How deep are the eyes?

[Mike Stark]

just wondering what depth the walleyes are coming up from? im fishing the ely area. mostly the south kiwish. any help would be great.

thanks

[Deitz Dittrich]

Its really going to depend on the time of day and the lake.. drill a bunch of holes and hop around... I wasn't in the Ely area, but found walleye in as shallow as 18 feet and as deep as 44...

[Matt Breuer]

And here in the Bemidji area we're finding them in as shallow as 8 feet and as deep as 22 feet right now.

[Cliff Wagenbach]

On Vermilion I have found walleyes as shallow as 8' early and late in the day and as deep as 30 feet during the midday.

I would suggest that you start at the first breakline early and then work deeper as the bite drops off. Then back shallower in the evening.

Cliff

[cRaPpiEMaN8265]

this really depends on the time of day like others said and how clear the water is. the clearer the water the deeper the fish are going to be. so if you are in really murky water like 3 foot visibility the fish could be up roaming as shallow as 3 feet in the evenings and during the dayonly around10-20 feet. Make sense?

Hope this helps,

Ryan

[Mike Stark]

yeah...thanks for the info...im fishing stained water...iv tried deep, shallow...still no luck....i guess i just need to keep drillin holes and hopefully i find them soon while the bite is still good...any other tips would be great...thanks again

[Matt Breuer]

And keep in mind that "deeper during the day" doesn't always apply. We caught 'eyes in 8-10' this weekend at high noon. Fish move up and down all day to feed....

Depth is important, and it sounds like you've covered a few different depths. I would start working new areas if you're not having luck, despite working a bunch of depths in the area you have been fishing.

[Cletus]

Early ice, eyes are usually a bit shallower during the prime time bites... and sometimes during mid-day as well. The oxygen level in the water is still pretty high... and weeds are not quite "dead" yet. So baitfish still have their hiding spots and you can bet the eyes are still stalking them. keep shallow... anywhere between 6 FOW to 15 FOW. You can find some deep... but they have no reason to go there just yet.