Willard Trolling?

[fly_fishing_nut]

Anyone having any success trolling for wipers yet? I have been trying about once a week since early April and haven’t caught a wiper yet. Looking for some advice if anyone is having any luck.
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[muirco]

Cranks are working. The key is to keep trolling and moving until you find them. They move every day it seems like.
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[fly_fishing_nut]

What speed? Any particular color? Thanks!
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[fishinfool]

I've done really well at time with rattlin rapala's in vampire(silver/black with blood drops off the gills), and holographic green and blue. #5's trolled at 2.5 mph 100ft back.

Also flicker shad black and silver #5 trolled around 2mph and slower in open water.12-18 feet of water, 100ft back.

The key is finding them and then staying on them. They do move every day but once you catch one keep trolling through that area and mark each fish you catch. you can get a good idea of which direction there moving. They tend to be shallower than most people think. I do my best catching in 8-10 feet of water.

Trolling right on the north and west dike can be very productive. My inside rod lure is bouncing of the rocks once in awhile. that is the key to catching them close to the dike and your only out close to 50 feet behind the boat. Just out past the prop wash. I use the lip less cranks for that method. I think the boat passing scares the small fish out of the rocks and the wipers coming in after the boat passes to attack them.

These type of things have worked in the past for me.

good luck.

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[fly_fishing_nut]

Really great info! Thanks! Have you done well recently? Any particular time of day?
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