October walleye bite

[Cliff Wagenbach]

Got out by myself for a few hours this morning finally!

Tried a couple of my deep water spots with zero bites there!

Fished a couple of shallower areas and boated 14 walleyes and a huge jumbo in those spots.

14' to 26' were my best depths.

All fish were caught on Lindys with a minnow as bait.

Pike suckers,creek chubs and fathead chubs all got bites.

No slot fish but most fish were keepers that ranged from 13" to 16" .

Not many boats out where I was fishing today.

Water temps ranged from 55 degrees in Pike Bay to 59 degrees in Big Bay.

Cliff

[MarkB]

Same story here Cliff. We tried to fish some deep water in Big Bay but the wind and waves finally got the best of me. I moved over to Frazier Bay and found fish in 23' along the west shoreline of Fectos. Lots of fish with 15" the best. We checked Daisy Bay on the way home and hit a jackpot of high end eaters and slot fish to 21.5". We've been getting some really nice jumbos these past few days also.

Good Fishing,

MarkB

[jkrash]

I had a tough time finding an eater, I headed east and did manage one but those pesky 22ers" kept getting in the way. Found most of my fish yesterday in water less than 20' deep.

[Cliff Wagenbach]

What a great fall day out on the lake this morning!

This was one of those days that I wait all fall to get out on the lake by myself and leisurely fish at my own pace at spots that I know usually hold fish.

Not a real hot bite in those spots this morning but some quality fish were there!

I boated 3 smallies that were like triplet 18 inchers,  One 36 inch pike, and 5 very nice keeper walleyes that were 14" to 15-1/2" fish.

Sounds like the weather is going to change now though.

Cliff

[Fish Head]

Yesterday was one of the best days I have ever had on Vermilion.  A mix of walleyes and smallies in 30' with pike suckers, a 20" leader and a 1/0 hook.  I was just off an underwater point that topped off around 15'. Most of the walleyes were 20-22", and most of the smallies were around 17".  Largest walleye was 24" and largest smallie was 20".  There were a few smaller ones, but not many.  The bite was constant, the weather was great, the fall colors were peak... it just doesn't get any better.

 

Edited October 12, 2015 by Fish Head
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[PSU]

Coming up tomorrow to close the cabin for the year over the weekend. Looks pretty chilly forecast. I assume rainbows and half crawlers would be the ticket? Any sense on depth or structure

In Frazer/Smarts Bay area

 

[Cliff Wagenbach]

Very cold and windy today but we managed to boat 48 walleyes and 2 jumbos!

Lindy with a minnow. Both large and medium sized minnows got bit! Even caught a few on Pork Crawlers!

26' to 32' depths were best for me.

Try theWest side of Fectos Point or way up in the West end of Frazer Bay.

Cliff

 

 

 

[delcecchi]

Lets hope they keep moving west.  Go west young walleye!!!!!

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What was the water temp today?

[Cliff Wagenbach]

10,000,

Water temp. was 54-55 degrees in Big Bay.  52 degrees in Pike Bay in the morning.

Cliff

[Captain Acorn]

I was up for 3 days last weekend and the bite was very solid. I had to sift through them for keepers but steady bite including some nice fat healthy 23" fish. They were not super aggressive so I found not to jig them but slowly lift off the bottom about 6 inches then drop it to the bottom and let it sit. I lost a jig in the rocks and a half an hour later I caught a fish with it in its mouth. Monday as the cold front was coming though they liked more action so we jigged pretty heavily for a while and caught 35 in 2 hours but sure earned them as the wind and rain came in. 23 to 30 was my best fishing.. I guess the best advise I can give is that don't give up on your jig until you have tried some different techniques with it because it made all the difference in the world for us. also there were times you really had to let them take it before you set the hook. I had my best luck with toms tackle gold and pink. good luck out there

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Thanks Cliff.