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Does anyone have any good tips on what area lakes (the Detroit Lakes area) to go to that typically produce for walleyes at night. I know Big Cormorant is known as a night lake (even though I don't usually catch crap there), what else?
Please don't respond "any lake that has walleyes in it will produce at night" because I don't buy it. Just like some bodies of water are good spring or fall spots, some are good at night, most in the above mentioned area don't seem to be.

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Scoot the nite bite on Big Corm lately is not happening they are biteing from 2 pm till just after dark, been out there 4 times now and could have taken a limit home every time, nothin big but fun!! go figure

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Scoot,

I have come to realize that that walleyes are very hard to predict but they are predictable. I have had the best luck fishing at night, because I move with the walleyes. I use a vexilar to locate fish suspended in 5'-10' off the bottom in 35'-40' of water. Towards night they move in along the breaks. points or weedlines about 18'-24' deep to feed and the big pigs look shallower 6'-10' on an edge of a weedline. Not as many but bigger usually. With the amount of snow on the ice start a little earlier. (Move with the fish, It Works) Good Luck

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Hey Minneman,

Do you mind me asking where and how deep you've been fishing on B.C.? I've heard pretty tough reports from there so far this year. You're the first person to give me a good report since the ice has been on.

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im set up in 23' on the end of a narrow bar,somewhere on the north end, small shiners or fatheads on a hook w/beed, yesterday caught 4 eyes, it was over at 5 stayed till 6:30, i havent talked to anyone else fishing out there,thought it was going to be a tough ice season out there going by how i did all summer out there, but i guess i found the spot this time. So where are you finding the fish? Ted

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Minneman,

I've only fished BC once this year and I fished straight out from the West access. Like I said, I didn't do didley. I appreciate your insight and info. Maybe I'll run into you out there this winter and be able to thank you with a beer.
Merry X-mas!

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Scoot
Was out tonight,Tues., very near to where you were, got there at 6:30 pm and left at 8 got 2 missed 1 all about 16" still in 23'. the bite seemed to be in the day time but now I may differ, Talked to some others nearby and the had a few earlier. Shiners arent working like they should, fatheads a better bet, even crapie mins, smaller seems tobe best now anyway.another bud said he came out at 10:30 pm and cought one staying an hour, heck who knows? Let me know when yer gonna be out and ill look ya up..let me know What your driveing, Ill find ya.. Ted

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I used to fish BC a lot in the last couple years, primarily on the west access. I did pretty well straight out and a little to the NE and I found a "honey hole" with some good structure and set up on it, 20-25 feet deep. Some days were great, others were real slow. Depends on the weather I guess. I want to make it up there again, but I have been fishing everywhere, but around home.

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I havent been able to get out till after 4 pm when ive gone lately and seems i get in on the end of the bite, 1-2 at most before dark, havent stayed much after 6:30 either so dont know much about the night bite.. good luck Ted

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