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Originally Posted by Backwoods boy
Hey guys,
Heading out to pigeon tomorrow in the am to try and cut some tags. Tried park point and the island last week with no luck. Anybody got any tips as to where the Wally's are hiding?
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Sorry this might already be too late.
I needed to fill my tags on Sunday so this is what I did. This should work for you but then again it may not.
Get to the lake fairly early.
Drill a line of holes starting at 5 feet and going out deeper. Fish holes no more than about a 1/2 hour unless your on fish that are your slot size. If not getting fish/correct size fish move deeper first.
Again drill line of holes, fish for no more than 1/2 hour if no fish/correct size of fish move to another part of the lake.
Keep doing this until you find the fish in the slot you're looking for.
I set up 3 rods with 3 different types of lures so I can quickly change lure/techniques and try each at each hole.
I had to move 8 times (4 different parts of the lake) to get my 49.5 cm walleye that I was looking for to fill my class B tags. I managed to fill all 3 of my tags no problem, even had time to go exploring other parts of the lake.
FYI; I do use a sonar so I can see if fish are there but not biting the lure (then you have the option to change lures/technique). I have a 4X4 so I can get around on the lake and had no problems getting to where I wanted. I do not use a tent often as it slows me down if I need to move. I do not use a camera for the same reason. Not that tents and camera's are bad it's my opinion that if you are there to fill tags and need to move they just slow you down.
Hope this might help you in your quest