Lucky Strike

Fished with Captain Daryl before work aboard the Lucky Strike. Temp in the morning was in the lower 60s and by noon it was in the lower 80s. The wind was out of the northeast 10 to 15 knots with waves 2 to 3 feet. We started fishing north of the Toledo Water Intake trolling wiggle warts 100 feet back on one side and spoons 60 and 65 feet back on the other side. The lake was full of weeds floating on the water which made the fishing very difficult. We spent more time taking weeds off the lures than fishing. Caught 2 walleye off the wiggle warts and 1 walleye off the spoon. We should have went perch jerking today!!

Next Planned Trip: 08-06-07. Fishing with Daryl before work.

Toledo Harbor Lighthouse

Fished with Daryl before work. Temp in the morning was in the mid 50s and by noon it was in the upper 70s. The wind was out of the east northeast 10 to 15 knots with waves around 2 feet. We started fishing where we left off on Sunday by the Toledo Harbor Lighthouse and we only caught a few small perch. Made four moves around there trying to find some fish with no luck so we headed towards the E buoy. Moved a couple times there without anything so we went to the S buoy and caught a few small perch. Decided to long line some wiggle warts and head for the swamp for half an hour and we picked up 1 walleye 65 feet back. Kept 1 walleye and 3 perch for the day.

Next planned trip: Monday 07/30/07 with Daryl before work.

Joe Fishing the Wrong Side of the Boat

Fished with Joe and John H. Temp in the morning was in the lower 60's and by noon it was in the lower 70's. The wind was out of the northeast less than 10 knots with waves around a foot. We decided to go perch fishing because the walleye fishing is starting to slow down. Went to the Toledo Harbor Light to fish and we never had to move. We were fishing about 1/4 mile north of the lighthouse in 18 feet of water. Kept 45 perch between 7 3/4 and 9 inches. Not the biggest perch but just big enough to keep us there. Fished with shiners off the bottom that we picked up at Lake Erie Party Store.

Next Planned Trip: Monday 7/23/07 with Daryl before work.

Daryl Cleaning the Catch

Fished with Captain Daryl before work. Temp was in the low 70s with a little breeze out of the south. Waves were less than 6 inches. We headed out to the northeast corner of the dumping grounds and did not see the boats we were looking for but Daryl decided to stay put because we were marking fish ( 41 47 750 / 083 18 600 ). Put out wiggle warts ( purple and hot pink ) 80 feet behind the boards and we started to catch some fish. There were some weeds in the area but not enough to cause any problems. We worked that one area and picked up our limit of 12 walleye for the day. Stopped at Trapper's and had them cook up 8 fillets of walleye, fries, onion rings and a bowl of turtle soup for lunch and then we headed to work.

Next Planned Trips: Sunday, July 22 with Joe & John H.

Daryl and John H.

Fished with Daryl and John H. Temps in the morning were in the middle 50's and by the time we quit fishing it was in the middle 70's. The wind was blowing out of the northwest 5 to 10 knots. Waves were around 1 foot. We headed back out to the northeast corner of the dumping grounds (41 48 700 / 083 19 750) and started trolling with wiggle warts set 90 feet behind the boards. Started to catch some fish but the weeds were terrible. We stayed in that area to catch our fish but we just had to deal with the weed problem. Put out a purple wiggle warts and that was what they wanted. Kept 15 walleye for the day. Our 21st Annual Fish Fry is tommorrow. Hope the weather holds!

Next Planned Trip: Monday, July 16 with Daryl, before work.

Captain Daryl

Fished with Captain Daryl, His friend Ron backed out this morning. Temp in the morning was in the middle 70s and by the time we quit fishing it was in the lower 90s. The wind was out of the southwest about 15 knots with waves less than 2 feet. We made a pass through the swamp and caught only silver bass so we headed out to the northeast corner of the dumping grounds (41 48 175 / 083 19 400). We were running parallel with the Michigan/Ohio border. Set the lines with dipsys and spoons at 75 feet on one side and 70 on the other, picked up a fish real fast and then nothing. Reset the lines to 50 and 55 feet and we started to catch fish. Kept our 12 fish and we gave a couple to Bob the hi-lo driver.

Next Planned Trips, July 13 with Daryl and John H.

Leopard Frogs

Left Thursday July 5, at 3:00 am so I could be at the Manistee River in Grayling for the morning fishing. Started fishing and about 15 minutes later a big thunderstorm started coming through so I got off the river, waited 45 minutes for the storm to pass and continued fishing. By then it was too late in the day, the sun was up too high and the fish quit biting! Caught 1/2 dozen small browns and 1 keeper that was 14 inches.

Fished off the docks at Paradise Lake and helped Alyssa and Amy catch some small perch and bluegills. Bev and I trolled along the north shore for awhile and we had one very large fish on that unfortunately jumped and threw the hook. It looked like a walleye. The girls caught 5 leopard frogs for our ponds at home. Came back home Saturday evening.

Next Planned Fishing Trip: Fishing with Daryl 7/10/07.

Fished with Dan (Faygo) and John L. Temps in the morning were in the upper 40's and it did get up to the lower 70's. The wind was out of the northeast about 15 knots with waves 2 to 4 feet. We headed towards the International Buoy and it took about 1 1/2 hours to get there. Started fishing by the buoy with no luck so we trolled to the south and set the lines further back (110 feet) and we started to catch a few fish. The wind started to lay down a little and it turned out to be pretty nice. We had to quit early because John had to return a pig roaster he rented. Kept 10 walleye for the day between 15 and 22 inches.

Next planned Trip: July 5, 2007 Heading up north to fish Paradise Lake.