Ashtabula Walleye 8-31-20

[Doug Lewis]

went out to 50 FOW started trolling 2.5 mph North
using bandits and 1 oz weight 250 feet back
got to 64 FOW landed first small 13 inch
there are no fish at all on fish finder all the way to 72 FOW
after 2 1/2 hours got to 73 FOW
saw 5 fish on screen all at 60 foot depth
slowed boat down to less than 1 mph
after 3 minutes hooked first keeper 21 inch
next 5 fish all caught at 73 FOW on bottom
I started trolling down wind then I would shut off motor and drift
I reeled off bottom and the fish were on after a few turns
I also tried trolling 2.5 at 73 FOW no bites
the fish were all on the bottom at 73 FOW
I was about 11 miles from boat ramp
unless you are going that far out it is not really worth going
there just are not any fish on fish finder until 73 FOW even then there are only a few
today there were steady 2 footers and heavy chop
by 3:30 3 and 4 footers started rolling in. some coming in were 5 footers
as far as a casual fishing trip on a small boat that is not a good idea
I got about 10 gallons of water in boat over last hour
I used bilge pump and it was all fine
hooked 7 walleye 6 keepers 18 to 21 inch