Made the Wrong Move

Fished with Captain Daryl, Dale and the Hi-Lo driver Mike. Temperature this morning was 48 degrees and when we quit fishing it was in the upper 60s. The wind was out of the southwest around 5 knots with waves less than a foot. Started fishing in the same spot that we have been fishing and we were on some fish but then the catching just quit. We decided to make a move to one of our hot spots from the previous years that was 10 miles away, so away we went. There was a large pack of boats when we pulled up to the spot so we thought we would be on the fish again. All that we caught were dink perch. Made some moves around this area without any luck and tried one more spot in front of the 2 stacks and we decided to head back to the original area. By the time we got back to this spot the fishing shut down, we caught only 2 more perch. Kept 21 perch, our worst trip of the year.

Cold September Morning

Fished with Joe and John. Temperature this morning was 47 degrees and when we quit fishing it was only in the upper 50s. The wind was out of the north 5 to 12 knots with waves from 1 1/2 feet to less than a foot. With the wind chill it almost felt like winter. After a couple of hours the sun came out and it actually got pretty nice out. The water temp is 64 degrees. After all the high winds this last week the lake is in very good shape. Started fishing in the same area as the last couple of trips and just like the previous trips the catching was just steady enough to keep us here. We caught some nice fish but they were not as large as the last trips. After we cleaned the fish we went to trappers and had a perch dinner and watched the lions lose, again. Kept 79 perch with the largest being 13 inches.

Warm Day for Late September

Fished with Daryl. Temperature this morning was 68 degrees and when we quit fishing it was in the upper 70s. The wind was out of the south west 10 to 15 knots with waves around a foot. The water temp is 65 degrees. Had a little bit of rain this morning but it quit after 45 minutes. Started fishing in the same spot as the last few trips but this time we had to make a couple of moves to find some fish. I had a rough time trying to get us anchored on the hump, I kept missing the spot by at least 30 feet the first couple of tries. Once we got hooked up in 13 feet of water we started to catch some fish. The bite was steady enough to keep us there and the size of the fish also helped keep us in this spot. About 10:30 the wind picked up and the fishing slowed down for us. When the wind started to lay down the fish started to bite again. Kept 60 perch and today we caught a couple of hogs.

Back to Reality

Fished with Uncle Dan. Temperature this morning was in the lower 50s and when we quit fishing it was in the lower 70s. The wind this morning was out of the southeast 10 to 20 knots with waves around 2 feet. After an hour of fishing the wind picked up and the waves were building to 3 footers. Started fishing in the same area as the last 2 trips. Stayed in the first spot for 45 minutes and we caught a few fish but nothing very large. Made a move about 200 feet and we started to catch some nice fish. The catching was getting better and the fish were getting larger and then around 9:30 AM the catching just stopped. Over the next 2 hours we might of put 8 fish in the cooler. Not sure what really happened but the wind switched and then it laid down and then it started to blow again. Just a strange weather day on the lake. After we cleaned the fish we went to Bolles Harbor and had a perch dinner and watched the Michigan game. Kept 44 perch, which is a nice catch but we were expecting a much better day.

Whack em and Stack em

Fished with Captain Daryl. Temperature this morning was in the lower 50s and when we quit fishing it was in the upper 60s and the skies were overcast. The wind was out of the northwest at 15 to 18 knots with waves just over a foot. After about an hour the wind started to die down to less than 10 knots and the waves were less than a foot. Started fishing where we were on the last trip and we never had to move. When we started fishing we caught some nice fish but not very fast, but we decided to stay put because we were on some nice fish. After about 20 minutes the catching picked up and so did the size of the fish. I actually thought we were going to run out of minnows because we caught so many little white perch so we started to use some cut bait. Daryl also caught 2 nice smallmouth bass, one well over 5 lbs. Well, we had enough minnows and we had a cooler full of perch so we called it a day. Kept 100 perch (we had no idea we had this many) and this has to be one of the best perch fishing trips in a very long time. When we got to the cleaning station to clean the fish everyone could not believe the size of the fish and how many we caught. Just a GREAT day perching.

The Power Train Crew

Fished with Jim and Chico. Temperature this morning was in the lower 50s and when we quit fishing it was in the lower 70s. The wind was out of the northwest 5 to 10 knots and the waves were less than a foot, just a beautiful morning on the lake. Started fishing in the swamp at an old way point from last year and had no hits. Made a move towards shore to another old way point and we caught some fish but they were not very large. Got a call from Huey and he was doing pretty good 4 1/2 miles in front of the marina(41 46 933 / 083 20 942), so that is where we ended up. The catching was not very fast but at least we were on some bigger fish. Kept 48 perch and I think the guys had a great time.

Just Like the Good Old Days

Fished with Uncle Dan and Dwayne, Joe cancelled last night. Temperature this morning was in the upper 50s and when we quit fishing it was 72 degrees. The wind was out of the west northwest at 15 knots and the waves were 2 to 3 feet, pretty bumpy but not too bad.) On August 28, when we got back from salmon fishing the guys took the GPS and the fish finder out of the boat and I did not know this. Went down to the boat today and we had no electronics to help us find fish and fish locations, just like fishing in the 80s. Started fishing 2 miles east of the E buoy (I think) and we only caught some small perch. Made the move out to Sputnik and we fished on the south side of it. Started to catch some fish- they were not very large, but at least we caught some fish. Stayed there for the rest of the trip because of the wind and waves. Kept 58 perch, they were not very large, but at least we caught some fish. Back at the cleaning station Dave came back with a pretty nice catch of perch that he caught in the swamp. From here on out we will be fishing in the swamp.