Tip for anyone thinking about fishing for daytime eyes… Get a boat, or don’t go. The bite has been after 9PM consistently for the last 2 weeks. Kept a few for the family tonight & let many many others go.
A thanks to a nice gal I fished with named Lisa. I learned quite a few things tonight. Shad Rap Fire tiger #7 & clackin’ raps produced fish with suffix 832 40lb braid & power pro 20 lb super slick braid on medium to light action poles. All fish were caught in 8-12 FOW in fast current on a wing-dam from a very deep hole. A huge factor to the success was fishing a yard or two past the light from a street lamp and letting the lure sit for 10-15 secs before starting the initial retrieve. Speed, or method of fishing the lure did not make much of a difference so long as it was not completely dredging the bottom. Below are some pictures.
Biggest walleyes measured 26″, 25″, 24″, 22″, 19″, 17″. Also caught a 34″ Pike, a 16″ saugeye, and MANY other smaller pike, LM bass, sauger, walleye, & white bass.
Best fish of the night hands downs was a 12″ Flathead. 1st of the year. Give it another week and I will not be targeting anything else.
All in all a great trip & hands down the best walleye fishing of my life. (So far..) I likely won’t be on the water this weekend, but good luck to everyone.