Slot fish anyone??

[Fathead]

Hello Y'all,

I was wondering if anyone has had any success boating slot fish in the recent week?

If so, where has been the best percentages of catches? In the Gravel? In the Rocks? Or have you been fortunate enough to get them in the mud?

I have been fishing the mud as of late, and catch approximately 1 slot per 20 to 25 fish.I am not sure that catching a limit of slots on the mud is even possible.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

[huskminn]

Fathead,

I don't have any definite answers to your questions, I can only offer my experience on Mille Lacs 10 days ago.

We fished the gravel in the AM, caught 8-10 walleyes and only one was close to a keeper (18 1/4"), all others were over 20". We caught fish in 21'-34'. In the PM, as the wind picked up, we fished shallower water on a rock point (12'-14') and caught a little better range of fish (12"-24") and in the evening (6 pm to dark), when bobber fishing in 8' of water with heavy waves, we finally caught two slot fish and a few others that were very close.

Our assessment was that the deeper water held bigger fish on average. The shallower water held both small and large fish.....and a couple of slots.

Because we found this same situation last year, I am almost willing to call it a Mille Lacs pattern! The only problem being that one needs the right conditions (wind!) to trigger a bite in the shallow rocks during daylight hours.

Strangely, though, the bite seemed to quit at dark, although we didn't attempt to move to another location to find the fish. The waves had beaten us into submission, so we took our two fish and left.

Hope that helps you!

[Guest]

Try down sizeing your blade and using small rainbow minnows if you can find them. Fatheads work well too.. I also have found most of my slot fish in the gravel or rocks. Most of these fish feed on crayfish. The smaller fish have narrow faces that allow them to pull crayfish from tight places. If you ever see a 20 plus incher with his face banged up it means he needs to head for the mud.......