How can we consistently catch legal walleyes (15-20 inch) to eat on Alleghany River in western Pennsylvania?
Me and my brothers are experienced walleye fisherman. We fish the Alleghany river in western PA. We catch hundreds of walleye and sauger each year for several years now that rarely get larger than 12 inches with maybe one 5 pounder a year. We’ve tried small to large chubs, suckers, shiners and lures, and we catch most at dusk. How do we consistently catch legal walleyes (15-20in.) to eat? It seems that the walleye that are of legal size to keep and eat are hitting on jigs and night crawlers, worm harnesses and the number 13 Rapalas. The anglers are reporting the walleye to be 15 to 20 inches and a few as big as 20 or more inches. I would suggest trying these bait and lures to hook the legal sized walleye. Another thing is that these anglers are fishing the Allegheny River in Warren County. They are also fishing the middle Allegheny River, which seems to be drawing some good catches. You might have to look deeper for the legal size walleye. Try fishing off the rock points in about twent
