Sabaskong/Little Traverse walleyes

[jasonk]

We fished the 17th,18th & 19th and did very well for walleyes. In one afternoon my dad, brother and I caught 71 off of one point. The point didn't seem to be anything special, but it was getting pounded by the wind. Jigs with large minnows were the ticket. Large jigs made bite detection easier with the wind and 20-25' water. Crappie fishing was slow but steady. Thanks to everyone who posts info on fishing in this area of lotw.

[jester]

jasonk-<P>Sounds like you had some good fishing. If you don't mind, what area of the lake did you catch most of your fish? Sabaskong? Brule Island? <P>Although I have never fished LOW in October, my experience has been that the fishing is really good in the Morson area from mid-June until mid-July and then falls off drastically. Some of the locals claim that most of the walleyes migrate into Big Traverse about mid-July and return the next spring to spawn. I have been skeptical about that, though. I am glad to hear that you did so well for Walleyes. It does affirm that there is still some good fishing to be had after mid-July....

[Lip RIPPER!]

In July, almost every other green buoy that we stopped at held at least a couple of fish. We used 1/8th and 1/16 jigs and leeches. That is a great place to fish on up there.

[jester]

LIP RIPPER-<P>We fish around the buoys, quite a bit, ourselves. We caught alot of fish @ buoy 12, located just south of the "baseball diamonds". <P>However, these spots seem to shut down every year about mid-July. We'll get a couple small ones, but nothing like early July. Once these reefs shut down it becomes very hard to find fish. We tried back at the earlier season spots: shorelines, points. We tried rigging over deeper structure. We tried trolling deep running shads over the basin. Power trolling with 3-ways and spinners. Nothing works. It is almost as if the locals are right and the fish *DO* migrate into Big Traverse. I just can't believe that, though...<p>[This message has been edited by jester (edited 10-25-2001).]

[jasonk]

jester-<BR>We had our best luck in northern Little Traverse... sorry but I would rather not get any more specific. I don't think it would pay to name specific spots for you anyway because of the "there one day, gone the next" syndrome on lotw. I wish I knew more about the migration patterns of walleyes in the Morson area. We have a very harn time finding them in May. In June and July when they are on the reefs we consistently do pretty well, especially in LT. If anyone knows any early season and/or August locations and tactics I would apreciate the info. If I win the lottery I will be spending every October up there.

[jester]

jasonk-<P>I wish I could help you on where to catch them in August. I did find one spot where we caught walleyes, but they were small. I have yet to consistantly catch bigger fish (+23") in Little Traverse after they move off of the reefs in late July. It sure is fun when they are up on the reefs though. I caught 5 fish 26" and bigger in one morning on a reef in Little Traverse this summer...