Been out on LCO the last number of days, been open water trolling a lot, and the fishing has been slow. I have been marking a lot of bait, but no bites. Monday morning, my client did get a nice fish on a Reef Runner Ripstick with a 1 oz weight and the bait was running about 30 feet down over open water, that was a nice fish, about 26 inches. But that was our only fish of the morning. Monday afternoon, Jess and I got out fishing for an hour or two before I had to guide, and we decided to troll a weed flat with Reef Runners, and in an hour, she got 3 walleye between 21 and 23 inches. I then guided that night, and went to the same spot and we got 5 more walleye between 17 and 23 inches, and a couple of nice pike, and 2 largemouths.
Yesterday went back to the same flat, and we got 5 more walleye between 17 and 21 inches again, along with some nice pike and bass again. Not fast and furious action, but the best walleye action I have found on LCO lately.
We were trolling Reef Runner Ripsticks with about 35-50 feet of line out, and clearing a lot of weeds off the baits, all day long.
Good luck, Tanner Wildes
