Tip's for Ohio Walleye Fishing!
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Article #1=
Tips on Ohio Walleye Fishing
Written by
JV
Joined OHF : 04 Oct 2005
Location: NE Ohio
Stumpfields -
North End- Pymatuning Lake Ohio
& PA
I have spent some time walleye fishing on Pymatuning Reservoir.
It's one of the better lake's in the region due to its restricted 10 HP limit.
Back in the day, the lake was always quiet, and virtually empty, now a days, its
a little more busy,
That I don't like, but what are you gonna do?
Unfortunately the days of me going to Pymatuning on a Saturday in prime time are
long gone.
For me Lake Erie is 20 minutes up the road from Pymatuning, and the chances of
having a peaceful
day are much greater on Lake Erie , however I try to sneak to Pymatuning on a
weekday,
when Lake Erie is to rough.
Pymatuning is an excellent lake to fill your cooler and a beautiful place to
spend the day.
Pymatuning (to me) as a kid was a lake that would give up a dozen 14 -3/4 "
fish to every keeper. As a kid we did a lot of drifting, and to this day its how
I prefer to fish the lake.
Although in the modern day, a lot of people are trolling with lead line, planer
boards, diving disks etc.
I just never really got involved in that. The lake has an average depth of 14
ft, and a better
part of the north end does not even reach that. The lake is full of stumps, in
large patches called
"stump fields"
These areas are my favorite for Walleye. Again I'm not trophy hunting, when I
fish Pymatuning,
its for a cooler full of 15-22 inch eaters. It seems the stump fields on the
north end treat me good
in that aspect.
The depth in the stump fields ranged from 6' to about 15' with some deeper spots
containing
stumps, you will know when your in the stumps, because you will see them
sticking out of the water.
There are 2 ways I like to fish here. #1 Drift live bait, through the stumps,
minnows preferably,
or night crawlers. In the summer I sometimes like leeches.
Over the years I learned a trick that saved me a lot of hooks and a lot of
retying.
Use eagle claw Aberdeen hooks.
They bend when snagged, they will bend straight
and shoot out
of the stump, then you can bend it back with your finger. When you start
concentrating on the
stump fields, your going to start going through tackle. Position yourself upwind
from the stretch of the
stumps you want to fish, and drift over the area.
Adjust your weight accordingly, the smallest possible weight that allows you to
barely keep
contact off the bottom. I like to use the smallest split shot allowable, and I
like to see it "tick"
off the bottom, You will quickly learn how many stumps are submerged here. Every
10 feet your minnow
will bump a stump, you WILL get more snags if you have to much line out even a
few feet to much,
your going to get snags anyway. You almost want your line vertical, and loosely
bumping the bottom.
I like to make several passes over the fields, in different depths until I find
some walleye,
A lot of times this area is killer for crappie & perch to. On days when there is
no good drifting wind,
I like to troll 1/4 oz hot n tots (old style metal lip) in the perch pattern,
and in the crawdad pattern.
Another favorite is blue & chrome. I like to tight line them, and I like to let
a lot of extra line out,
I believe the lure dives 6' deep, and you can make it run a few feet more with
more line.
I like to troll up and down the stump fields, So I learned another little
trick.
On the hot n tots, REMOVE the front treble hook.
Just take my word on this, I removed all my
front hooks and didn't catch any less fish. When the lip on the lure bumps the
log, the front hook
snags, with no front hook, the lure pops free. These stumps will run you broke !
When I find a color that works, I change ALL my hot n tots to that color
immediately, its usually the perch
pattern. I'm happy to get 4 or 5 eaters with these methods
and sometimes you get one a little bigger.
Here is a Lake Map & an Aerial Pymatuning Lake Map, the area I'm typing about today
would be on the top
left of the picture
If you would like to ask any questions or join the discussion on Pymatuning
Walleye ,
please visit the
OHF fishing
report & discussion forums.
Article #2
Walleyes just off shore
Written by
On
Erie
OHF Forum Moderator
OHF VIP Member
Joined OHF : 11 Oct 2005
Location: Columbiana Ohio
We were on Erie out of Conneaut on one of those rare days when
the weather report was
wind out of the south, waves 2' or less. Yep! The wind was out of the South, at
about 4 to 6'.
Went out about 2 mile in an 18' Sea Ray, for about 2 hours.
