Walleye may be one of the most popular fish around, but they'recertainly not the easiest to catch. That's because their large eyes are sensitive to light, so they slow down their feeding patters during bright sunlight hours -- the time, unfortunately, when most anglers head out on the water.

During low light conditions - dawn dusk and overcast days -- walleye feed actively and have a large strike zone. Any minnow, perch or other potential prey that ventures into the feeding windows turns into a meal. But during daylight hours, the strike zone shrinks smaller and smaller. So you practically have to put your lure right on their noses to get them to bite.

The main trick for bright-light walleye is to slow down your presentation to a crawl so that your bait stays in the feeding window long enough to get a fish'e attention. That's why I choose Jigs -- you can work them through the water at a snail's pace. And you can also rig them in a variety of ways.

There are basically three different choices for walleye jigs; bucktails, marabou and plastics. Bucktail jigs feature a stiff no-nonsense body and work well in tough cover. Fluffy marabou jigs have a soft, feathery body and swimm with a 'pulsating' motion.

But my favourite walleye lure is the plastic soft-bodied jig. It feels extremely lifelike and comes in a variety of sizes, shapes and colours. Any walleye that sucks one of these plastic baits into its mouth will think it has found something alive and tasty, and it'll hold on long enough for you to get the hook home.