Thread: Mixed Bag

Had just enough wind yesterday to get the whites fired up and if you have shallow whites you have feeding walleye. We caught eight walleye but the biggest a fat six pound fish got off next to the boat. I told the client that a Zebco 404 will just give you a fish tale not a fish picture. Of couse the drag was locked down and the fish snapped the line after lazily just coming to the boat then realized it was hooked and pop there goes the line and one of my lures.

The picture has four walleye in it. We caught three short fish besides those and lost the big one. Give me a strong wind and I wll get you a ton of whites and walleye and maybe a muskie to boot.

This pattern seams early to me but I have been getting my whites very shallow all week. Now that they are done dropping the lake the fishing should get good. If we have walleye fishing anything like we had back in May we are in for a ball. Just play the wind game and fish the shore line on flats. I am using Blue Fox spinners and 1/4oz. Big Dudes both available at D&M in Sullivan. Using ten-pound Power Pro so I can cast it a mile and cover water quickly. Remember keep drag light, you never know when a bruiser will get on your line.

Steve, the crappie here on Rend suprised me how shallow they were this week. That looks like a heck of a mess of meat for those guys.