Van Hook Arm - Friday, August 12, 2011

Fishing at Van Hook is fair to good. My last two trips out resulted in 10 or more walleye that were really nice fish. Most are around that 2.5 to 4 lb range. The majority of the fish moved away from the shallow water areas and have gone deeper and changed their diet to smelt or other deeper baitfish. Places like Shell Village, 8 Lb and 8 Lb Flats are all holding fish. We've been taking most of our fish in 22 to 35 fow but still the half crawler on a lindy is working best. The most difficult part now is detecting the bite. It seem the fish will just load up the rod with a little extra weight. When you pick it up gently there's a slight tug, that's the time to set the hook or the fish is gone! Good luck out there. ~Evan