What Jig Color for Walleye
Stained Water: Chartreuse
When visibility is under 4 feet, chartreuse glows the brightest. Walleyes see it from farther away. Add gold blade if trolling.
Clear Water: Natural Colors
Visibility over 6 feet means walleyes can see detail. Use chrome, gold, perch, or shad patterns. Light line. Slow retrieve.
Low Light + Dawn/Dusk: Purple
Purple cuts through fading light better than chartreuse. Walleye eyes pick it up at dusk + dawn.
Ice + Cold Water: Glow Paint
Under ice or in <40°F water, glow-in-the-dark colors that hold a charge from a flashlight. Black-on-glow or gold-on-glow.
Night: Black or White
Night walleyes hunt silhouettes. A solid black or solid white jig gives the cleanest profile against moonlight.
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