](20231021 185036 — Postimages) Those Wipers are fun. When you say slow trolled what speed is that? I really concentrate on keeping my speed at .5 mph when I’m fishing fligs and prefer to error on the side of slower? Often times the slightest breeze dictates the direction that I fish usually into or across the wind because even a light breeze makes it impossible to go t slow enough, anything over .7 mph and I very rarely get bit on fligs. [/quote]
](20231021 185036 — Postimages) Those Wipers are fun. When you say slow trolled what speed is that? I really concentrate on keeping my speed at .5 mph when I’m fishing fligs and prefer to error on the side of slower? Often times the slightest breeze dictates the direction that I fish usually into or across the wind because even a light breeze makes it impossible to go t slow enough, anything over .7 mph and I very rarely get bit on fligs. .4 to .5 most of the time. Went slower, nothing. Bumped up to .7, nothing. I admit I haven’t fished fligs much and the breeze did bump up the speed or slow it down. I didn’t know going .7 or faster would not work. Thanks for the advice. [/quote]
Any time you leave Willard without being skunked, it’s a good day. We’re still learning the fligging techniques. we’re hoping once the plentiful shad die, and the water cools off some, our catching may improve.
It has been tough lately. But fishing fligs in Willard is not unlike fishing anything else anywhere else. First ya gotta find fish…active fish. Then you gotta serve them something that will get them to “yawn” in front of your offering.
Lots of variables with fliggin’. Depth…obviously. Then speed, rigging, color, choice of baits, etc. Floating jigs were originally designed by walleye anglers to present their choice of baits…minnows, crawlers or leeches…just above the bottom…with some extra attractive color. And that is their main value in Willard…serving up a desirable morsel of bait at the right depth and speed…in their choice of appealing colors.
On some days you need a shorter or longer leader…or slightly slower or faster speed…or a bit different rigging. It’s good to know your options and to be able to make the right adjustments according to what you are seeing…or not seeing…on sonar.
Colors? Probably as much a matter of angler preference as fish preference. Fish don’t see colors the same way we do. A lot of time they hit what they can see best and not a specific hue in the color spectrum. Still, there are a half dozen colors and patterns that seem to do best year round under most conditions. And there are a handful of other optional colors that occasionally get bit when the tried and true stuff ain’t gettin’ it.
That’s fishing fer ya. Lemme know if you would like some of the PDF files I have put together on the different kinds of fligs and techniques.
Wow! Pat I’m looking at your walleye flashers, and I’m thinking about kokanee attractors.
John and I had very good success using a single dodger color combination and maybe we could make a large buzz blade to match.
Find a combination with squids or spinners.
How big do the buzz blades get?
Glad you could get out and caught a nice wiper. I’m hoping the catching gets even better soon, I’m hearing some people are doing better even now, so things are getting better but no big numbers yet.
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