Sunday Morning Catch



On Sunday the temp in the morning was in the lower 40s and by mid day it was in the upper 70s. Very hot for this time of year but there was still snow on the ground! We tried fishing new parts on the river today and our luck did not improve. With the water still very high we did most of our fishing from shore or the very edge of the river. Kept 3 fish today so we had enough brown trout for a fish dinner, which was very good. We talked to some locals and they agreed the fishing was very tough on Boardman River this year. We fished hard and we all found some very nice fishing holes so we made up our minds to come back here next year. We fished all day on Monday and no one caught a keeper. We caught 7 fish and kept 6 of them and I caught big fish for the year, a 14 1/2 inch brown trout.

2013 Trout Opener

Fished opening day of Trout Season with Joe and John. Temperature in the morning was in the middle 40s and by mid day it was in the middle 70s. Our plan was to fish the Pine River but we had a problem there so we headed up to the Boardman River. The river was very high and flowing over the banks for opening morning which made for difficult fishing. We caught 3 fish on opening day so we did not have a trout dinner on opening day. All the fish were caught using minnows. It was a disappointing day but we were fishing a new river and we had to learn how to fish it. Hopefully it will be better tomorrow.

Too Muddy to Fish

Fished with Daryl. Temperature this morning was in the lower 40s and when we quit fishing it was in the lower 50s. The wind was out of the southeast 10 to 15 knots in the morning and by 9:00 AM it was 5 to 10 knots. The waves were 1 to 2 feet and the water temp is 45 degrees. The lake was very dirty from all the rain and high winds this past week which made for very difficult fishing conditions. We started fishing by the Toledo Light House because there was a small pack of 5 boats and they were the only boats in the area. Made a drift in this area and had no hits so we went back to where we fished last week, about half way between Turtle Island and the Toledo Light House. I was using a white blade bait and Daryl had a fire tiger blade bait. We were marking some fish but the water was very dirty, visibility was about two inches. After a couple of drifts Daryl switched to a hair jig with a minnow. We fished from 9:00 to 11:00 AM and caught no fish so we called it a day. There were only 11 boats fishing in this area, which is not very many for this time of year.

2013 Maiden Voyage

Fished with Daryl. Temperature this morning was in the lower 40s and when we quit fishing it was in the lower 60s. The wind was out of the southeast this morning about 10 knots and after an hour of fishing it switched to the south and started to blow around 15 to 20 knots with waves around 2 feet. The water is a little dirty which is good for blade baiting and the water temp is 42 degrees. We arrived at the marina this morning and they had to move 2 boats to get to my boat so that wasted about 45 minutes and then the engine would not start (it helps to open the gas line to the engine). Got the motor running but it was making a hell of a racket which turned out to be a baffle in the heat riser. After about 15 minutes the baffle loosened up and away we went. Started fishing by Turtle Island in 12 feet of water. I was using a white blade bait and Daryl had a hair jig tipped with a minnow. I caught a couple of fish so Daryl also switched over to a blade bait. The fishing was pretty steady until the wind started to blow and then it was hard to keep the bait vertical. After a couple of drifts fighting the wind we called it a day. Kept 6 walleye and did not lose any.