10, 20, 30 walleye days have been common this past week. The walleye bite has hit full stride. Perfect timing as we head into the labor day weekend. After a couple of years of waiting for the young year classes to grow up, we are starting to see keepers. We are now catching lots of fish between 14-18 inches. A combination of tremendous weather and active walleyes has made for a spectacular month.
It has been mostly been a minnow bite, redtail chubs to be specific. Nightcrawlers would be the next best bait. I’ve always been a big believer in using big redtails for these hungry walleyes. But to my surprise smaller redtails were out producing the larger ones in the last few days. These walleyes are on a feeding frenzy. We’ve been tailhooking minnows on a lindy rig with a short leader, 2-4 feet.
Most eyes have been located on the windward side of the lake. Any windswept weedline, hump, point, or inside turn is holding fish. We’ve been hitting new spots every day. Just run a few spots with your electronics. Where you spot one there are usually more. The best depths have been from the weed edges in 13- 16 feet all the way out to 30 feet. The fishing has been great all day long. During the day the fish may move up and down the break. So be mobile.
If you are planning to get out this weekend for walleyes, don’t forget to hit Gull Lake. It has been red hot.
Jason Erlandson
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Dave’s Sportland Bait and Tackle
Sportland Guide Service
www.sportlandbait.com
Nisswa MN
218-963-2401