6:21 AM
Source Verified
6456.2 mi

Larimore Dam

Larimore, ND· 47.9067, -97.6681
Walleye • Bluegill • Northern Pike +more
Today's fishing
85.0Very Good
Best time
6:11 AM
Source Verified
6266.1 mi

Blacktail Dam

Williston, ND· 48.4285, -103.7431
Walleye • Northern Pike • Bluegill +more
Today's fishing
85.0Very Good
Best time
6:37 AM
Source Verified
6402.5 mi

Heckers Lake

Turtle Lake, ND· 47.4564, -100.7371
Walleye • Yellow Perch • Northern Pike
Today's fishing
79.0Good
Best time
6:23 AM
Source Verified
6710.0 mi

Ontonagon River

Ontonagon, MI· 46.8744, -89.3242
Walleye • Chinook Salmon • Brown Trout
Today's fishing
76.0Good
Best time
6:36 AM
Source Verified
7098.1 mi

Cass Lake

Waterford, MI· 42.5975, -83.3769
Smallmouth Bass • Walleye • Northern Pike
Today's fishing
83.0Very Good
Best time
6:04 AM
Source Verified
7118.6 mi

Ford Lake

Ypsilanti, MI· 42.2133, -83.5953
Smallmouth Bass • Walleye • Common Carp
Today's fishing
81.0Very Good
Best time
6:04 AM
Source Verified
7008.3 mi

Sanford Lake

Sanford, MI· 43.7028, -84.3814
Largemouth Bass • Walleye • Northern Pike +more
Today's fishing
82.0Very Good
Best time
6:10 AM
Source Verified
7118.0 mi

Coldwater Lake

Coldwater, MI· 41.8014, -84.9744
Walleye • Largemouth Bass • Yellow Perch +more
Today's fishing
87.0Very Good
Best time
6:09 AM
Source Verified
7020.9 mi

Kawkawlin River

Bay City, MI· 43.6492, -83.8961
Walleye • Yellow Perch • Channel Catfish
Today's fishing
85.0Very Good
Best time
6:08 AM
Source Verified
7011.7 mi

Port Austin State Dock Pier

Port Austin, MI· 44.0483, -82.9986
Walleye • Smallmouth Bass • Yellow Perch
Today's fishing
82.0Very Good
Best time
6:05 AM
Source Verified
6991.7 mi

Smallwood Lake

Gladwin, MI· 43.9578, -84.3986
Walleye • Northern Pike • Smallmouth Bass
Today's fishing
83.0Very Good
Best time
6:10 AM
Source Verified
7206.0 mi

Lake Sara

Effingham, IL· 39.1245, -88.6341
White Crappie • Walleye • Largemouth Bass
Today's fishing
81.0Very Good
Best time
6:19 AM
Source Verified
7065.1 mi

Lake Tampier

Orland Park, IL· 41.6586, -87.9042
Walleye • Northern Pike • Channel Catfish
Today's fishing
84.0Very Good
Best time
6:20 AM
Source Verified
7072.3 mi

Wolf Lake

Chicago, IL· 41.6748, -87.5326
Northern Pike • Walleye • Yellow Perch +more
Today's fishing
84.0Very Good
Best time
6:19 AM
Source Verified
7039.7 mi

Deep Quarry Lake

Bartlett, IL· 41.9734, -88.1634
Rainbow Trout • Walleye • Smallmouth Bass
Today's fishing
80.0Very Good
Best time
6:22 AM
Source Verified
6498.6 mi

Bullock Reservoir

Roosevelt, UT· 40.4072, -109.8978
Tiger Muskellunge • Walleye • Smallmouth Bass
Today's fishing
81.0Very Good
Best time
6:46 AM
Source Verified
6668.6 mi

Lake Henry

De Smet, SD· 44.2942, -97.5742
Walleye • Black Crappie • Northern Pike
Today's fishing
81.0Very Good
Best time
6:04 AM
Source Verified
6611.1 mi

Minnewasta Lake

Grenville, SD· 45.3686, -97.3881
Yellow Perch • Walleye • Northern Pike
Today's fishing
76.0Good
Best time
7:05 AM
Source Verified
6644.4 mi

Lake Pelican Fishing Pier

Watertown, SD· 44.8631, -97.2411
Walleye • Yellow Perch • Northern Pike
Today's fishing
83.0Very Good
Best time
7:03 AM
Source Verified
6718.9 mi

Clear Lake (Minnehaha County)

Colton, SD· 43.6825, -97.0272
Walleye • Yellow Perch • Northern Pike
Today's fishing
77.0Good
Best time
7:00 AM
Source Verified
6692.9 mi

Lake Campbell Beach

Brookings, SD· 44.2125, -96.8406
Walleye • Black Crappie • Yellow Perch
Today's fishing
82.0Very Good
Best time
7:01 AM
Source Verified
6742.3 mi

Lake Alvin Beach

Harrisburg, SD· 43.4694, -96.6167
Walleye • Bluegill • Channel Catfish
Today's fishing
81.0Very Good
Best time
6:58 AM
Source Verified
6614.4 mi

