Gerald Almy: Strategies for fooling Virginia's overlooked walleyes

Gerald Almy’s guide focuses on strategies for catching Virginia’s often overlooked walleye, describing techniques aimed at improving success with the bronze-colored freshwater fish. The article discusses angling approaches using a jig-minnow combination, noting that anglers debate whether a jig or minnow alone is best but often find better results pairing both. It also highlights targeting weed beds such as sand grass, coon tail, and cabbage, especially where vegetation edges are sharply defined, and working lures along those boundaries. For trolling on downriggers, it suggests modifications if snaps releases prove unreliable. Drift fishing is presented as effective when wind and an electric trolling motor are used to achieve about 5–7 mph in most conditions, with depth selection tied to sunlight and weather. The piece adds gear recommendations, depth-finding guidance, and warnings about windy conditions affecting drift fishing.