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Walleye report please.

21K views 125 replies 63 participants last post by  Carpenter Bill  
#1 ·
Walleye report, any good numbers yet? If so where?
 
#8 ·
I guess I may be one of the A-holes. Looks like you joined in 2015 and your question reads like you are asking for people’s coordinates on where they are catching. Just like when I hunted, I would never tell someone where I got a deer because I hunted public property. I may tell them the county. As to where fishing is good, you may be better of asking for a general area to start and checking it out then give a report.
 
#18 · (Edited)
Probably not doing anything wrong…the fish are in pods right now…when U find 1 work the hell out of that area…it’ll get real easy once the river run is over…purple been great running 16’ of water 25’ back..turns ,,different speeds ,,and fish swim…so as far as locations go well that’s only good If the fish are sleeping…
 
#23 ·
A mistake I've made many times when fishing cold water is to run stuff too deep. The fish you are marking in the bottom 5' are likely not actively feeding, and you probably won't mark hardly anything that is in the top 10' unless you drive right over them. Spread out your baits and keep most of them in the top 1/2 of the water column. Stay away from other boats and be quiet! I prefer to fish water that is stained not muddy this time of year, as it will be warmer and have more active fish.

Good luck, and remember it's fishing not catching. :)
 
#26 ·
A mistake I've made many times when fishing cold water is to run stuff too deep. The fish you are marking in the bottom 5' are likely not actively feeding, and you probably won't mark hardly anything that is in the top 10' unless you drive right over them. Spread out your baits and keep most of them in the top 1/2 of the water column. Stay away from other boats and be quiet! I prefer to fish water that is stained not muddy this time of year, as it will be warmer and have more active fish.

Good luck, and remember it's fishing not catching. :)
Well there it is, i thought the bottom qas where i needed to be so i focused on there.
 
#36 ·
@Nick Gregg youll figure you it out.
One key is that the fish will show up in general areas from season to season. But in Michigan there isn’t really structure to hold them there. The walleye are nomads and looking for food. What congregates thier food? Water clarity and being able to see thier predators.
Even if you slayed them in one spot one day.
Reset 100% the next day.
Don’t fish reports you see on here.
See the speed, color and tactics that are working and recognize good water and good marks.
The pack all to often is fishing memories of where they got em last time