Rush Lake

Waubay, SD· 45.3486, -97.3061
Northern Pike • Walleye • Yellow Perch
Today's fishing
81.0Very Good
Best time
7:05 AM
Source Verified
6729.6 mi

Wall Lake

Sioux Falls, SD· 43.5358, -96.9458
Walleye • Bluegill • Black Crappie +more
Today's fishing
85.0Very Good
Best time
7:00 AM
Source Verified
6668.4 mi

Lake Henry Fishing Pier

De Smet, SD· 44.2961, -97.5769
Walleye • Black Crappie • Black Bullhead
Today's fishing
82.0Very Good
Best time
6:04 AM
Source Verified
6742.3 mi

Lake Alvin

Harrisburg, SD· 43.4681, -96.6186
Walleye • Black Crappie • Channel Catfish
Today's fishing
76.0Good
Best time
6:58 AM
Source Verified
6501.3 mi

Lake Isabel

Isabel, SD· 45.3619, -101.4339
Northern Pike • Walleye • Yellow Perch
Today's fishing
83.0Very Good
Best time
6:21 AM
Source Verified
6693.1 mi

Lake Campbell

Brookings, SD· 44.2097, -96.8378
Walleye • Black Crappie • Bluegill +more
Today's fishing
83.0Very Good
Best time
7:00 AM
Source Verified
7189.1 mi

Little Sac River

Springfield, MO· 37.3821, -93.4215
White Bass • Walleye • Largemouth Bass
Today's fishing
79.0Good
Best time
6:35 AM
Source Verified
7222.1 mi

Cayuta Lake

Catherine, NY· 42.3685, -76.7329
Largemouth Bass • Walleye • Chain Pickerel +more
Today's fishing
78.0Good
Best time
6:37 AM
Source Verified
7176.3 mi

Seneca River

Baldwinsville, NY· 43.1412, -76.3314
Walleye • Northern Pike • Tiger Muskellunge +more
Today's fishing
86.0Very Good
Best time
6:36 AM
Source Verified
7076.7 mi

Grass River

Massena, NY· 44.8912, -74.9814
Muskellunge • Walleye • Smallmouth Bass
Today's fishing
79.0Good
Best time
6:34 AM
Source Verified
7278.5 mi

Copake Lake

Copake, NY· 42.1287, -73.6067
Largemouth Bass • Walleye • Northern Pike +more
Today's fishing
79.0Good
Best time
6:24 AM
Source Verified
7251.3 mi

Susquehanna River

Binghamton, NY· 42.0987, -75.9180
Smallmouth Bass • Walleye • Muskellunge +more
Today's fishing
80.0Very Good
Best time
6:33 AM
Source Verified
7239.5 mi

Chemung River

Elmira, NY· 42.0898, -76.8077
Smallmouth Bass • Walleye • Tiger Muskellunge
Today's fishing
79.0Good
Best time
6:36 AM
Source Verified
7181.4 mi

Onondaga Lake

Syracuse, NY· 43.0883, -76.2086
Smallmouth Bass • Largemouth Bass • Walleye +more
Today's fishing
85.0Very Good
Best time
6:36 AM
Source Verified
7392.0 mi

Tygart River at Belington

Belington, WV· 39.0234, -79.9367
Smallmouth Bass • Rock Bass • Walleye
Today's fishing
83.0Very Good
Best time
6:44 AM
Source Verified
7394.4 mi

Potomac River at Dam Number 4

Scrabble, WV· 39.4975, -77.9254
Smallmouth Bass • Channel Catfish • Walleye
Today's fishing
78.0Good
Best time
6:36 AM
Source Verified
7351.4 mi

Sunset Beach Marina Bay

Morgantown, WV· 39.6647, -79.8654
Largemouth Bass • Smallmouth Bass • Walleye
Today's fishing
83.0Very Good
Best time
6:44 AM
Source Verified
7365.6 mi

Tygart River at Valley Falls

Fairmont, WV· 39.3878, -80.0886
Smallmouth Bass • Walleye • Channel Catfish
Today's fishing
82.0Very Good
Best time
6:45 AM
Source Verified
7378.4 mi

Potomac River at Spring Gap

Green Spring, WV· 39.5678, -78.6312
Smallmouth Bass • Walleye • Channel Catfish
Today's fishing
76.0Good
Best time
6:39 AM
Source Verified
6406.6 mi

Harvey Dam

Harvey, ND· 47.7667, -99.9192
Northern Pike • Yellow Perch • Walleye
Today's fishing
83.0Very Good
Best time
6:20 AM
Source Verified
6327.6 mi

Long Lake

Bottineau, ND· 48.9719, -100.3208
Northern Pike • Walleye • Yellow Perch
Today's fishing
78.0Good
Best time
6:25 AM
Source Verified
6489.1 mi

James River

Jamestown, ND· 46.8821, -98.7042
Channel Catfish • Northern Pike • Walleye
Today's fishing
83.0Very Good
Best time
6:13 AM
Source Verified
6413.8 mi

