fishing out of wild wings

[hot-n-tot501]

Well, if u are after the big girls in the beginning of April, try trolling around niagra and crib reefs, especially in the deep water next to them. If it were me, the first place i would try is about 1/4 mile NE of Niagra reef in about 24 or 26 feet of water. If u don't like trolling, drift with a worm harness near the bottom with a rather large shiner or a leech. People don't think that would work, but ive seen that it is deadly. That's about your best chance at a hog. But if u just want to get your limit on walleye, try about 1/4 to 1/2 mile out off of wild wings in about 10 feet of water. The males are stacked in there in april and are easy to catch. Use 1/2 ounce purple hair jigs tipped with a shiner and cast the direction of the drift. The opposite way u would normally cast when drifting. As soon as the jig hit's the bottom, snap it hard, and reel the line down until it hit's bottom again, then snap it again. The most important thing to remember is not to let the jig sit on bottom and make sure u cast. Vertical jigging in 10 ft of water does not work. It might seem weird, but cast as far as u can and snap it hard, and u will get ur limit. Im going on a head boat on March 29 out of port clinton if they run. There susposed to let me know tomorrow. Well, let me know how u do. Take care.

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Hi could you tell me if you can get out of wild wings??? Did the ice blow out today? We are planing are trip down next week? But I herd it was A ice jam!! Bern

[PCperchhunter]

Bottom bouncers are a great tool for walleye in the basin in spring. You need to pick the weight you need for the wind drift that day to keep the bouncer in contact with the bottom. Generally somewhere between 1 ounce and 2 ounces if you're drifting. The lake will play games with you. Today you need 2 ounces to stay in contact with the bottom; tomorrow you need the kicker motor to move and 1/2 ounce is plenty.

Play with your leader length as well. Anywhere from 3 foot to 72 inches. Same with spinner blades. Use quick-change clevis and change every drift until you start finding some "lucky" blades. Let the fish tell you what they like. Set your rigs so they're as near to verticle as possible, always bouncing off bottom, have confidence! Before you know it, you'll be into double-headers.