I'm going to Brookville Lake in Indiana for a few days next week and plan to try for crappie and walleye. I haven't done much fishing for walleye and any suggestions will be apreciated.

Im curious as well.

I've never fished at Brookville, heck I don't even know where it's at... LOL

I do fish below the Mississinewa and Kokomo dams for walleye some. I usually use a curly tail grub, white, chartruse, orange, are all good colors depening on time of day and what they want. I have also used deer hair jigs with some luck, but I also catch anything from Walleye, crappie, largemouth, rock bass, to silvers at the same bend in the river using a deer hair jig. If you can see the fish and they won't bite, tip you jig with live bait, like minnows or beemoths. Done the trick for me a few times... Also rapala's will work some days, don't be afraid to try different colors.

I would like to know how to find the Walleye in the Mississinewa lake though!!!

Al

I know this probably doesn't help, but I watched a show last week and the guy was in Canada bumping a Chartruse grub with a pink head off the bottom on points and absolutely burning the walleye up. The only time I've ever caught them was a trip to Lake Erie, when we bounced spinners with nightcrawler off the bottom. Caught a ton, but that was years ago, and haven't hooked one since.

I have a walleye tourney at B'ville this weekend. The key is to start off targeting shallow water flats, up to about 12'. Use 1/8 or 1/16 oz jigs with 1/2 a crawler on 'em. Drag 'em slow across the flats, way out from the boat, and don't be afraid to throw 'em up in 3' of water. If that doesn't work, use your electronics and try and find fish on the breaks off of the flats. Drag the jigs slow if you mark fish on the bottom. Don't be surprised to pick up a lot of catfish in the deeper water.

Hope that helps.

Jeff

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Skeeter Jeff
Indianapolis, IN

Thanks for the advise. I may try again in the next couple weeks. See what I can do with a little more knowledge.

Well how about that!!!

Talk about the Walley and I finally find a keeper tonight!!!! At the Kokomo spillway,



Both caught on orange an chartruse jig...

Al

Nice Fish. Good job!

Fisherdan the best fishing I used to catch the walleye in brookville is North near Quakertown. There is a large flat there that averages 10-12' deep. I have used 1/8 oz leadheads tipped with a nightcrawler right off the bottom. Let the bait go to the bottom then lift it about 18" and let it fall back to the bottom. Curly tailed grubs work nice too, you might catch a few nice crappie with this method as well. If live bait is slow try a shad rap or shad immitation crankbait. I haven't been to Brookville in quite a few years now, since Summit Lake in Henry County started to get some really nice walleye. I used to go there 5-6 times a year and catch a limit on walleye. It's slower fishing and most people don't don't have the patience for it. Good Luck.

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Caught so many fish today my thumb is sore from clicking the counter.

Thanks! Hope to try it this weekend.