Does any one have any? ha!
Hit a local reservoir tonight and struck out. Not a sniff as far as i could tell and did not see any glowing eyes at all. I fished in a long sleeve cold gear t-shirt shirt with Carhart bibs tonight and was so warm i was sweating when switching spots. Car dash read 48°. This weather is screwed up!!! Tossed some Rattling Rouges, HJ's and big Keitech swimbaits.
Guess i am looking for thoughts on if these inland walleye still use the shallows to feed all the way through winter? I did quite a bit of spotlighting the first few feet of shore and was only seeing VERY small bluegill in shallow. Talking inch long or less fish. The little bit bigger gills and bass were just not there. If the 3"-4" bluegill and bass (main baitfish i see in stomach contents) are not up shallow...... kind of thinking/guessing the walleye will not be there either?
Have never fished for 'eyes from shore like this right in the middle of winter so guess i am just running a trial and error right now. I fished the shallower end tonight that the basin runs around 20 feet deep. This end is my favorite area to fish in both spring and fall. Guess if i try it again i will try the other end that drops off to a little deeper water. There are a couple spots that are close to 35 feet deep just out of casting range. Wondering if the walleye use the deeper (warmer) holes through the day and then maybe feed off the fringe areas when they get hungry. No clue.
So any one else have knowledge on open water fishing walleye at the end of January?
Hit a local reservoir tonight and struck out. Not a sniff as far as i could tell and did not see any glowing eyes at all. I fished in a long sleeve cold gear t-shirt shirt with Carhart bibs tonight and was so warm i was sweating when switching spots. Car dash read 48°. This weather is screwed up!!! Tossed some Rattling Rouges, HJ's and big Keitech swimbaits.
Guess i am looking for thoughts on if these inland walleye still use the shallows to feed all the way through winter? I did quite a bit of spotlighting the first few feet of shore and was only seeing VERY small bluegill in shallow. Talking inch long or less fish. The little bit bigger gills and bass were just not there. If the 3"-4" bluegill and bass (main baitfish i see in stomach contents) are not up shallow...... kind of thinking/guessing the walleye will not be there either?
Have never fished for 'eyes from shore like this right in the middle of winter so guess i am just running a trial and error right now. I fished the shallower end tonight that the basin runs around 20 feet deep. This end is my favorite area to fish in both spring and fall. Guess if i try it again i will try the other end that drops off to a little deeper water. There are a couple spots that are close to 35 feet deep just out of casting range. Wondering if the walleye use the deeper (warmer) holes through the day and then maybe feed off the fringe areas when they get hungry. No clue.
So any one else have knowledge on open water fishing walleye at the end of January?