![]() ![]() Even though I was armed with the knowledge of how we have solved these puzzles in the past, there were several days that I flat out failed. Personally, this was my most difficult guiding week of the year. We did not!Ĭomplicating our guiding puzzle, the walleyes that did move shallow did not move shallow into the usual “summer weed bite weed beds.” Only about 10% of the main lake cabbage weed edges were holding walleyes. Historically, during prolonged sunny hot spells that extend into 5 or more days, the big ones can move shallow as well. We do hit them on shallow main lake rock, but the big volume shallow water bites are usually focused on the deep side of the weeds. The really big walleyes stay deep and the smaller to mid-sized fish move shallower. We teach that we expect to see a separation in the walleye populations. Normally, this is the beginning of a weed bite. Usually, after three or more consecutive days of blazing hot sunshine with no wind, we expect the smaller to medium sized walleyes to leave the deep breaks of the main lake and head shallow. We have played this game a long time and part of our guide training curriculum is to watch for the environmental cues that predict when the walleyes move to shallow water in the summer. I am not talking about a slower bite or catching fewer fish on deep water sand or rock. This week was the biggest blind side of the year!Įven with the advantage of hindsight, it is still, just about impossible for us to identify any weather change that could have caused such a complete and total shift in walleye location. Most weeks the walleye moves are gradual or if they are sudden, then there is an obvious major weather change that can be directly identified as the cause.
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