I was out yesterday with a guy chasing down-run walleyes on the Wolf River. I had a milk-run of about 6 spots that traditionally do very well for me. My first spot is more of a community hole. About 3/4 mile run where the river channel has multiple inside/outside bends. Was a bit puzzled when I first pulled in there and only one boat drifting down. We set up and started our first drift. Suddenly a roar of engines converged on us. Minutes later, I had Mark Martin, Dan and Chase Plautz, Robert Blosser, Gary Parsons, Brian Keller, and a few more guys I didn’t know from the AIM Pro Qualifier all drifting the same segment of river. As crowded as it became, I thought is was awesome to see the class these guys displayed. Very respectful towards other boaters and sharing information with many locals. Was very enjoyable to fish amongst these guys for the day and chat about various things.
Though, I didn’t understand why nearly 100% of these guys were bouncing meat? I guess the pro’s never read about B-fish-N Chartreuse/Orange core ringworms with a 1/4oz Chartreuse jig
It was a very tough bite for most, and not many fish being caught. The few guys concentrating on using their electronics, were dialing in on spot-on-the-spot locations. The dramatic drop in the water temps had the eyes nosed up tight behind any structure in the main channel. Key was to lift your jig over a log and drop it in the little hole behind it without getting snagged up first. Felt like I was at the Bank making a deposit….
Only saw one nice female caught amongst everyone. Rest were mostly milted out males in the 14″ to 18″ range
