Warning!!! Stellar Weekend coming up!

[Redeyedrooster]

Well, maybe not a warning to you fisherman, but a warning to those hungry Eyes!

I sure hope you all are geared up and the boat is ready to go this weekend!

It looks like a stellar weekend to be on the water.
The moon phase charts look awesome as well. Morning and evening being the best of course, but the midday bight should come on around noon for an hour or so.

It WILL be hot.
Fish might be up high in the water column with the May flies starting to hatch.
If you are casting and not catching anything, keep this in mind. A lighter weight and a steady retrieve can make all the difference.
Weapons should be the ticket for casting.

I will be starting out trolling 2 OZ in line weights at 25-30 feet back. This should run the baits around 10 to 15 feet at 2.0 mph. I will adjust to where the sonar says the fish are. Speed may also be a factor. I assume 2.0 with the warmer weather/water.
I will start with crawler harnesses on one side and spoons or shallow cranks on the other side. Then whatever works best goes on all lines.

Here is a good chart for trololing in-line weights.

http://rednekoutfitters.com/inline_t...ght_chart.html

Good luck and tight lines!

[penalty box]

does your sonar show the fish up high, say maybe the top 10 feet. The up high fish usually scatter from the boat.

[BLACK PEARL]

I will be heading out of Coolie canal and point my bow where the good book will take me! looking to start between WS and A can!

[Redeyedrooster]

Ah yes, Side scan sonar can see them
Planer boards out to the sides do the rest of the job when the lines are set to the correct depth.

[Redeyedrooster]

PS, If you do not have a Side scan, another tactic to find the fish would be to set your lines up high and see what happens. Experiment with the presentation if you are not catching them. You can also set some lines up high, some lines towards the middle and some deep.
If you can see them on the sonar, always try to set your lines so the bait runs just above the fish. Walleye feed up... so one should always present the baits just above the leve the fish are suspending at.

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how far out does that side scan work?

[skipper9]

Lowrance is 240 feet out. I know my side scan on shows fish to the sides ht I can't tell what depth they are at? I would like to see that first hand. Interesting...

[Redeyedrooster]

Agreed, there is certainly no graph, however, given the known depth, and looking at the hits on the screen, I estimate their depth in the water. Not perfect, but effective enough to get close. I usually error to run shallow of the fish.

[Redeyedrooster]

Great morning on the water! 30 feet back. Crawler harnesses. 2 oz. In-line sinker. In line planer boards. 3 miles southwest of West Sister. 2 - 2.5 mph. Could not keep the rods baited and in the water. fish were feeding on large balls of baitfish. Looked cool on the sonar.