Long Day on the Water

Fished with Captain Daryl and Mark. Temperature this morning was 70 Degrees and when we quit fishing it was in the middle 70's. By the time we got back to the harbor it was in the middle 80's. The water temp is 64 Degrees. Started fishing just past the c buoy trolling jet 40's and spoons set at 45 feet back. It did not take long and we were into the fish. Daryl wanted to cull the fish today so we were putting back a lot of walleye. After a while we realized that all the fish were about the same size so we just started to keep them. We were done fishing at 8:15 and were heading in when we saw a boat waving an orange flag. We headed over to see what their problem was and it was just a dead battery. We had no jumper cables so Daryl pulled out one of his batteries and was going to give it to them to start their boat. By this time we drifted apart so Daryl went to start his boat and it would not start. The guys we were helping had some oars so they paddled over to us and got the battery and started their boat. Our boat was trying to start but it was like it had no fuel. We borrowed a small cup of fuel from our new friends and when we poured the gas in the throttle body the boat would run for a little while and then quit. Well, as it turned out the guys that we helped ended up towing us back to the marina. Go figure! I rode back in the tow boat with Mickey and his Dad. Got to b/sing with them and as it turned out they were some great guys. Mickey pulled Daryl's boat right up to the dock like he has done it a thousand times before. Just perfect. We could not thank them enough and we met some new friends. Daryl worked on his boat and he believes the fuel pump is bad. Should have it figured out by tomorrow.

Perfect Conditions

Fished with Daryl. Temperature this morning was in the upper 60's when we started fishing and it was in the lower 70's when we quit fishing. The wind was out of the southeast less than 6 knots with no waves. The water temp is 62 degrees. We set up fishing where we left off on the last trip and the fish are still there. Ran the same set ups and had the same results. We put back 7 keeper walleye and we caught no junk fish. Kept 12 walleye and 1 perch.

Three Times is a Charm

Fished with Joe. Temperature this morning was in the upper 60's and when we quit fishing it was in the lower 70's. The wind was out of the south less than 5 knots with no waves, again. The water temp is 62 degrees. Saw Scott this morning and he told us where he was fishing and doing good and we came to the conclusion that there are fish all over the lake, which is a good thing. We headed straight out of the marina and set up in 20 feet of water with jet 40's set at 60 feet back with spoons and the new jet divers set at 35 feet back with spoons. Another thing that does not matter is the color of the spoons. We started catching fish right out of the gate and it never quit. We started to cull the walleye and we were still done fishing after 45 minutes. The walleye fishing is just on fire. We kept 12 walleye, put back at least 10 walleye and caught no junk fish. We beat the heat today, the temperature outside now is 90 degrees.

Another Nice Day

Fished with Joe. Temperature this morning was in the lower 60's and when we quit fishing it was in the middle 70's. The wind was very light out of the northwest and there were no waves. The water temp is 62 Degrees. Started fishing by the 3 and 4 buoys on the River Raisen trolling jet 40's and spoons set at 60 feet back and the new tru-trip deep divers and spoons set at 40 feet back. Caught a couple of walleye and the new divers were hitting bottom so we put them at 36 feet back. The fishing was excellent and we were done pretty quick.Kept 12 walleye and 1 perch and we put back a couple of short walleye and a couple of junk fish. The water was a little dirty compared to yesterday but the fish are there. Caught most of the fish about 1/2 mile southwest of the channel.

The Water is Starting to Clear Up

Fished With Joe. Temperature this morning was in the lower 60's and when we quit fishing it was in the middle 70's. The wind was out of the northwest less than 10 knots with a little chop on the water. The water temp is 62 Degrees. With the sun shining this morning it made for a pretty comfortable day. Started fishing about 1 mile past the River Raisen channel trolling bandits set at 60 feet back and mini disk and spoons set at 80 feet back. Got a call from Daryl and he said to run jet 40's at 50 feet back. We pulled off the bandits and put on jet 40's set at 60 feet back (we use mono) and we started to catch some walleye. The flurry lasted about 10 minutes and we had 5 quick fish and then the catching just quit. We switched lures and set ups but we were just picking away at the fish. Got another call from Daryl and he was right in front of us and he was into the fish. When we got close to his location it was game on. Ended the day with 12 walleye and 1 perch. Only had 1 small walleye that we put back and just a couple of junk fish.

