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WalleyeTechniqueTrolling Shallow (0-9')SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureHumpsTrolling all over the open water yielded plenty of nice crappie. I also hooked several walleye, one catfish, one smallmouth bass, several drum, white bass, and a wiper. We celebrated mother's day with a nice fish fry of crappie and walleye. Depth varied from 3' to almost 30 feet
- SpeciesWalleyeTechniqueFinesse JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureOpen Water/Basin
Trolling flats near submerged roadies main lake
- SpeciesWalleyeTechniqueTrolling Mid Depth (10-19')SeasonSummerStructureOpen Water/Basin
Gave it a shot from early evening until 1:30 AM but flood waters dirtied the lake and made the night tough
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White BassTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonSummerStructureOpen Water/BasinSlow bite with hot still water.. practically no wind until 11AM. Picked off a few with some speed trolling.
- SpeciesWhite BassTechniqueVertical Jigging Mid Depth (10-19')SeasonSummerStructureHumps
Caught about 20 of these
SpeciesWalleyeTechniqueVertical Jigging Mid Depth (10-19')SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRiver ChannelsWind was challenging as always, boat control is a must. I found a few walleye going in and out of the creek channels. Those that were up off the bottom were willing to bite.
- SpeciesWhite BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Popping)SeasonSummerStructureDam
Got some hot action near the dam with Wipers surfacing on shad. Caught about 10 of these
- SpeciesWalleyeTechniqueTrolling Mid Depth (10-19')SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureDam
as of the end of March walleye have still not copleted the spawn season. A few males caught had milt actively spewing. Bite was not great but nice activity with a few bonus crappie, white bass and even a smallmouth shows that the fish are actively using the new warm water heated by rocks and wind at the dam. #9Berkley Flicker Minnnow was an ambitious target for a young walleye in 2nd pic.
