Night Walleye Fishing on Lake Erie

Hey All!

In my last post I talked about walleye fishing on Lake Erie in the morning. So I thought it’d be apt to now talk about walleye fishing at night. So in this post you can expect to find benefits and tips on walleye fishing at night.

• One of the first differences you will notice about walleye fishing on Lake Erie in the morning and at night, is that the drink of choice transitions from coffee to beer! The music changes from country folk to southern rock. In all seriousness, at the Lake ErieFishing Charter walleye fish have different patterns in the morning and at night. These patterns also change from season to season, but that topic is for another day.
  
• Night walleye fishing is a fun and easy way to catch a ton of walleye. Walleye like to prey on steelhead fingerling. At night these fingerlings leave the creeks and of course the walleye go to look after them. On their hunt to find the fingerlings, they tend to look mostly along the shoreline. The walleye are then in the very shallow areas of water and often near the shore which makes them generally a very easy catch.
  
• A tip I have for you is to make sure you turn ALL LIGHTS OFF. You know what that means folks, no cell phones. The reason the walleye are so comfortable coming so close to shore is that one, they want to find their food and two they know it is dark out and don’t think they will be spotted. So the key is to really have as little light as possible so as not to scare the walleye away. Who wants to text while they’re fishing anyway? Fishing is proven to de-stress with the help of nature and the ability to eliminate the pressures of everyday life- even if just for a few hours. And let’s be honest, that is something in which we all need nowadays!

If the walleye come up to the shore on Lake Erie is completely dependent on the weather. The weather has to be just right. So another benefit to night walleye fishing at the fishing charter on Lake Erie is that, since it is dependent on weather, we see this weather at two different times of the year. We see this weather in the fall and in the spring. That means 2, 3-4 week periods a year where night walleye fishing is good to go!

• We all know how weather can be in the Midwest. Therefore you must really plan ahead before going night walleye fishing at the Lake Erie Walleye Fishing Charter. The Lake Erie water must be calm, and the air must be cool and peaceful. Not only does that make for a better environment to catch the fish, but also the perfect weather to enjoy at the fishing charter on Lake Erie.

If you have any questions about walleye fishing in the morning at Lake Erie or Lake Erie fishing charters, please visit the Erie Drifter website.