Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Minnesota walleyes have settled into summer patterns

Summer is in full-swing! The sun rises early and sets late, and water temperatures are getting high. Walleyes have settled into their summer patterns and can be caught in a variety of ways.

Attacking feeding fish at sunset and into darkness is probably the most effective for anglers looking to catch numbers. Pulling a Flicker Shad (affiliate link) or Salmo Hornet (affiliate link) at 2.2 mph over 5 to 8 feet of water can be excellent.

If you’re after big fish, targeting them over deep mud or adjacent to midlake structure while using blades and crawlers or simply casting jigs with crawlers or leeches is effective.

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Eighteen to 30 feet of water can be great, and if you have forward-facing sonar, look for suspended fish. There are no rules this time of year, because the fish have scattered. Shallow weeds or rocks, breaks, structure, mud … pick your poison!

Get out and enjoy the weather and tinker with some techniques that are maybe new to you.

Matthew Breuer

Years of guiding experience: 23

Favorite lake: Bemidji

Favorite fish to catch: Smallmouth bass in the summer, big bluegills in the winter

Breuer is a guide with Northcountry Guide Service and can be contacted at www.northcountryguides.com.