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not quite sure what people are calling structure or looking for structure in blackstrap in the middle of winter? summer time yes you will have weed lines, weed pockets,and weed points.in winter you have Evans road. that's it.all the weeds are dead and down. its a flooded valley. you will have drop-offs like in front of Shields and other parts of the lake. in front of long arm bay,across from shields a poplar place but no structure.the north end attracts anglers but theres no structure. some points and there not really points just extended contours.I've even found soft to hard bottom transitions but that's not structure. its a fairly consistent depth at the strap if you look at a topo map. you wont see anything close to what you would find in other lakes even last mountain has what i would call structure.if you look at a depth or contours map.and know what to look for. and especially up north.having said all that there are still a very good population of walleyes in blackstrap I'm sure alot of you can agree.especially for those of you that pound them in the late spring,and summer.their not that hard to catch . that's why they still have the 2 fish limit. you just have to work harder to catch them with any consistency on the hardwater.no structure to hold them means they have to move to eat. and they slow down quite abit in the winter.sitting in one spot ain't gonna do it. again I'm sure there are some of you that have your own opinions on blackstrap. this is just mine. good luck fisherpeople.... and what happens when there is no structure in a given body of water....the fish move constantly