July 20 on the Upper End

[rps]

Went out at 6 AM. I came back in at Noon. Water temp 88.

I fished seriously for the entire 6 hours. I caught two keeper spots by accident, and another jumped off. I targeted walleye and caught one 24 inch fish that weighed close to 4 pounds.

The walleye hit a trolled crank bait in bone as I bounced it on the bottom in 25 feet of water on an inside bend flat right at the edge of the drop off into the 60 foot White River channel.

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[top_dollar]

Were you longlining?  What type of crank?  If you dont mind me asking.  Ill be down next week.  Last year i caught em decent in the kimberling area on flicker shads 19ft down in a small ditch out over a gravel flat.  Tried flicker minnows, reef runners, and hot n tots to no avail....dropped spoons on em...nothing....but they would eat that flicker shad.

[Ellros]

What techniques are you using to get them down that deep?

[rps]

You guys are asking the right questions. I used a bone colored Mag Wart on 10 pound metered power pro and I had about 200 feet of line out (8 colors) I was banging the bait into the bottom hard as I believe it triggers a reaction bite. That is why I was using the wart - you can grind bottom with those baits and hang infrequently.

[merc1997 Bo]

6 hours ago, rps said:

into the 60 foot White River channel.

well, that would put you in the vicinity of owl creek.  right around there is where the first 60 water occurs.  oops, maybe i should not be pointing that out.  great job of finding those critters.

bo 

[96 CHAMP]

Nice fish RPS, good job to work one out of the abyss.

[Nitro 750]

Good info, nice fish!!!

[m&m]

rps, you sure have the knack on those walleye. Nice picture. Thanks for sharing the information. 

Mike

[Hughesy]

RPS,

What do you think is the very best time of year to catch walleye on the rock?

[fishin_addict]

thanks for the report.  Any pic of a walleye gets my blood pumping......