Tips on Walleye fishing?

I would start at any rocky areas you mark on your finder at the 15' depth and troll out into the bay following any ledges along the way. The bait I would start with would be a Rapala Deep Tail Dancer Hot Flash in clear water or a Bleeding Tiger color in stained water. Here is the lure:

http://www.rapala.com/products/luresdetail.cfm?mod...

If your aren't getting any bites in these areas, I would try using a Lindy Rig/Worm Harness and stay in the same are. Often a change to live bait can cause lethargic fish to strike when lures aren't working.

No action yet? Move out and fish the shoals with rocks topping out at 30' depth an be sure to fish on top and all around these places.

Rod of choice would be a 7' medium action, Fireline with Fluorocarbon leader, and speed would be +/- 2 mph and make adjustments as needed.

I hope you get on 'em good and find those elusive crappies schooled up shallow eating small baitfish and crappie jigs!

Lindy rigs are a great way to catch walleyes, but you are wise to be prepared, they don't always work. Live bait has always been the most effective to catching walleye for me, and you shouldn't have too much trouble utilizing it. Use a jig to work points and the aforementioned tranisitions between shallows and deeper waters. I would also recommend dragging crankbaits. This is usually a good way to find fish, and cover a lot of ground quickly. The best color for me has always been a Rapala Fire Tiger. Shad raps are always good, and a husky jerk is fine as well. Most of all, find the cover and structure, and you will find fish.

If there is a little breeze, drift with a crawler or leech harness off the bottom. Mark where you get the hits with a GPS preferably, or a bouy. Once you find them, either keep drifting over the same spot or use a leech below a bobber.

I always have and always will be a plain hook, long shank kind of guy with the Walleyes.

Sounds as if u have agood spot!

I would look for a transition area and submerged grass beds!

Walleye are movers but can be found easily with there normal patterns in movement.

I start out with a finder rig(slip cork and minnow or leech)!Or using a jig n minnow working the area.If I have to I will use a stinger rig with my jig!

I also troll baits normally I will use a long thin lure for walleye like rapala originals or wally divers!

If it is sunny and calm I will change over and fish a live minnow on a jig in deepwater on or near ledges and breaks just on the bottom and work them very slow!(using 2 to 6 lb line)

The only real walleye experience I had was in NC in reserviors. I would fish the river during the spawn with a firetiger color rapala and catch lots of nice ones .

After the spawn there they would go to a depth of about 30 feet off lake points . They favored the red clay point areas . I am unsure if you have clay banks up there but any dirt point ,versus rock was the best in the lakes I fished here in the south. A nightcrawler worked good for them or a gold colored lure or gold blade spinner with a nightcrawler on the hook. We would cast to them off the points instead of trolling .

I dunno if it makes a difference but baitfishing for walleye we would put red beads infront of our hooks or bigger spinners and seemed to get more bites.

my personal fav is to jig for them using a fluke jr. Make sure to stay vertical.

troll with a crawler on a harness

worms..