Not that I'm complaining, but what could I have done differently?

[Ebiz]

Was out fishing a small metro lake yesterday afternoon for walleyes. Was marking fish between 15-22' on an inside corner with a fairly steep break. Figured it had walleye written all over it. Lindy rig with crawlers and leeches. Everytime I would come up the break I would get a fish, bass after bass after bass. Nice ones too, biggest one was over 5# on the scale.

Granted they're fun to catch but I'm not really much of a bass guy. This is a stocked lake, weedline comes out to about 14-15 feet, wasn't really marking any fish further out than 22'. Probably should have tried working some other areas but it seemed perfect. Any thoughts on where or what I could have done differently to find the walleyes?

[wishing for walleyes]

I would fish the weeds and on the edge of them.

[Team Otter]

My first guess is that you are fishing way too deep. If possible, look in the 1 - 6' range of any area that may be holding baitfish.

[bgreen82]

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My first guess is that you are fishing way too deep. If possible, look in the 1 - 6' range of any area that may be holding baitfish.

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are you generally just throwing or trolling cranks in these areas right now?

[andrew chadwick]

I was having the EXACT problem on tonka the past few times out. Id have traded the dozen bass over 14 inches for one 18 inch walleye. sure bass are fun, but I can catch them in the lake behind my house.

[Team Otter]

Casting only. I like to keep the disruption down to a minimum on the baitfish. The tighter the bait stays schooled together, the better off you'll be. Trolling just acts as a plow and separates and disperses too much of a good thing.