Shadling Vote - The 'Eyes Have It

"The walleyes don't like these Shadlings at all," Kyle Clifton called out with a sarcastic tone and a big grin as he lifted a 27-inch walleye from his livewell. Clifton, who guides for Perch-Eyes Guide Service on North Dakota's Devils Lake, had boxed a pair like that for photos and had caught dozens of walleyes, pike and white bass, all on Lindy Shadlings and all in a few hours.

Meanwhile, Jason Feldner, Jon Thelen and I had been having similar fun in another part of the lake. Feldner and Thelen fished mostly with Shadlings, while I swam Lindy X-Change Jigs rigged with swimbait type tails.

The best bite current bite on Devils Lake gets going late in the afternoon and gains strength as the sun goes down. The fish are shallow bays, relating to cattails and new cabbage growth along wind-beaten banks.

We'll catch some more this afternoon, and then its back to Georgia tomorrow.