jig method
Sounds like you are doing much running around looking. Walleye this time of year, start early morning in 10-13 ft on the first shelf break. There are alot of reefs to pick from but a few in close to work over. Gradual changes is depth is sometimes plenty of change to find the fish. Shallow early morning then move out some if you are away from the reefs, say 16-17 ft. K-can, Locust, toussaint, Round, Crib and Cone are very good reefs. Spawning fish in shallow are not normally seen on the fish finder. Hugging the bottom. If its calm, a 1/2 oz jig should be plenty. I will throw a 3/4 oz purple flash 80% of the time. Minnows early in the season and as the water gets 50 deg ( true temp ) or higher I go without minnows. Other good colors are Black n purple, green, blues and the various purples are plenty to have in your box. Put more towards your technique and make sure you have a good rod and line if you are having trouble feeling the tick. Different lift drop, cast the swing and hop back, cast in front of the drift and hop in place as boat drifts over the spot. Casting in front of the boats drift is a good way, sometimes a hard popping action produces. You are trying to piss them off by hopping the jig in place. Like a 6-12 inch hop at most. They hit it on the fall so watch the line and feel for any change. You may feel a bite as if the jig is rolling over a couple rocks, set the hook.Once you start getting fish, watch the depth and look at the gps if the depth is on a certain part of a shelf on ledge near a reef or part of a flat.
I have even started in the shallows of 6-10 ft before sunrise, before heavy boat traffic, then if it gets too busy out deep and nothing happening, go shallow again. This should help as I try to fish areas with a method , not just stop anywhere. " That looks like a good spot over there ". Joke for the day. Good Luck !
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