Thread: Lake Orange Questions

I have fished it a handful of times. More often than not it was a bad day. During the spawn I once found them tight to steep banks, and there are only a few places that have a step banks so you can just look for them and fish them. There are some small unmarked brushpiles out in open water to the left of the baitshop, also some underwater ditches or something that create a little fast bottom change. I would slow troll jigs in long, random runs and mark these locations when you go across them. Then reset your trolling path to go over/past them. You will eventually have a handful marked and can either troll spot to spot or try to fish each spot. That said, I wouldn't make a long trip to fish this place. It has never lived up to it's reputation as a crappie lake.

And every time I leave the baitshop guy always tells me about the regular couple "who just left with a cooler full of walleyes." What a coincidence this couple always fishes the day I fish and always catch a cooler of fish when no one else ever catches any

Originally Posted by wasabi

I have fished it a handful of times. More often than not it was a bad day. During the spawn I once found them tight to steep banks, and there are only a few places that have a step banks so you can just look for them and fish them. There are some small unmarked brushpiles out in open water to the left of the baitshop, also some underwater ditches or something that create a little fast bottom change. I would slow troll jigs in long, random runs and mark these locations when you go across them. Then reset your trolling path to go over/past them. You will eventually have a handful marked and can either troll spot to spot or try to fish each spot. That said, I wouldn't make a long trip to fish this place. It has never lived up to it's reputation as a crappie lake.

And every time I leave the baitshop guy always tells me about the regular couple "who just left with a cooler full of walleyes." What a coincidence this couple always fishes the day I fish and always catch a cooler of fish when no one else ever catches any

Thanks for the info. I want to catch one, just to say I've done it. And re: the baitshop walleye report: Does he go on to recommend buying a dozen (or two, in case you really get into them) of his walleye special minnows that those other folks use?