Sunday, February 21, 2010

Big budd lake walleye



Mike with his tournament winning 27 inch seven pound walleye caught on Budd Lake.

2 comments:

  1. hey love your website
    planning a trip to houghton lake this spring mid to end of may
    looking for some HELP never fished there before
    looking for good spot to stay hotel or cabin
    is trolling cranks about the only method that works up there
    and any info about where to start looking for them houghton lake WALLEYES would be great if you could
    THANKS FOR YOUR TIME

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  2. bent rod,

    Thanks for the feedback.

    You will find that May is a great time to target shallow water walleyes on HL. We normally start looking for May walleyes in 5 to 7 FOW and target areas that have bait fish. Over the years we have found that the key to catching HL walleyes is not so much dependent on the structure, but the bait fish school. When you find the bait you will find a lot of walleyes following them. We will target the sandy flats on the North shore first. One of the key factors that can change our fishing location on HL in the spring is the driving wind, so plan to be flexible in your fishing technique. You should be ready to long line troll, cast cranks, and jig. We mainly cast cranks and troll when looking for walleyes. This gives us the ability to cover a lot of water while searching for fish and learn more about the lake. Some of our favorite crank baits for HL are Rapala Taildancers, Thunderstick, and for shallow water we love the Bombers.

    We will be glad to help you out with some areas to start fishing send us an email at hothuntingspots@gmail.com and we can talk more.

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