Thanks for all of the info mr 580. You did give me a starting point that gave me some confidence.
Our trip ended this morning. I never did find walleye, but I suspect I didn't spend enough time in tight to the dense weeds. I did lose two fish that felt heavy enough to be walleyes. Mostly I had small perch stealing my bait. And I caught a couple bass as well. I do have a depth finder on my kayak so I was able to monitor weeds and depth. I did occassionally mark fish that I suspect were walleyes.
This was my first time fishing the lake in many years. I used to fish Chautauqua frequently with my dad as a kid, but that was a long time ago. And I was fishing from a kayak so my travel distance was a bit limited. First season on the yak, and first time with it in bigger water. I didn't want to stray too far from home base, and crossing the lake was...... intimidating, especially with a near holiday boat crowd. I worked about a 1/2 mile stretch in front of our cottage, across the lake from Long Point. That area seemed to be worked mostly by musky anglers so I may not have been in the most productive waters too.
We're likely going back in the Fall. I'll give it another shot.