I have a bit of a dilemma for the walleye opener this year. My nephew is getting married at Craygun’s this year. I normally open the season up on Lake Vermilion and do well. I have never fished the Brainerd lakes area around opener. I usually do a lot of shallow water trolling around opener with Rapala’s and some slip bobber fishing.
I will be on the water very early 4:30 or 5 AM.
What are some of the go to methods commonly used up there? Is there a good shallow trolling bite?
Thanks
Steve
Are you still doing opener in Brainerd? A couple of us just finalized that we’ll be on Gull this weekend.
Common method – everyone seems to drown minnows with lindy rigs or jigs. It really seems like that is what well over 90% of what I see.
Is that the right tactic????? Maybe but I rarely see anyone doing anything different. When I talk to our neighbors it’s about hot or slow vs what presentation worked.
I’m torn on what to do. Jig/minnow will be an option. James is over on the General Forum talking about being more aggressive on wind loaded shallows.
Shallow troll could be an option but I worry about spooking them. Without some vegetation I don’t know if they’ll hold in those areas. Water clarity has been increasing.
Sorry PatK- just found my messages.
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