Weed flats are the mid depth regions between the outside weededge and shore. Expansive weed flats vary in density from scraggly, patchy weed pockets to dense green carpets that appear to be impenetrable. Irregular weed clumps commonly appear in shallow to mid depth ranges on predominantly hard-bottomed lakes. In this case, locate the largest and thickest available patch and work around it. Walleyes, baitfish, and aquatic insects gravitate toward these botanic islands, especially when available weed beds are few and far between.
Walleyes seek out the opposite of botanic islands, pockets, when cruising extremely lush weed flats.
Holes and canals within a thick weed flat are used as ambush points and travel routes. Finding the broadest pockets will work to your advantage. Locating weed islands over a shallow flat, or pockets entrenched within a weedy flat, is possible if snow cover isn't a hindrance. The season's first solid coat of ice is typically transparent. And you should be able to clearly identify green weeds through ice measuring up to even 6 or 8-inches thick.