I cannot say I have had a lot of success for fishing for Walleye in the Delaware River, but this would be my personal tips for fishing for walleye in the Delaware.
1. Look for deeper water, away from the current. Ideally, the backwater area needs a hole of about 20 feet or more. However, I find the magical depth to be around 16 feet of water near the hole and little to no current. Dingmans Bridge and the Milford Bridge pop to mind as good locations to fish for walleye.
2. Look for rocky or sandy bottoms, preferably near a tributary which is bringing in fresh water.
3. Down rig with a Lindy Rig or Little Joe worm harness. Maybe I am in the minority, but I like the ones with two floats and a spinner. I find the two floats keep the worm about 12 to 16 inches off the bottom.
4. Chartreuse and orange are popular colors; however my preference is the fire tiger color for spoons.
5. Fish slow. If you think you are going to fast, you probably are.
6. Fish the early morning or late evening. Apparently night time fishing is optimal, but I have had plenty of luck during the morning and twilight.
Just a quick update. After posting this, I followed all 6 of these points the following Saturday and caught a 19.5 inch walleye in the Delaware River.
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