Painted Woods Creek

Washburn, ND· 47.1947, -100.8658
Northern Pike • Walleye • Channel Catfish
Today's fishing
84.0Very Good
Best time
6:23 AM
Source Verified
7013.5 mi

Caseville County Park Beach

Caseville, MI· 43.9422, -83.2758
Smallmouth Bass • Walleye • Yellow Perch
Today's fishing
84.0Very Good
Best time
6:06 AM
Source Verified
7097.8 mi

Kent Lake

Milford, MI· 42.5258, -83.6386
Largemouth Bass • Black Crappie • Walleye
Today's fishing
85.0Very Good
Best time
6:04 AM
Source Verified
7007.7 mi

Chippewa River

Mount Pleasant, MI· 43.5969, -84.7667
Smallmouth Bass • Brown Trout • Walleye
Today's fishing
84.0Very Good
Best time
6:11 AM
Source Verified
7113.3 mi

Marble Lake

Quincy, MI· 41.8842, -84.9458
Bluegill • Largemouth Bass • Walleye
Today's fishing
86.0Very Good
Best time
6:09 AM
Source Verified
7232.8 mi

Table Rock Lake

Eureka Springs, AR· 36.4912, -93.7548
Largemouth Bass • Spotted Bass • White Bass +more
Today's fishing
86.0Very Good
Best time
6:35 AM
Source Verified
7375.6 mi

Carpenter Dam Tailwater

Hot Springs, AR· 34.4428, -93.0255
Rainbow Trout • Striped Bass • Walleye
Today's fishing
78.0Good
Best time
6:29 AM
Source Verified
7308.0 mi

Shenipsit Lake

Tolland, CT· 41.8897, -72.4358
Smallmouth Bass • Largemouth Bass • Walleye +more
Today's fishing
87.0Very Good
Best time
6:18 AM
Source Verified
6991.6 mi

Pecatonica River

Freeport, IL· 42.3081, -89.3789
Channel Catfish • Flathead Catfish • Walleye
Today's fishing
80.0Very Good
Best time
6:27 AM
Source Verified
7057.5 mi

Whalon Lake

Naperville, IL· 41.7089, -88.1064
Smallmouth Bass • Largemouth Bass • Walleye +more
Today's fishing
85.0Very Good
Best time
6:21 AM
Source Verified
6453.0 mi

Gunnison Bend Reservoir

Delta, UT· 39.3497, -112.6392
Channel Catfish • White Crappie • Walleye
Today's fishing
79.0Good
Best time
5:55 AM
Source Verified
6670.6 mi

Lake Whitewood

Lake Preston, SD· 44.4258, -97.2142
Northern Pike • Yellow Perch • Walleye
Today's fishing
79.0Good
Best time
7:02 AM
Source Verified
6676.9 mi

Lake Goldsmith

Volga, SD· 44.4289, -96.9664
Northern Pike • Yellow Perch • Walleye
Today's fishing
80.0Very Good
Best time
7:01 AM
Source Verified
6608.8 mi

Campbell Slough

Grenville, SD· 45.4217, -97.3589
Black Crappie • Northern Pike • Walleye
Today's fishing
75.0Good
Best time
7:05 AM
Source Verified
6729.7 mi

Wall Lake Beach

Sioux Falls, SD· 43.5369, -96.9422
Channel Catfish • Bluegill • Walleye
Today's fishing
83.0Very Good
Best time
7:00 AM
Source Verified
7244.1 mi

Beaver Creek (Taney County)

Kissee Mills, MO· 36.6668, -92.9798
Smallmouth Bass • White Bass • Walleye
Today's fishing
82.0Very Good
Best time
6:32 AM
Source Verified
7186.8 mi

Hemlock Lake

Livonia, NY· 42.7118, -77.6041
Lake Trout • Smallmouth Bass • Walleye +more
Today's fishing
78.0Good
Best time
6:41 AM
Source Verified
7221.2 mi

Schoharie Creek

Esperance, NY· 42.8624, -74.2796
Smallmouth Bass • Walleye • Rock Bass
Today's fishing
85.0Very Good
Best time
6:28 AM
Source Verified
7083.3 mi

Oswegatchie River

Ogdensburg, NY· 44.6975, -75.4982
Northern Pike • Smallmouth Bass • Walleye +more
Today's fishing
82.0Very Good
Best time
6:36 AM
Source Verified
7159.8 mi

Sodus Bay

Sodus Point, NY· 43.2559, -76.9744
Largemouth Bass • Northern Pike • Yellow Perch +more
Today's fishing
79.0Good
Best time
6:39 AM
Source Verified
7123.5 mi

Black River

Watertown, NY· 44.0045, -75.9734
Chinook Salmon • Steelhead • Smallmouth Bass +more
Today's fishing
81.0Very Good
Best time
6:37 AM
Source Verified
7333.7 mi

Muscoot Reservoir

Katonah, NY· 41.2913, -73.7025
Largemouth Bass • Smallmouth Bass • White Perch +more
Today's fishing
84.0Very Good
Best time
6:22 AM