Good sonar will help you see walleyes, as well as minnows and bug hatches. Walleyes are being caught in anywhere from 12 - 32 feet based on the forage in those areas. There are a lot of walleyes over deep mud right now. Thousands of larvae expose themselves from the mud and are a great meal. There is a good chance there are walleyes in the area.įinally, the various hatches of bugs draw walleyes over deep mud. Oftentimes, you can see suspended schools of minnows on your electronics. Minnows and young of the year fish of all types are a staple for LOW walleyes and saugers. Try gold and orange colors in these areas. These would be rocky areas, oftentimes shallow rocks. Whether you find them when cleaning fish or they burp them up when you catch them, they are on the menu currently. Some are focusing their attention on crayfish. Walleyes are targeting many different types of forage this time of year. Whether on top, on the edges or where the rock meets the deep mud, anchoring up in an area with walleyes and vertical jigging with frozen emerald shiners can be very successful.
Jigging is working well for some anglers, especially those fishing structure like rocky reefs. Hammered gold combined with brighter colors are good choices on LOW. Great success was had with a #5 Colorado bronze blade with some orange. When pulling spinners, try various sizes and colors of blades. Getting your presentation in front of lots of walleyes, by drifting spinners or trolling crankbaits as an example, will produce fish. Some of these fish are very cooperative, others suspend and are not so willing. Some bug hatches this week with many walleyes migrating to the deep mud. Summer patterns are rolling along, always on Mother Nature's timeframe. One constant remains, lots of fish are being caught. It is interesting how what is happening up on the north end of the lake isn't necessarily the same as the south end of the lake. Things are constantly changing within the ecosystem from week to week. An awesome week of summer walleye fishing on Lake of the Woods.
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