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Andrew Martinsen's Walleye Fishing Update
Trolling for Trophies
Why It’s Sometimes Good to be Shallow
An extremely effective trolling strategy is to go
shallow early, and to go shallow often.
It’s against the popular notion, but that’s why it’s
such a good idea to try it in the first place.
In walleye fishing, a "90-10 rule" almost always
applies. 10% of the anglers have 90% of the
success out on the lake. So in order to get into the
10% range and above, it is necessary to think
outside the box and do things that others aren’t
doing.
So try trolling shallow. Try it often. The shallower
you can be, the better. This is especially true
under windy conditions.
You might go in to
four, three, even TWO feet of water on a windy
day when the waves are tumbling into the shore.
To be sure, a lot of anglers are wary of going in
that shallow. But they’re really missing out.
If you
can find a school of fish out in 10 feet of water near
a windy shoreline, then you will likely find them
right up against that shoreline too.
Sure, you may hear some laughs across the water
from the mediocre herd (the 90% that have 10% of
the success).
But you’ll feel pretty good when you get to shore...
who’ll be laughing then?
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