Does boat noise or an ice auger spook walleye?

It depends on depth and context. Walleye hunting a calm, shallow flat at night are genuinely spooky — outboard passes, hull slap, and dropped pliers will move them, which is why night casters plan quiet drifts and long casts. Fish at 8–10 m (26–33 ft) under a working walleye chop are far more forgiving; trollers run right over them all day. On the ice, an auger absolutely announces you, but the disturbance fades within minutes — the standing advice of drilling all your holes early, then fishing quietly through the prime dusk window, exists because it works. As a rule: the shallower and calmer the water, the more silence pays.

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