help with walleye in inland lakes

[zx10r2004]

how deep should i be looking for walleye and what kind of stucture should i look for the winter. the lake is 75 feet deep. thanks for any info.

[wally-eye]

A lot shallower than you think. Usually if there is a wed bed in 10 fow or so and then a drop off next to it you have a great place to start. Daylight hours start in the deeper water next to the drop off and then later towards dark move shallower............and after dark be up on the shelf right in the weeds or openings in the weeds.

Have caught them in 4 and 5 fow before just inside the first weed edge, this was after dark...............

[zx10r2004]

A lot shallower than you think. Usually if there is a wed bed in 10 fow or so and then a drop off next to it you have a great place to start. Daylight hours start in the deeper water next to the drop off and then later towards dark move shallower............and after dark be up on the shelf right in the weeds or openings in the weeds.

Have caught them in 4 and 5 fow before just inside the first weed edge, this was after dark...............thanks.

[WHITE BEAR]

Anything out of the ordinary like humps, points and/or changes in bottom composition that are relative to the deeper parts of the lake and cover are things to look for. Some times inlets can attract fish but for obvious reasons caution is required on the ice near rivers and creeks. During the day mobility is essential. Ice permitting, move around and try different key locations. In the evening pick a spot such as a flat or weed bed near the deep water and set up shop. Fish until at least dark and on some lakes even into the night.

[gomer]

Good info here. Another note to add to wally-eye's info is to drill all your holes early on, especially in the shallow water. That way you can move around without spooking the fish as much when its "game time".

[Long Spurs]

Good point Gomer drill holes early! One hour to two before you fish!

[sfw1960]

zx ,
Although Dan gives some good voodoo.... I have also caught eyes from as deep as 67 FOW in the middle of the day , and Mr. Wally-eye saw it himself.
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[Mister ED]

As said already, a lot of good info here.

Day time = deeper water. Late or early = shallower water.

Look for the structure and work it ... deep and shallow sides of humps, points etc. Sometimes even in daytime, they will be up on the rise and sometimes they will be in the deep water just off the drop off/point etc.

As Robert (SFW) mentioned, they can be caught deep during the day. I have seen one (not too often) poster here pull several large eyes out 40-50 fow ... probably the same lake Robert was talking about.

When fishing in the evening, I like to drill my holes in pairs. Basically I'll drill two rows of holes, maybe 10-15 yrds apart, starting from deeper water to shallower water. So I end up with 2 holes at each depth, and can work my way from deep to shallow. The number of holes in each row really would depend on what the bottom is underneath you. Drastic changes (big drop-offs) I'd probably work with less holes. On those fairly flat structureless lakes, I'd have a BUNCH of holes.

Also, if your fishing on the deep side of a drop and see a mark up high ... don't ignore it (even if it appears like a weak mark). Sometimes those fish will move on and off the drop looking for baitfish. Several times I have been in, say, 20 fow and seen a slight blip on the flasher, up about 10'. Real up and see if you can get that feeding fish to react! I believe these fish are coming off from the steep drop, and looking for dinner.

[fasthunter]

This is really good info you guys. I've caught alot of eyes on Erie and an occasional one on Belleville lake, but I've never actually purposely fished for them on an inland lake. I'm going to have to keep this info in my head and try it on an inland lake that holds eyes.:)

[franky]

Like everyone else has said, believe it or not, I fish a lake for 'gils and its probably about 60 feet deep in the middle but all the sides drop off to about 10 feet and there is a particular point that we fish and its about 2 feet, down to 10 feet and we have caught 3 5+ lbers. I don't understand why 0their there but we catch them 'bout an hour before dark on leaches.

[zx10r2004]

thanks again on all of the great information. I'm going to Clare co on the 12th so i will bring my camera and hopefully take pictures of some walleye i catch on the vexilar. thanks even the lcd guy. ;)

[sfw1960]

thanks again on all of the great information. I'm going to Clare co on the 12th so i will bring my camera and hopefully take pictures of some walleye i catch on the vexilar. thanks even the lcd guy. ;)
YW zx!!!

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