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Originally Posted by jrcw
I've got a shack on Lesser Slave Lake and fish there often. Over the past week or two the action has been pretty slow. I'm guessing a few factors are at play. It not being a peak time of year coupled with prolonged periods of feeding-friendly weather likely have a lot to do with it. In an effort to keep putting fish on the ice I've gone to the typical slow-bite techniques; moving around, down-sizing tackle and bait, deadsticking etc. While I've yet to be skunked, it still hasn't been all that great. Does anyone out there have any tricks up their sleeves when it comes to coaxing those neutral or negative walters into biting?? Much thanks and tight lines everybody!!
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I don't think there's any miracle solution. If you're staying mobile, you're ahead of the game. Get alot deeper and if that doesn't work, trying going very shallow. If you have a cam or flasher around and you're not seeing many fish, keeping moving until you find better density.. that's half the battle.
Deadsticking is that last thing I do if the walleye are slow. When they're not actively feeding you have to do a lot of twitching and jigging to trigger strikes. Bottom bounce your presentation alot and keeping it twitching more than still.. it's the only way you're going to get the attention of inactive walleye. Downsizing can work but if you're seeing fish and they're not showing much interest, go big.. you'd be surprised how often that works too.