Water levels had rose about 2ft in the past few days, and the rain had muddied the water to almost zero visibility. Water temps also dropped due to the rising water, 36 degrees cold.
I went to one spot that holds alot of small males, but also produces big females if your patient. I tinkered with a few plastic/jig combos before I found one I felt confident in. Pink 3/8oz jig with a chart/white 3" Berkley Gulp minnow.
I focused mainly on a mud to rock transition, that goes from about 12 FOW to 22FOW. Right where the drop is, there is an eddie just off the main current. I figured the walleye would be bunched up there where they could ambush the shners being filtered through the current. Turns out I was right today! Lots of small walleye, it wasn't fast, but constant... I figured it would be slow because of how cold it was.
I fished about 6 hours, landed about 20 small walleye around 16-18", all fish were released.
Right at the end of the day, the sun finally started peaking out and heating me up. A bigger female hit my jig on a slow retrieve in 12 FOW. And she had alot of energy! I let her fight a few minutes and landed her. A quick measure and a pic, and she swam away strong! Real nice looking 26"er too, I wish I woulda got a better pic. This was a fat fish too, although the pic doesn't really show that. Oh well, the really big walleye should be here soon!
All in all, it was a fun day. I never seen any other species today, which was kinda shocking.
The plan now is to head back to the same spot this evening, and hopefully run into some more active walleye...
