Daryl's Birthday Catch!!

Fished with Captain Daryl. Temperature this morning was in the mid to lower 40's and it warmed up to the 60's. Winds were variable out of the East and South 5-10 knots. Waves were about 1 foot.

Fished the same spot we fished Monday and Thursday and another spot about 50 feet away. Even though we were catching so many white perch, we didn't want to leave the area because the yellow perch were so nice. We caught as many white perch as we did yellow perch. I don't know why we caught so many white perch today.

The fish were a bit larger today than what we had been catching. The average size today was approximately 9 inches. We kept 60 perch between 8 inches and 10 1/2 inches. Lake Erie Party Store had really nice shiners again today.

Next Planned Trip: Thursday 10/04/07 With Daryl before work.

Fun Before Work

Fished with Daryl today before work. Temperature this morning was in the upper 50's and by the time we quit fishing it was only in the upper 60's. The wind was out of the Northwest around 10 knots with waves about 1 foot. Picked up our shiners at Lake Erie Party Store as they still had nice ones.

Headed out to where we had fished Sunday and Monday ( 41 51 900 / 083 11 070 ). Started catching fish immediately and never had to move. Kept 70 fish today between 7 3/4 and 11 1/2 inches. It seemed like a summer day including a mayfly hatch and being bitten by mosquitoes as we cleaned the fish.

Only two more weeks to get in some fishing before we have to winterize the boats and the marina closes for the season.

Next Planned Trip: Saturday, 09/29/07 with Daryl.

The Dirty Dozen

Fished with Daryl before work today - oops! Went on strike today.

Temperature this morning was in the lower 50's and by the time we quit at 1:00 pm, it was in the lower 80's. Wind was light out of the Southeast with waves less than a foot.

Started fishing where we left off at yesterday, thinking we would do as well today. We caught nothing at that spot today. Moved around the area 4 or 5 times and picked up one fish. Saw a pack of boats North of McDonalds, so we headed over there. Nobody was catching any fish and neither did we. We headed off to the Northeast about 4 miles and fished some old waypoints - still nothing. Went back to the first spot.

Ended up with a grand total of twelve fish between 8 and 10 1/2 inches. Still haven't figured out why the fish turned off today, although some of them were full of wigglers.

Next Planned Trip: Maybe Friday, 09/28/07.

First Day of Fall

Fished with Joe today. Doug S. decided to fish with his Dad. Temperature this morning was in the upper 40's and by the time we quit, it was in the lower 70's. Wind was out of the Northeast 10-12 knots, with waves 1-2 ft.

On the way to the water intake we stopped at Buoy 17 and 18 to fish without any luck. Continued on to the water intake. Moved around the area about three times and decided to head toward Sputnik. Fished a mile southeast and only caught a few small fish. We decided to head a half mile north of Sputnik where there was a small pack of boats - Still Nothing! Made a move to the northeast about 4 miles where we fished a couple weeks ago as there was a large pack of boats there - Again Nothing! On the way back to the marina we stopped at one of the waypoints we had fished last year ( 41 51 900 / 083 11 070 ) and finally started catching fish. Fished there for a little over an hour and kept 60 perch, between 7 3/4 and 10 1/2 inches.

Next Planned Trip: Monday 09/24/07 before work with Daryl.

A Tough (and Rough) Day Fishing

Perch fished with Daryl before work. Temp in the morning was in the lower forties and it warmed up to the lower seventies. Winds were out of the southeast 15-18 knots, with waves 2-3 ft.

Fished a mile southeast of Sputnik ( 41 48 800 / 083 12 500 ), which is about 300 yards off Buoy 3. Even out this far, the water was slightly stained. We were catching a few fish until the last hour, when they just shut off. We kept 19 perch for the between 7 3/4 and 9 3/4 inches.

On the way back in we saw the Coastguard, so I flipped on Channel 16. There was a request for all boaters to help in a Search and Rescue for a boater who had fallen overboard two hundred yards offshore, between TBM and South Otter Creek. We participated in the search until we had to leave for work. As far as I know, according to a news report, the boater was still missing when they called off the search due to darkness.

Next Planned Trip: Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007 with Joe P. and Doug S.

A Good Day Perch Fishing!

Perch fished with Daryl before work today. Temperature was in the lower 60's this morning and the wind was blowing out of the Northeast 10-12 knots. Waves were around 2 feet. Weather improved greatly as we were fishing, the sun came out, the wind and waves died down and it warmed up to the mid-seventies.

Made a pass to the E buoy but the water was dirty so we headed out to Sputnik. Tried a few spots around Sputnik without any luck, so we headed out to where we were fishing last weekend ( 41 52 570/083 08 330 ), and we started catching fish. Nothing real big, but enough to keep us in that spot. We kept 50 perch between 7 3/4 and 10 inches, with most of the fish around 8 1/2 inches.

Next Planned Trip: Monday, 09/17/07, Fishing with Daryl before work.

Nice Bass!!!

Not what we were originally fishing for, but this large smallmouth bass was a lot of fun to catch! Thought it was a sheephead at first. The other bass was about 5 inches larger than the fish pictured.

Perch fished with Joe and John H. The temperature in the morning was in the upper 50's and by noon it was in the middle 80's. The wind was out of the WSW 10 to 15 knots with waves 2 - 3 feet, but it laid down by the time we quit fishing.

We fished 3.5 miles Northeast of Sputnik (41 51 825 / 083 08 750). Had to move several times before we found some fish and the bite was pretty good until we caught 2 large smallmouth bass, then the fishing slowed down. Made a few more moves, then called it quits for the day. Kept 47 perch between 8 and 10 inches, with most of them around 9 inches. Picked up our bait at Lake Erie Party Store, a mixture of chubs and shiners. Next trip we will stop at the harbor on the way to our marina for bait.

Next Planned Trip: Monday, 09/10/07 Fishing with Daryl before work.