Roblin wrote:
Probably 30 yrs ago, maybe longer, late fall jigging was really good. Best was after deer hunting. We'd go to Telegraph Narrows when there was a stiff west wind. The dirty the day the better, sleet, snow or rain.
We'd be mid channel, even with the mouth of Sucker Creek and drift east towards the lighthouse.
The best jig was a black bucktail with red, yellow or white with a mud minnow.
Back then the limit was 6 fish and 8 to 12 lbs were the norm and we'd catch lots. It was super fun, some days the fish would absolutely pound the jig.
The Narrows was the place to go because the fish were concentrated in a small area. We didn't jig anywhere else.
The Zebra Mussels cleaned the water up and we never really caught many fish after that.
I still occasionally jig for walleye but don't do nearly as well as bottom bouncing or trolling.
I've never changed my jigging technique which may be the problem.