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June 14, 2021 - 9:00am | By James McCarty
The Flag Outdoors Expert Steve Carney has your weekly Outdoors Angle right here!
As we slide into mid-June, the walleye fishing has improved dramatically as they make their mid-summer move out to deeper water. The shoreline bite of the past has ended and now we must focus on midlake structure, especially large flats with weed growth on the top.
Many anglers tend to anchor their boats on these midlake flats and wait for the fish to come to them. Wrong. Fishing midlake flats means moving constantly and being mobile enough to cover water at a fast pace. To do this properly, crankbaits such as shallow running minnow baits are the best way to go. By fancasting a flat, you can cover water much faster than back trolling live bait rigs which most anglers tend to go with in June. Recently I have been casting these crankbaits and catching a walleye here and there and found they are not schooled up but rather scattered. Covering water quickly with crankbaits allows you to catch those loner fish.
No doubt the mornings with heavy overcast and wind have been the best time to catch shallow walleyes on the flats. These conditions are ideal as the walleyes tend to move up on these flats and can be on the tops most of the time in water as shallow as 4 feet. If the conditions are sunny and windless, expect those fish to be on the deep edges. The sunny and hot conditions of the past couple of weeks have made it tough to handle the midday conditions. Think early mornings and late evenings.
If it's windy and overcast, call in sick to work and hit the water!
Steve Carney is The Flag WZFG Outdoors expert. He can be heard every Thursday morning at 8:05 on AM 1100 WZFG. Check out his weekly podcast on am1100theflag.com and hear his Outdoors Angle reports every Friday on AM 1100 WZFG. You can also visit stevecarneyoutdoors.com for more information.
