Chequamegon Bay Walleye?

[fishingchef]

Just checking in to see if anybody has had any success out on the bay walleye fishing. I 've been trolling stick, crank baits, and crawler harnesses over lots of different structure the last couple of weeks and can't scrape up any eyes for the life of me. Fortunately have had plenty of bonus smallies, pike, a few trout and a even a nice salmon to keep things interesting. Tried just about eveything I can imagine, spots that generally produce or have in the past and countless new spots.

Just thought I'd check in to see if anybody is doing well out there as of late, I only have one day a week I am able to fish a dusk bite so all of my time spent fishing has been in the a.m. I have tried just about every type of technique and all differents depths and structure, but don't have a heck of a lot of confidence in the a.m./day bite, especially with the blue bird skies of the last week or more. Obviously low light periods and windy or overcast days are best, but just curious if anybody else has a report to throw out there. Anyone night trolling?

Weed growth is improving day by day, eventually they'll be holding some active fish, if not already.

Thanks for any info and or reports. FC

[Jim Hudson]

Chef

I havent been out on the bay in awhile due to the fact of my wedding and the pursuit of muskies this year.

But, I would say your best bet would be to troll at night or on those days that show most promising for a walleye bite. The past week or so wouldnt have been prime for fishing these critters, except the days that had some wind. Wind and bluebird skies out there, can make for a good day of walleye fishing trolling sticks.

The fish are gonna be spread out over the bay, and trolling is gonna be key. I would put away the harnesses and stick with wide wobbling baits, like hot n tots and the alike.

Sounds like your doing everything right, but just like a lot of bay fisherman, sometimes it's hard to connect with these wide roaming fish. Stick with it, and you should be able to produce some good fish. I know your staying on the island, but one place I would check would be the West point of Long Island. Try three way rigging some cranks along that weed edge in 18FOW, there are always 'eyes in there (its hard to troll because of that break, that is why I would recommend three way rigs or lead core to be able to manuever a bit better). Also, out over that deeper water, they suspend chasing small herring and smelt.

The next couple of weeks or so I probably will venture out a few nights to troll at night and try to hook into some big fish.