12-21-2022, 01:19 PM
(12-21-2022, 12:12 AM)Trapfish01! Wrote: Appreciate all the info.
Ever catch walleye through the ice there ?
For whatever reason I can't figure out the walleye on willard. Caugt a few of those big perch out of there this fall, biggest being 13 1/4
In the "olden days"...before shad and wipers...Willard fished a lot differently...both in open water and through the ice. Lots of crappies and a lot more walleyes. Both tended to hang out near the rock dikes and in the marinas. And both were caught through the ice fairly easily. Now both species are much fewer in numbers and harder to catch.
Walleyes are now fish of the open lake and cruise around it looking for food, but seldom hanging out in one defined area (like marinas). It has been rare to hear of any walleyes being taken through the ice for quite a few years. They bite well for trollers in May and June but are not caught nearly as well or as often during other times of the year.
Here are a couple of writeups that may provide some help.