Outdoors: Minnows, leeches or nightcrawlers?

During the months of June, July and August, countless anglers head north to sample the world class walleye fishing found across Ontario's Algoma Country.

On the minds of each and every one of those anglers is an important question...which live bait produces best on walleye?

The three most popular live baits for walleye fishing are hands down minnows, leeches and night crawlers.

Each of these baits has a time and place in Algoma Country.

In August, the dog days of summer have set in and walleye seek sanctuary in the deeper and cooler waters of the main lake. It's at this time of year that off shore sunken reefs and islands often attract staggering numbers of walleye.

These mid-lake structures are rarely marked on fishing maps, so the only practical way to find them is to use the boat to run a grid pattern in open water while watching the sonar closely for places where the bottom rises up quickly.

I recommend cruising at a pretty good speed while hunting for submerged reefs and then slowing down to take a closer look when a reef is located.

Using sonar, scan the top of the reef for signs of fish and baitfish.

The beauty of deep water fishing is walleye can't hide.

Sonar is not only critical for finding the reefs, it will allow anglers to determine if fish and baitfish are at home.

Read the full article on which bait works best on summer walleye