LEARNING

[DHD]

OK!!

I have try this " Walleye Fishing " in Lake Cumberland,KY. With No Luck ,what's Next ? Just to bring you guys up to curb. I was using powerworms trolling with planner boards . The water is deep and clear and even the flats are 40+ Help I need to at least catch one !

Thanks

[Todd_NE]

I honestly think the first thing I'd do on southern impoundments is learn how to scuba dive or get really good with an underwater camera to find them. Then I'd fish for them.

Hope this doesn't sound like a dumb idea but my reading and anecdotal experiences/stories lead me to believe those lakes are tough nuts to crack, and the hardest part is knowing if you are if near walleye when you're fishing.

I personally would try real crawlers, leeches, and native forage on my spinners if that's how you like to fish, paying close attention to the length of you live or power bait to try to match forage.

Todd

[Fin Addict]

Hire a guide to take you out for a day. Ask lots of questions and pay attention. If he or she is any good, you will learn more in a day than you would by yourself in a summer.

Otherwise read and ask around as much as possible about the specific lake, linger at the launch, talk to local DNR staff (they are usually very helpful). Get a good map and study it for likely structure - the Fishing Hot Spots maps even point out areas w/ good potential. Drive around the lake looking at electronics for active fish and good structure. More time doing homework and less time w/ lines actually in the water will make you more successful in the long run.

As for presentation, here in MN the fish are usually on or near the bottom. If you were running boards w/ power worms in 40' of water then you were either running a lot of weight, leadcore, dipseys or were fishing way above the fish. If you want to troll to cover a lot of water, not a bad way to learn a lake, use the precision trolling guide to be sure your baits are near the bottom where the fish will see them. Local bait and tackle store should be able to tell you what to use. Fish are often higher in the water column or shallower at night, the clearer the water and the more heavily used it is during the day, the better the night fishing will be.