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Guys - Any advice for Sand Lake? My family and I will be up there next week (7/16 through 7/23) and was hoping someone could give ideas on areas, depths, baits, times etc. We will be trying for walleyes and panfish. Thanks everyone!

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Just returned fron Sand, Bowstring And Winnie, on sand we worked the first point north west of the public acess on the south end, headed n.e. to the big point and back down the east shore, there were eyes in 16-20 ft. of water, some were still weed orintated, ther were 4 of us and we kept enough for a fish fry at nite. the bite was pretty lite. on bowstring we got most of the eyes on the south end of the lake and the plate out from the N acess. on Winnie we got small eyes and one 11 in. sunfish on the bar out from sealeys point. We used only nite crawlers and jumbo leeches for bait.

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Is the bite on for the big sunfish yet? We are bringing some friends up to sand and little sand the week of the 23rd. The last two years we have vacationed together we have caught 4 fish (in two years!) We have been talking up this area around Sand Lake. Are the walleyes still on the deep points around the weedlines or are they on the edge of the mud? We usually are able to fill a bucket of big sunnies and bluegills around this time fo the year. Are the crappies biting anywhere on sand or little sand?

Thanks for the info in advance!!

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the walleyes have been alittle tough out there with the hot weather look deep on the edges of the humps or with some wind go into the weeds

Jason

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