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08/11/2016
Walleye
Morning
08/11/2016
5
1937

Al and I headed north this morning with our wives instead of CF, our usual fishing partner. There was much more chatter coming from the back seat instead of the normal snoring we were used to hearing on the way to the lake. We launched mid lake and had lines in the water by 9:00 AM. My trolling remote would not work so it it took some drag to slow my big engine to 1.1-1.5 MPH. Within 5 minutes Judy reeled in a nice 21 incher, a great start to the day. As I was taking the required picture the fish rebelled and bounced out the back of the boat. No worries I figured with a nice fish so quickly. We worked 20-25 FOW as the weeds usually began in 18 FOW or less. Bottom bouncers/slow death rigs with various colored beads and smile blades and crawlers were our offerings. No one combination stood out today.

We ground out fish here and there through the morning. We moved further north and worked up to 30 FOW and found more fish. We called it quits at 3:00 PM after bringing a nice 22 incher in. We ended up with 24 keepers, a very respectable day and gave full credit to our wives for the success.


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hewesbob
8/12/2016 10:29:00 AM
Great story, we were in the same area at the same time you were, I think we were just a little to the south. We worked 35 ft of water with great success. My wife put eight walleye in the boat before I got my first bite. We ended up with 16 walleye one perch and one small mouth.
fishindoc
8/12/2016 11:13:00 AM
I fish Moses Lake more than any other water for walleye so I have never fished deeper water. I will definitely need to try going deeper next trip. Thanks for the info hewesbob.
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