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My friend has a cabin on bsl and I've been fishing this lake for 20 years. We have not had problems finding eater walleyes (14-17 inches) on this lake. We have made our own walleye slot limit. Hopefully the 10 inchers are going back for all fisherman. You have to put your time in and learn different locations. This can be a very decent lake. Best thing to do on this lake is sleep in and let the early riser fisherman fish themsleves out. Walleyes don't bit in the morning on this lake. Also people are fishing way too deep the first few weeks.

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Who fish deep on Sandy? Visitors..... Yes a very nice 9 to 1 bite.

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BSL is a odd lake. I have never caught so many walleyes at dead noon on a hot summer day with jet ski's all over me and in 9' of water.

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BSL is a odd lake.

DING DING DING we have winner!

Even more odd is the reproduction of the Walleye on the lake. Nobody the DNR included knows why Big Sandy Walleyes don't get very big.

The dark stained water is the only thing many can come up with. The structure and forage base are certainly there...?

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What a great weekend for opener!!! When was the last time you could wear shorts and get a sunburn? We had the privilege of fishing with Wahoo Hendo this weekend and he put us on the fish. All walleyes were caught in deeper water, which is not the norm for Big Sandy. We caught around a dozen and kept 6. I kept this 18.25" just because I won't be able to next year.

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Good times. Wahoo Hendo got us on the fish (and made a beer run), what a guy. Not sure how the proposed slot will improve the walleye fishing on BSL. I'm sure that somebody can explain it to me...

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Jigging shiners? Trolling crawlers? What colors worked best? Info is gooooood

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I already said where we got them. Part of fishing is figuring the rest out on your own. We had to try several different baits before we figured it out.

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I fish it alot like I do Devils Lake in SD and The Chippewa Flowage in WI.Its the same flowage stlye system.Bobbers,jigs and casting dranks.Think shallow.

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We caught 30 walleyes this weekend jigging in 8-10ft of water on pink/chartruese jigs with shiners. All 12"-18". Ill tell you because I actually like to help, not just say I caught fish..........

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Thanks for the update buzz1ng.

Can you shoot me an email to reply to, had a couple questions for you.

I am unable to PM you, or view your profile for an email address, HSO won't allow it.

Thanks in advance

[email protected]

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I have a vacation planned for the second week in August and this will be my first time fishing this late in about 20 years. Just wondering if anyone has any insight on the late summer action on Big Sandy?

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Spinnerbaits for Northerns is always a blast on Big Sandy...Reel em in and toss em back to get bigger! ....You'll never have a bad day for Northerns once the water is warm! Perch are pretty easy to find too...I throw em back as well ...last time i kept 2 of them for a sandwhich and they had worms in the fillets...that was last summer...Catch and Release!

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Any largemouth and smallmouth bass in BSL? What about the Prairie River?

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I hear you on the CPR... Nothing better then pulling in a beauty and watching it swim away after. Is the Northern in your picture from Big Sandy?

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yes..that was a real fun day last june

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Crappies are going pretty good around that time.

Recently we caught & released these...

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Still producing the daily average although in about 2 weeks this pattern will change with waters getting up to 75 or so for temps.

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Great video, CK. Thanks for sharing - lots of folks having lots of fun - that's what it's all about!

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The bite continues in 8-12 fow.....

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big sandy small mouth this weekend...not a lot biting..a lot of bugs floating in the water..the fish were full!

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and it continues....however the pattern is changing....

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Man I wish we could of gotten into some of those on our current trip up to the cabin. We didn't get out near enough as we had a lot of general maintenance to do this time around. We are hoping to get out a little more around the 4th when we come up next. Looks like your all having a blast though!

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Heading up to big Sandy this weekend was wondering if anything has been workin well to find a few Walleyes. Any tips would be great thanks.

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Try lindy rigs in around 7-15 feet of water. We have caught a few the past few weekends. Nothing huge, but they kept us busy. We have been mainly using leeches, but have also got a few on some minnows.

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Thanks For The Info much appreciated!

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No problem. grin

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