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Winter has arrived. Some places in my home state have as much snow on 
the ground now, as they do during the March blizzards. My Ranger 620 is 
tucked away in the garage and all the equipment is ready to roll. All I have to do is hook it up to my Chevy pick-up and I can start a road trip for some southern 'eyes.
How far south, you might ask? Well if you could draw a imaginary line through Little Rock, Nashville and Atlanta you could pretty much define the southern limit of the walleye range. But is seems that those lakes lying closest to that boundary are the ones that produce the biggest fish. Many fishermen heading south will probably fish deep water for walleyes and that can be a big mistake. Most of the walleyes in these southern lakes are shallow. Any short, hard bottom point may hold walleyes on a given day. But reservoirs or lakes have hundreds of short, hard bottom points. You are better off passing up the short points and stopping when you find a long point with several kinds of fish attracting features. A good point might have a stair step ledge on one side, scattered rock on top and a shale bed lining the other side. The point's shallow inside turn may be soft bottomed, while the deeper outside turn might break off 
into another smaller, hard bottom point. Such an area is almost certain 
to hold walleyes.The same principle applies to sunken islands; many points, stair step ledges, and a variety of bottom conditions are generally better than a 
smooth, gradually breaking sand hump. I might also mention that an already good island is made all the better by the presence of a saddle. This saddle is a dip between two higher spots of land. If this saddle area is connected to a prospective point all the better, because it is a fish magnet.
Don't forget to check out some other productive areas such as roadbeds, 
riprap, creek channels, stump fields, or isolated rock piles, bars and rockslides.
One type of structure that is over looked by many anglers is floating 
structure. Oh sure there is the buoy and maybe a swimming platform that 
fish are attracted to, but more specifically there are mud lines. Mud lines can be formed when the wind comes up on those warm days or they may be formed as another stream or river flows into an existing one. The confluence of the two rivers meeting will also form a mud line.All mud lines are not created equal at least in terms of angling  potential. An angler should look for secondary structure contained in  the mud line such as vegetation, boulders, and submerged brush. This  secondary will hold baitfish and eventually the larger fish will follow  the mud line until it provides food or an advantageous ambush point.
Mud lines are a great structure to fish in because the angler can fish  them quickly. If you fish an area and you don't have a fish within 10 to  15 minutes move on to another location. My father, who loved to troll,  would work over a mud line and if nothing was active he would be on to  another spot. Lure selection in the form of crankbaits should appeal to the fish  senses. They should be big lures that displace water and give off  vibration, or rattle and they should be flashy with bright metallic  finishes. A great choice here would be the Storm Thunderstick. It has  all the ingredients for fishing mud lines, color, flash and vibration. 

Rapala Taildancer

Also, the Rapala Tail Dancer, that has all the qualities of the Husky  Jerk and the Shad Rap.If you are looking for trophy walleye fishing, then Greers Ferry in  Arkansas is the place to be.Early in the winter concentrate your fishing at the mouth of feeder creeks, especially in the early evening hours

Lindy's Fuzzy Grubs

My favorite jig in  this situation is a 1/4 ounce Fuzzy Grub jig tipped with a minnow.

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