Maggots as bait for walleye

[leeaspell]

Are maggots good for walleye fishing in a river? More specifically, on a pickeral rig in a slow moving river? I've never used maggots before, how do u put them on a hook, just feed it through them like you would a worm?

[jacenbeers]

They are a bit small and you would probably do better with bigger baits like worms or minnows

[Sooner]

Grab one end and poke it through the hook. Don't slide it on but on a pickerel rig I doubt it would stay on(maggot is too small). Big dew worms is the way to go or minnows.

[kevinhits]

Leeches are good too

I also cut my small smelts into 3 chunks

[Flieguy]

or leeches

believe it or not I was at PCR and there was a guy fishing leeches and minnows on a pickerel rig and he was getting outfished by a little girl using a pickerel rig with chunks of hotdogs. Halfway through the day the guy went back to his campsite and got hot dogs and used a hotdog chunk on one hook and a minnow on the other.

I sh** you not he told me the walleye bit the hot dog 3x more than the minnow

[kevinhits]

Originally Posted by Flieguy

or leeches

believe it or not I was at PCR and there was a guy fishing leeches and minnows on a pickerel rig and he was getting outfished by a little girl using a pickerel rig with chunks of hotdogs. Halfway through the day the guy went back to his campsite and got hot dogs and used a hotdog chunk on one hook and a minnow on the other.

I sh** you not he told me the walleye bit the hot dog 3x more than the minnow

I was at PCR last week and caught dozens...Throw your line out..Might hit the bottom...Bam...Fish after fish...lol

Got tired of that and threw a big smelt on for some pike and yes...Walleye after Walleye

[Flieguy]

Originally Posted by kevinhits

I was at PCR last week and caught dozens...Throw your line out..Might hit the bottom...Bam...Fish after fish...lol

Got tired of that and threw a big smelt on for some pike and yes...Walleye after Walleye

planning a trip there with the girlfriend for some walleye on the fly. I always go there if I'm tired of getting skunked or catching tiny trout. gonna give her a catatonic leech so she doesn't have to cast a clouser with her 5wt (she's new to fly fishing). Thinking 20 feet of straight 6lb mono with a weighted leech on one end and a quick release strike indicator.

sorry to hijack a thread though!

use any of the mentioned baits, in my opinion location matters more than bait anyway

[RavYak]

As mentioned they are too small. You need a ridiculously small hook to be able to use maggots without them exploding.

[NEWB]

What's PCR?

I have no issues boating the eyes with minnows.

I've never used maggots for walleye bait. I used leeches years ago as a kid.

Strangely I am looking into breeding leeches...

[kevinhits]

Originally Posted by NEWB

What's PCR?

I have no issues boating the eyes with minnows.

I've never used maggots for walleye bait. I used leeches years ago as a kid.

Strangely I am looking into breeding leeches...

Pine Coulee Resoivor...An hour South of Calgary

[NEWB]

Originally Posted by kevinhits

Pine Coulee Resoivor...An hour South of Calgary

AHH.. ok. Thank you sir!

[FisherPotch]

Caught plenty of eyes on maggots over the years while perching. But as stated you'll be better off with minnows, smelts, worms or even hot dogs on some water bodies.

[leeaspell]

Can't use any other bait, just maggots on the McLeod. Minnows work great there if you don't mind breaking the regs. Saw a guy and his girlfriend there one day catching 2 at a time non stop, as soon as it hit the water they had a fish on. Then an old timer should them the regs and they packed up pretty quick and left