Got out tonight around 6:30 and fished till 9:00. Usually the bite on this lake seems to die off once it gets dark but I decided to give it a shot anyway. Earlier this week i had asked about Walleyes on plastics, got a couple tips, and decided to give it a try. The first holes I drilled were in 20+ feet of water on a steep shoreline break, instantly I was greeted with suspended fish showing up on the Marcum. Knowing they were Crappies I spent about a half hour or so jigging for them and ended up with 12 fish in the 8″-11″ range, all caught on black shrimpos with a glow Diamond jig. The bite ended up slowing down and I switched tactics and moved shallower on this steep break near a point and marked a few fish on the bottom in 14 feet of water. I’ve never caught a Walleye on this particular lake but figured maybe, just maybe these bottom huggers were in fact Wallleyes. As an experiment I rigged up a purple with white tail Ringworm shortened down to less than two inches on an H20 precision jig (Pool 2 favorite)…..and ended up landing two decent Walleyes. One fish about 17″ absolutely inhaled it on the initial drop making me think I was pretty cool and on to something new. My newfound plastic ego was short lived as I only ended up with one other smaller finicky fish over an hour later. All in all I must say I’m pretty happy as these are the first metro Walleyes I’ve caught while actually targeting them. 
All were released to fight another day.
February 18, 2010 at 4:24 am
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