> That’s probably where we’re having the trouble with juvenile survival is that predation, when there’s not enough forage available for the larger fish.

> This is probably one of the heavier nets we’ve had this year so far. A lot of it’s tullibees. Some pretty nice walleye in there too.

> We’ve seen the walleye go from real big heavy walleye…and now there tend to be skinny walleye, which is why the bite is so good. The walleye are hungry. So even though there’s fewer walleye, because they’re so hungry, anglers are finding them easier to catch.

> We know what we see on a daily basis, and we don’t believe the numbers…look at what we see every single day. It doesn’t jive with what your statistics show.

> We don’t want to simply open up harvest on them and then deplete that year class down so much that all of the sudden, we don’t have adequate spawning biomass out there and nothing coming up behind it.

> They’re not going to show that they found many fish, but that’s not going to convince me there’s no walleyes in the lake. I just see too many healthy fish out there for that to be in the case.

> Reservoir walleyes, for the most part, relate to main-lake points and flats most of the year. One major key to finding reservoir walleyes in the fall is to determine which points and what type of flats fish are relating to.

> A good reservoir main-lake point will be one that extends into deep water, and provides ambush points — in the form of breaks and feeding shelves — at various depths. A good flat will also have access to deep water, and is often in close proximity to a good point.

> There can literally be hundreds of potentially good points and flats to choose from…you need to narrow down your search to those structures that would be in the path of the walleyes’ movements this time of year.

> Reservoir walleyes are “river minded” and tend to be “roamers,” not staying in one place very long. How far/often these fish move is often linked to the amount of current coming into the reservoir.

> If there’s been lots of rain upstream — or the Corp of Engineers are releasing water creating good current flow — the walleyes will move further up the reservoir and move more often.

> Cruise potential points and flats looking for signs of life [on the depthfinder]…fish, baitfish, and subtle bottom transitions that make one piece of structure better than another. Once you’ve determined the spot you’re on is holding fish, make note of the depth at which they’re “marking.”