Trolling

• 1). Guide a boat to Table Rock Lake's deep water. A boat provides the best advantage in catching walleye within the lake, and walleye prefer deep water. By trolling, you can reach the deep areas where walleye congregate.
  
  
• 2). Troll using a 7-inch and 1/2-oz. silver Rapala Magnum floating minnow lure. Tie a snell knot, and add two-split shots, each 1/16 oz. Cast the lure behind the boat while the boat moves forward. The Rapala Magnum will follow behind the boat and dive deep toward the lake bottom. As it passes a walleye, its erratic movement and bright color should induce the walleye to lash out and grab hold of the lure.
  
  
• 3). Operate the boat back and forth over a ½-mile stretch of deep water. Control the lure's speed by driving the boat as fast and slowly as you like. Walleyes prefer lures of various speeds during various times of the year. During warm months, operate the boat fast, which allows you to pull the lure at a moderate pace. In cold water, walleyes like lures much slower. Give walleyes enough time to react to the lure so that the lure does not pass by unseen by them.
  
  
• 4). Work your fishing line around structures such as logs, rocks and bridges. This approach is an extremely smart tactic to employ while fishing from a small boat. Cast as close to such objects as you can, and pass the lure near or over top of the structures.
  
  

Night Fishing

• 1). Fish for walleye at night on Table Rock Lake during late spring and early summer. As darkness sets in during evenings, walleyes move from deep water and cruise shallow spots along the lake's shore to ambush tiny fish. Walleyes can see as far as 20 feet at night.
  
  
• 2). Fish from shore at night using a lantern, and shine a flashlight onto the water to look for walleyes. Their eyes shine under water when light falls upon them. Use a small, glow-in-the-dark floating bobber, a 1/16-oz. split-shot and a size 4 eagle claw bait hook. Cast your fishing line 10 feet from shore, and allow the line to drift. You will not be able to see where the line goes, but you can gauge its distance from the splash of the line entering the water.
  
  
• 3). Hold your fishing rod in your hands so will feel a fish at the line. If you don't want to hold the rod, though, position it next to the lantern so you will see a strike occur in the bright light. You also could use a small bell, attaching it so that it makes noise when a walleye tugs the line.
  
  

Two-Hook Rig Fishing

• 1). Build a two-hook rig. An all-around rig for walleye, it includes one 12- to 20-inch hard plastic or light metal leader. Add one snap swivel on the bottom end of the leader and one barrel swivel on top of the leader, with two evenly spaced loops between. You can purchase this rig pre-tied in most tackle stores.
  
  
• 2). Attach one 1/32-oz. egg sinker to the snap swivel. The weight of the sinker weight and its type may vary depending on conditions, such as current, casting and windy or turbulent conditions. Use a size 2 hook and other hooks small enough to fit into a walleye's mouth and large enough to cover bait such as worms and dough.
  
  
• 3). Cast the rig into an area where it can drift and then rest on the lake's bottom. Allow the rig to stay in place until a strike occurs. Check the rig every 10 minutes to verify your bait is still on the line. When a strike occurs, move the fishing rod back, set the hook and reel in the walleye.