Any input on set up location? target will be walleye trout pike and pan. Line is 675 feet for reference.
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Senzualdip on
No, how are we supposed to know anything based on a Google Maps image? I for one can’t see under the water. Find a topographical map of that lake, do a bit of googling to find out what kind of structure your target species like in the winter, then fish that structure.
You picked 4 different species of fish, two of the 4 aren’t going to be anywhere the other two are generally found.
WerewolfDirect7458 on
This is tough without bathemetry….
1) Walleye like mid depth water with quick steep access to shoals. In the morning I fish the top of the dropoffs on the outside of weed beds and as the day progresses I go deeper ( 8-16 feet morning/evening; 16-30 feet day). If fishing overnight I like looking for ambush areas in weedbeds. Its also worth trying near the inflow, following the old river/creek channel.
2). Trout feed in very shallow water morning and evening. Look for ” paths” through the weedbeds or transition points between hard and soft bottom. Day time trout will often suspend in deeper water at the same as the shoals they eat in.
3) Pike are best hunted in very shallow water. Think 3-6 feet. You are looking for ambush points. Make.aure you drill holes and set up prior to sunrise and be QUIET.
4) The only panfish we have in my neck of the woods are perch, and we usually chase schools in 16-25 feet of water. This is usually a run and gun situation.
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No, how are we supposed to know anything based on a Google Maps image? I for one can’t see under the water. Find a topographical map of that lake, do a bit of googling to find out what kind of structure your target species like in the winter, then fish that structure.
You picked 4 different species of fish, two of the 4 aren’t going to be anywhere the other two are generally found.
This is tough without bathemetry….
1) Walleye like mid depth water with quick steep access to shoals. In the morning I fish the top of the dropoffs on the outside of weed beds and as the day progresses I go deeper ( 8-16 feet morning/evening; 16-30 feet day). If fishing overnight I like looking for ambush areas in weedbeds. Its also worth trying near the inflow, following the old river/creek channel.
2). Trout feed in very shallow water morning and evening. Look for ” paths” through the weedbeds or transition points between hard and soft bottom. Day time trout will often suspend in deeper water at the same as the shoals they eat in.
3) Pike are best hunted in very shallow water. Think 3-6 feet. You are looking for ambush points. Make.aure you drill holes and set up prior to sunrise and be QUIET.
4) The only panfish we have in my neck of the woods are perch, and we usually chase schools in 16-25 feet of water. This is usually a run and gun situation.
Hope this helps!