I don’t know if you guys saw the 10+ lb walleye posted in the walleye forum today…but it’s a piggy!
Jim’s a great guy and fisherman. If you see him down at Everts or in a boat on the water, say hi!
I got a call on Monday to get my rear end down to P4 as there were some channels schooling up…and I always follow orders. 
I hopped into Deans rental boat with some frozen shad for bait, my Marcum camera and my 
open water cat gear!
What a pleasent day it was, little breeze but I found myself pealing off my winter coat in the 40+ temps.
After dropping off some soft peanutbutter cookies, I had a pretty good idea as to where to look for the ol’ fork tails. I used the fish locator in the rental to find the depth I was looking for, then dropped the camera down. Most of the time I just drifted down stream using the motor to move me closer or further away from shore…until I ran into a LOT of these funny looking fish with white tails. It’s hard to tell the size of a fish through the camera..but without exagerating, I drifted over some rocks that had a lot of 5+ pound walleyes. The water is VERY clear right now and the camera was invaluable for me to locate the rough fish 
and the channel cats I was after.
Drifting a bit further, the rocks changed back to sand and then there they were…way too many fork tails to count!
I motored back up stream and anchored. Out went the whole shad with the infamous 3 oz no roll holding it to the bottom.
For the next three hours it was pleasurable frustration! I ended up with 6 cats to the boat between 4 and 6 lbs…and way to many to count misses on pick up or lost fish do to the hooks pulling out. The first time out every year I get this same feeling….”RUSTY”.
After that three hours the bite just shut off. I pulled up the anchor and figured I better get in before dark anyway…but drifted through the area with the camera again…just to see what was up. Not a channel to be seen.
Moral of the story. When they shut off…move..because they moved.
I’m tied up for the rest of the week…but if I could, I would be down there everyday. I’m looking forward to next week!
The water temp was 36 degrees. The channels didn’t have the fight like they do in the warmer months but it sure was a good feeling to feel a 6 pounder on the other end of the line! 
If you have a chance to get out…make sure you take a camera along. I would even recommend it to the wallabe fisherman…you might be surprise to see how many walleye/sauger are below your boat while your scratching your head wondering why you can’t get a bite…it’s a humbling experiance! 
