All wood is not created equal—at least not in terms of attracting lowland and flatland reservoir walleyes. During the Summer Period, walleyes scatter across the 4-12-foot-deep flats that are often located adjacent to old channel areas. Any wood located on these flats can draw fish, but its kind and quantity have a bearing on its fish-holding potential.

Floating horizontal logs provide plenty of shaded cover, but the fact that these logs move is a strike against them. Individual vertical stumps don’t move, but they don’t provide quite enough cover. Thus, they fall into the same category. Both spots should be considered possible, but not probable, holding areas.

Individual semihorizontal logs with their root systems still touching bottom but with the end of the log floating slightly above the water usually attract fish. Although fish may hold up high under the log, expect the bottom third of the log to attract the most fish.

Quantity can result in quality! While an individual vertical stump may not be particularly appealing, a bunch of stumps is a different story. Fish are likely to be attracted to the area. The same thing’s true for a series of semihorizontal logs. The more the merrier!