Big M area, June 27

[Quillback]

Even though I wasn't expecting a lot of fish catching this morning, I had to get out and take advantage of a nice, cool morning.  66 degrees at the ramp when I launched at 0530 and did it feel good!

Fishing for me was slow, caught some right away with a c-rigged craw on a gravel point up shallow, and then one here and there on the craw and drop shot.  Then things got real tough about 0900 or so.

"Walleye Tom" and his wife were out there today, they've been catching walleye fishing spoons really deep as in 50-80 feet deep.  I fished near them for a bit and watched them spoon up a couple of eyes and a couple of bass and I could not get a bite on a drop shot or Keitech fishing near them.  Started bouncing a spoon myself and finally caught a keeper sized walter in 60 FOW right off the bottom.

By then it was 1030, the skiers were out and it was time to go.

Caught 13 bass (no keepers) and two walleye.

WT 85.

[dan hufferd]

54 minutes ago, Quillback said:

Started bouncing a spoon myself

Spoons are good 😎 If we ever meet I'll give you some.

[AR Huzgr]

When caught that deep, if released, do you have to fizz the fish?  

To be honest, I've never fished that deep for walleye.   I have caught on spoons in upper 30's max.

I guess I need to broaden my fishing horizons.

[Quillback]

The one I caught deep would have needed to be fizzed.  

[grizwilson]

13 hours ago, Quillback said:

The one I caught deep would have needed to be fizzed.  

Fillet knife does a great job....jealous 

[Quillback]

19 hours ago, AR Huzgr said:

When caught that deep, if released, do you have to fizz the fish?  

To be honest, I've never fished that deep for walleye.   I have caught on spoons in upper 30's max.

I guess I need to broaden my fishing horizons.

It opened my eyes up to how deep they can be.  

Just watched some drop shot for walleyes videos.  Looks to be a great way to fish a crawler deep.  

[snagged in outlet 3]

33 minutes ago, Quillback said:

It opened my eyes up to how deep they can be.  

Just watched some drop shot for walleyes videos.  Looks to be a great way to fish a crawler deep.  

I believe that’s what the Big Cedar guides in the dam area for bass.  

[rps]

Is Tom still fishing out of the old brown Ranger?

The point and bluff at the mouth of Rock Creek (also called the Devil's Backbone) is an excellent place to use that technique, especially on the deep lake side of the buoy that marks the shallow rock.

Note: That location has many under water trees. Most people don't fish there because of that. The secret is to drop down the side of a tree. The fish will be in or near a tree. I caught my third largest TR walleye there. 9.5 pounds. I was banging a wiggle wart thru the tree tops. I snagged a limb and he hit when I pulled the lure off.

[Quillback]

I know Tom's boat on sight but not sure of the brand.  I think it's a Skeeter.  He moved out of the Ranger quite a while ago.

[Quillback]

56 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I believe that’s what the Big Cedar guides in the dam area for bass.  

In the summer the guides do fish the crawlers.  If I'm targeting walleye, I don't want no stinking bass messing with it.