I have been fishing almost my entire life and consider myself skilled in the art. Bass, Pike, Lake Trout I have no problem with, but for whatever reason I am TERRIBLE at walleye fishing. I have Lindy rigs, crank baits, jigs, slip bobbers, everything that is required.

Fishing is my main point of going to the Q and I wuold really like to improve my skills with this fish since it is so very tasty...and the fact that they elude me.

Some pointers on speed for trolling, lindy rigging, and jigging would be great. Water depth would also be helpful. Although I think I know most of those things.... Maybe it is the color, size, or style of the bait? I usually use Gulp Alive leaches on the lindy.

What am I doing wrong?

Basically I am humbly asking for help.

2 truths you must master....

1)  95% of the lake is fishless, so find that 5% (see PJ post above).
2)  fish when the fish are there and feeding.


When a good looking area doesn't pan out, most likely tehy are not there /and/or feeding.  Fish it again in an hour or two,  These truths were taught to me by my friend TR.  If the spot looks good, just wait, they will come.

All of the above is great advice and I only want to emphasize that to be consistently successful walleye fishing you need to be in contact with the bottom whether its in 10 feet or 30 feet. Keep whatever lure you are using within 3 feet of the bottom and make sure that you can easily touch the bottom with your lure at all times by just dropping your rod down when jigging or back when trolling.
Most beginners are very reluctant to do this because they are afraid of snags and losing lures. It does happen but there are some tricks to preventing snags and losing lures.
That's a topic for another post!

Checkout my Neversnag post.
They have a wire spring weed-guard that you rig ahead of stick baits to keep the lip from wedging into rocks.

Might be just the ticket to keep from losing those increasingly costly stick baits.

We typically trip in May or June but our last 2 trips have been in August and there was a slight adjustment we had to make with finding walleye.  As the water warms, walleye will move deeper (20-30') off the same structure during the day and can be relatively inactive.  As the sun sets they will start to move shallower for food and your best fishing will come during these later day hours.  Walleye and bass will share the same habitat so if your on bass, you are probably on walleye as well; the bass are just more aggressive.  I really believe that mid-lake structure is the best structure because they have immediate access to deep and shallow water and with the wind pounding those mid lake humps and reefs all day, the baitfish are plentiful.  Rarely do I go heavier than 1/8oz jig usually tipped with 4" Gulp shad or cisco.  We have had inconsistent success with the Gulp leech.  IMO it has poor action in the water.

Lastly, I'm a bit cynical with trip reports and stories that give an impression that "walleye were everywhere."  They're not.  While they are plentiful I consider a successful walleye day with 4-5 fish.  Like you, fishing is our priority and we spend no less than 12 hours in the boat per day weather/wind permitting and in 20 years of Quetico camping, I can count on one hand the days when catching walleye was ridiculous.  Those days were just good luck and right place / right time.  But, if you see a storm brewing - get in your boat and get to a shoreline that will receive the wind and soak a minnow.