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This weekend Ill be fishing a very shallow lake (average depth 8ft) with a lot of weeds and warm water. It has a lot of walleye in it but I can never seem to find one. What tactic is best for this time of year?
Question by Shells n lures. Uploaded on August 30, 2012
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its weedy and and shallow... usually the opposite of walleye territory? typically i look for a change in depth and rocks to find walleyes they like a little colder water so if theres a spring or a deeper spot cover that with jig heads and leaches or minnow. bounce them off the bottom pause about a foot off the bottom every other bounce. you can cast the jig head and take a slow retrieve lifting the jig off the bottom as you reel in the slack
Thanks. Btw the lake is houghton lake Michigan
At night, you'll find them over submerged weedbeds in water much shallower than you'd expect to find walleyes.
During the day, are there any deep holes or deeper areas where cold water creeks & streams feed into it? Springs anywhere? Look for those areas during the day.
I'm guessing that the water temp is pretty warm, and that means that forage is abundant. Walleyes have ALOT to choose from, so try getting the agressive ones with a shallow running rapala during the day and a slip bober rig with a big creek chub at dusk
i'v found that they tend to move to shallower water at dusk in this type of environment. when it starts getting dark work your way to shore. i usually end up catching them just off shore of islands or small peninsulas. good luck!
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its weedy and and shallow... usually the opposite of walleye territory? typically i look for a change in depth and rocks to find walleyes they like a little colder water so if theres a spring or a deeper spot cover that with jig heads and leaches or minnow. bounce them off the bottom pause about a foot off the bottom every other bounce. you can cast the jig head and take a slow retrieve lifting the jig off the bottom as you reel in the slack
Thanks. Btw the lake is houghton lake Michigan
At night, you'll find them over submerged weedbeds in water much shallower than you'd expect to find walleyes.
During the day, are there any deep holes or deeper areas where cold water creeks & streams feed into it? Springs anywhere? Look for those areas during the day.
I'm guessing that the water temp is pretty warm, and that means that forage is abundant. Walleyes have ALOT to choose from, so try getting the agressive ones with a shallow running rapala during the day and a slip bober rig with a big creek chub at dusk
i'v found that they tend to move to shallower water at dusk in this type of environment. when it starts getting dark work your way to shore. i usually end up catching them just off shore of islands or small peninsulas. good luck!
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