Walleye Scattered off the Point

Saturday I had the opportunity to go out with my friend Mike in pursuit of Walleye.  The lake was pretty rough with 4 and 5 footers white capping.  We decided to slow troll and cover some territory trying to locate fish.  We hung around 50 feet and Mike set the downriggers and planers to cover all of the depths. 

We had trouble keeping the hooks baited as smaller fish kept stealing the nightcrawlers.  Managed to pull in 1 yellow perch, 5 white perch, a big silver bass, and one nice walleye at 26 inches.  Talked to another fisherman who fished all day for 2 walleyes.

White Perch- Notice the color difference with the Silver Bass (White Bass) Below.

The walleyes must be schooled farther to the east out of Shades Beach and the Northeast Marina.  I do not think they are out to the trenches yet but may be heading that way. 

The perch fisherman in 50 feet of water were reeling them in each time we passed by trolling.  Perch fishing has been excellent this year and the fish are tightly schooled from 45 to 65 feet.  Good luck fishin'

Silver or White Bass - Much brighter white than a white perch.