Where to find the Eyes

[Guest]

This is a question that easy to answer, but tough to explain in great detail without writing a book. Get my drift? Here is a very brief starting point, and how I fish for them. Every lake seems to have a different strategy, but generally this is what I look for.

You will find early ice eyes holding to the typical fall locations, on structure primarily. I look for areas around 15 feet of water on a break early and move deeper as the winter progresses. These fish are typically most aggressive in lower light periods around sunrise/sunset.

As the season progresses and oxygen levels change I find the fish to go deeper, near structure, but also on flats.

By the time the snow melts and the ice is quickly disappearing (walleye season closed) I usually go for perch deep, like 40-45 feet. I usually mistakenly catch several walleyes, and pulling them up from the deep water can kill them, so reel in real slow, or if I can tell its a walleye, I try to lose it before I drag it up.

Just goes to show their behavior pattern and how to find them from early ice (shallower) to late ice (deeper).

Good luck!

[Guest]

Since the ice is not here yet and I took the week of Christmas off got a question. Where would I find the eyes?? would it be where I found them during opening fishing? or should I try the areas they would spawn in? or should I try the Ice fishing holes thaqt I have heard they haunt?? I am new to the eye winter/ice (if it ever comes) thing.

thanks-
Broncosguy