Anyone have an idea?

[My_Key]

I've found a spot that is 9' deep, silt/sand bottom, scattered weeds. Tons of 3-4" perch down there. I've been catching nice Smallmouths, all in the 2.5 to 4 pound range.

To me, this should be a great spot to fish, with plenty of small perch to attract the bigger fish. But I have only pulled one walleye out of this location. Does anyone think it's worth sitting on the spot a few more days, or start looking elsewhere.

[walter33]

HAve you fished it at night? I wouldnt stay forever. Look at your map and fish adjacent deeper water. That might be where they are hangin out and only coming up spradically to feed.

[My_Key]

I tried the deeper water right at the bottom of the drop with no luck. I've also been sitting out there until 6:30 or 7 most nights. Maybe I've been leaving too early?

[bturck]

What is the contour behind you? Sharp break to 9', gradual or a flat? You may want to pull back even a little shallower early morning or dusk. Worth a try I would think...But then you're sitting there not me....

[walleyemaniac]

You said you were fishing deeper right at the bottom of a drop. Try fishing the top of the break right where it starts to drop. Kind of like trolling in the summer, I've caught more fish just as the bait pulls off the top side. Usually fish will hunker down just below that ridge waiting for their prey to swim off of that edge and come up a hit it. I might go out a few feet further and jig at the depth it breaks. If anything is there it should come up and strike. Walleye will come up to hit bait more often then none keep it above them.

[My_Key]

This is strictly a rough estimate, as I have drilled holes at 15ft, 12ft, 10ft and 8ft. I would say it slopes slowly down to 15. It was roughly 20 lateral feet to drop to 10, another 20-25 to drop to 12 and another 20-25 to drop to 15.

One thing I forgot to mention is the hard bottom began at around 12ft as well. Pretty soft in the deeper part. This lake is around 18ft deep max, and I am close the the deepest hole.

[walleyemaniac]

Do you have a lake map, is there any inside corners close to where you are? Use them like a funnel. That 12ft spot might be good if it's gravel, or the like, any little change in the bottom like that might atract them.

[joneshat11]

My question to you is why would you stay there more than 10 minutes if you weren't catching anything? Get in the mobile mindset and go catch some fish. ;-)

[My_Key]

My question to you is why would you stay there more than 10 minutes if you weren't catching anything? Get in the mobile mindset and go catch some fish. ;-)

#1- I walk out on the lake. No snowmobile, no ATV, no truck. I sold my large suv when gas was $4/gallon a couple years ago and have been regretting it since. I already plan to buy a old snowmobile soon(tax return).

#2- I currently have Clam 5600. Setting up gets old. I am looking into an upgrade to a flip over as well(more tax return).

#3- Son, age 4, that fishes with me most of the time. This is the big one. And once I have both upgrades listed above, moving around with him will be so much easier.

So for now, we drill a few holes, and wait. I don't need to catch fish EVERY time out, as I would take no fish while fishing with my son over a limit fishing without him any day.