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Where would you find walleyes in this lake?


Agronomist_at_IA

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I know it's Round Lake in Jackson Co. I've never ice fished it before but if I were to try, I would use the South access then head west to where the point comes closest to shore. Some nice rocks in that area, I'm sure it will hold the baitfish which will bring in the walleyes and pike. Just watch out for Horned Trout and Carp!

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Punch holes, check them with your flasher, fish them for only a short time, and move to the next hole if there's no action.

I'd focus on the basin, maybe the weedline if there is one, and any changes in bottom content if you know of any.

It looks and sounds like a classic situation for roaming fish, so you need to go find them unless you're willing to wait (and hope) for them to find you. Drill, drill, drill and drill some more. Use your electronics and keep moving.

Ditto.

While the lake is bowl shaped there are changes in the bottom content that will attract fish. Weeds are one of the obvious changes. The eyes are going to relate to Mud, sand, gravel, and rocks. There might not be a rock pile but there more then likely is a bed of rocks. Getting to know the lake during open water makes learning these areas easier.

Of coarse because you can move around without drilling holes but more importantly you are constantly comparing bottom content and hardness on your sounder. That is if you pay attention to those things.

Before the use of sounders on the ice I'd use a long wooded pole to check depth and bottom content on those shallow bowl shaped lakes. Primitive yes but it worked. A few years ago I learned Kelly P goes about that the same way but instead he uses a 1"x25' tape measure.

There you go.

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You can try to figure this lake out all you want and you can throw logic out the window. Find the fish. Simple. Be willing to move on a regular basis. As Frank stated, all they do in this lake is roam. find them, and be willing to move with them if you want to keep catching them.

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