Greg and Ed: Roosevelt - 7/27

Brand new member Ed joined me for a breezy day on Roosevelt. Boat control was difficult sustained 15 mph gusting to 25 mph. We struggled to find fish with only three walleyes, a trout, and a bass to show for our efforts between 830 AM and 1 PM. We finally figured out a pattern in the afternoon and ended up catching a total of 15 walleyes before we motored back to the launch around 530 PM. The water temperature was 71 degrees with morning clouds and bright afternoon sun.

More info for club members: So when a cloudy morning turns to afternoon sunshine, walleyes go deep, right? Not this particular day. Ed and I launched out of Porcupine Bay. We worked upper portions of the Arm around Buoy 7 and Marker 5 hard in the morning catching 3 walleyes between 35 and 45 feet. I normally like to troll with the current especially in the channel above Buoy 7, but the wind forced us to troll upstream. For the first time in years, I deployed a drift sock to slow the boat and keep us straight, but still struggled with boat control as the wind consistently pushed us off channel edges into unproductive water. Frustrated by a lack of results trolling bouncers, we moved to the weed beds near Porcupine Bay and picked up a couple walleyes casting Flicker Shads into 10 to 15 feet of water. Our luck completely changed when we targeted mud lines. Cast crankbaits into 5 to 10 feet of water finally produced consistent bites from walleye in the 14 to 18 inch range. The dirtiest water held fish tight to the bank. Firetiger Flicker Shad size 7 was my best bait. Ed found success throwing the small Cabela’s Walleye Runner in black/pearl.