One thing I thought I should mention is a presentation method that really works for me on summer walleyes. A slow troll along drop offs or the deep weed edge in around 12-15 feet of water with a streamer and a clear intermediate line. A sink tip, or type 2-3 sinking line do not work near as well.

This has been deadly the last few years. The line seems to be the reason. Also maybe in combination with the streamer pattern. My usual canoe partner only spin fishes and is usually trolling a rapala (floating/husky jerk/shad rap), while I am trolling the streamer. With this clear line that sinks about 1.5 -2 inches per second, I am just above the deep weeds. The pattern that has been really working is an angel hair streamer, about 3 - 3.5 inches long, pearl belly and blue or goldish green back. With 3D eyes in gold for gold/green back, and silver with blue back. We'll make repeated trolls over a known good area and I will get a fish or hit almost every time. My buddy, nada.

Besides the line, maybe the fact that the streamer is more silent. Even without rattles, all lures are very loud if you listen to them under water. This same pattern has been working on a wilderness lake we fish every year, late June or first week of July.

Still, I can't say that this approach is better than spin fishing, its just different and I'm sure a worm harness would work great as well, but it truly has been killing 3-5 pound walleyes the last few years.

Moonman.