After getting seasick we headed back in until we got to where we were protected
by the high
banks at Conneaut , and slow drifted from 15' of water North, till the wind
caught us,
then went back to 15' to drift again. What we did at first was rigged two rods
up with a 1/2 oz
Hot & Tot, on a 1/4oz egg sinker. On the rear hook, just for the heck of it, I
put a big juicy crawler
on the Tot. Well, we put the lures out near vertical down. Laid down, and
fell asleep for about 10
minutes.
Then, I woke up to something hitting the boat....HARD!!! It was my rod,
something had hit
the worm Tot, and the rod was near to breaking in two. I grabbed it from the rod
holder, and brought in
a 33" Walleye, 10.2 lbs, my biggest still.
Fought like a Steelhead!!!! That day we boated 15+ Walleye, in about 2 hours.
For those that BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE TO GO OUT 6, 10, 15,
20+ MILES to catch Walleye
(like I used to) surprise........ start in 20' of water
first.
Article
#3=
Written by
Tom the Shadowman
OHF Forum Moderator
OHF VIP Member
Joined: 11 Oct 2005
Location: Washington PA
Winter Fishing on the Allegheny River
#2 hair jigs
#3 1/2 oz silver
buddies
With these 3 baits you should be able to catch fish every trip, fish slow up
and down
slow pay attention on your drops that's when 95 % of the hits will take place when
you drop your bait
use a controlled drop by that I mean don't just let it fall keep tension on the
line as its dropping same
goes for the jig and the blade keep tension on the drop that way you'll feel the
hit when it happens ,
tip your jig with minnows I mean fathead minnows don't waste your money on
shiners , if you find the
fish are striking short than put a stinger hook on
the fish won't mind. I can not tell you how many
100 fish days I have had at the river on a consistent basis by just fishing
this simple way, try to
find spots out of the main current or the downside of bridge piers probe the
whole pier but try
the deepest water there, if you want to troll with your jigs try back
trolling very slow it can be deadly,
if you know there are fish in the area these three baits will catch them,
pay attention to other fisherman,
if you see they are catching fish try to get close enough to see what they
are doing but don't crowd them,
you can even ask them I find most of the time river fisherman will let you
know how they are doing and
what they are using just ask also if you catch a walleye or sauger and you
can drop anchor and fish
the area good, where there's one there are more if your fishing deep and
catching sauger but you
want walleye than stay were your at but get a bit more shallow 1 or 2 ft can
make the difference
between catching sauger or walleye and always use your trolling motor when
you can . Your not
going to catch much if your ripping around the area you want to fish with
the gas motor but on the
other hand you can move around with the electric motor and still pick up the
fish. Lastly don't be in a hurry,
take your time and work the area over,if they don't want a plain jig try it
with meat, try a hair jig try a
blade ,can't tell you how many times just a little switch has meant all the
difference .
enjoy
Article #4=
Rapman
OHF VIP Member
Joined: 12 Jan 2007
Location : Girard Ohio
rapala modification
For
years, when throwing raps at dusk and dark, we painted them with clear
finger nail polish. gives it a little more luster under low light conditions.
Also, sharpen your hooks, even on new plugs. this does make a difference.
I have always liked using a few drops of dr. juice walleye scent on my raps.
Can't hurt.
Rapman
Article #5=
Exexec
OHF Forum Moderator
OHF VIP Member
Joined: 07 Oct 2005
Location: Akron Ohio
Erie early spring reefs jigging
Starting soon the eyes will be on or
near the reefs in the western basin.
Drifting and jigging is the preferred method to catch a wall hanger!
The reefs are in fairly close to shore-within a few miles. If you would like a
good
COLOR map in PDF format send me an email at
exexecoh@aol.com.
Just drift over and around the reefs ( most are the nuclear plant ) and/or even
close to
shore and jig a purple hair jig, from 3/8 up to one ounce.
The fishing is usually fairly shallow water from 8-20 fow. My technique ( please
keep this a secret)
is to do a double jerk up. Give it a quick jerk up and then immediately a second
upward quick jerk.
Some folks will tip
the jig with a minnow or a twistertail.
I like the chartreuse twistertail with an orange
tip. Hope that helps-if ya have any questions
please ask and lets go get em.
BTW the bite should last thru mid May. I don't know how to post pics , but I can
email someone pics
of the jigs to post.
Exexec
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