Tennessee Jed
05-28-2002, 07:09 PM
Hope all your lake openers went well up North!
Here on Greer's Ferry Lake in Arkansas, we're having unusual conditions that are complicating fishing for walleye. The lake is nine feet above normal, so we have a lot of water covering what is usually shoreline brush, trees, and even the picnic tables, etc. at the local campgrounds! This is about a 20-foot difference from November, when the lake was around 11 feet below normal. We've had a very cool spring, so the surface temps are no higher than 75 degrees. This means that the fish are not concentrating on the flats like they usually do in early summer. I suspect that the walleyes are scattered up in shallow water trying to catch forage fish in the brush and timber.
If faced with these conditions, what tactics would you use for both day and night fishing?
Thanks!!!
Here on Greer's Ferry Lake in Arkansas, we're having unusual conditions that are complicating fishing for walleye. The lake is nine feet above normal, so we have a lot of water covering what is usually shoreline brush, trees, and even the picnic tables, etc. at the local campgrounds! This is about a 20-foot difference from November, when the lake was around 11 feet below normal. We've had a very cool spring, so the surface temps are no higher than 75 degrees. This means that the fish are not concentrating on the flats like they usually do in early summer. I suspect that the walleyes are scattered up in shallow water trying to catch forage fish in the brush and timber.
If faced with these conditions, what tactics would you use for both day and night fishing?
Thanks!!!