Long Boat Ride

Fished with Captain Daryl. Our game plan was to maybe fish because we knew the lake was dirty and definitely work on my boat to fix the engine problem. We saw Scott at the marina this morning and he said one of his friends was fishing up by the nuclear power plant and the water was clean. That was all that Daryl needed to hear, so away we went. When we started fishing the temp was in the upper 50's and when we quit fishing it was in the middle 60's. The wind was out of the northeast around 13 knots with waves about a foot when we started fishing and then it laid down to nothing. The water temp is 60 Degrees. We set up with bandits set at 60 feet on one side of the boat and mini dipsy's and spoons set at 80 feet on the other side of the boat. Once the spoons started to catch more fish we put both sides to spoons and set the one side to 60 feet back. Kept 12 walleye and we did not lose any fish at the net. Turned out to be a good day, we caught some fish and I figured out the engine problem. 

Fishing Was Hot Today

 Fished with Joe. Temperature this morning was in the middle 50's and when we quit fishing it was in the middle 60's, we quit fishing pretty early. When we were coming home from fishing the temp was in the lower 80's. The wind was very light out of the north and there were no waves. The water temp is 61 degrees. We set up at the C buoy trolling towards the E buoy with bandits set at 50 feet on one side of the boat and 35 feet on the other side of the boat. For the first 1/4 mile the water was a little dirty but we were marking some fish. We caught a fish off the 50 foot set up and then we had another fish off the same set up so we put both sides to 50 feet and it was game on. It took a little over an hour to catch our fish. We only caught a couple of junk fish and we put back 3 walleye that were keepers that were on when we pulled lines. Just a great day on the lake. Had a few boat problems and got most of those fixed but I still have a problem with the kicker motor starting.

The Maiden Voyage

Fished with Joe.Temperature in the morning was in the lower 50's and when we quit fishing it was in the middle 70's. For the first couple of hours there was no wind or waves and then the wind started to come out of the east about 10 knots which made a light chop on the water. The water temp is 58 Degrees. Had a few minor problems but that is always expected on the first trip. We set up south of the S buoy trolling through the dump heading towards the E buoy. Trolling speed was 1.8 to 1.9. We had bandits set at 50 feet on one side of the boat and worms and harnesses  set at 45 feet back on the other side. About midway in the dump we caught our first walleye off a purple bandit. Made the turn and went back over the same area and we caught one more walleye off a purple bandit. Picked up one more fish off a crawler and then the catching just quit. We started heading towards the C buoy and we finally started to catch some fish. We switched both sides to bandits and that helped a lot. Kept 10 walleye and we only caught a few junk fish. That's Catfish Joe holding the big fish of the day.

Trout Fishing 2018

Headed up north with Joe and John on Thursday morning to set up camp on the Boardman River. We rented a travel trailer this year to see how it would work out. After 5 nights of camping, it worked out perfect. When we arrived at our camp site there was still a lot of snow on the ground. The river was high and the water was dirty from the snow melt.
Opening morning the temp was in the upper 20's with a little breeze. We all headed to our favorite honey holes with high hopes. When we came back to camp Joe had a couple of Brown Trout and John had one. I came back with a big 0, but we had enough fish for a trout dinner. That would be all the trout that we caught for opening day. Joe won big fish for Saturday with a trout that measured 15 5/8 inches. On Sunday the temperature was 20 Degrees so we waited a little while before we went fishing. Again we went back to our favorite holes. John came back with two Brown Trout and I had one. Joe had the skunk for the morning. We went out for the afternoon fish and we went to different spots. John and I went up river and Joe stayed around the camp. When we came back Joe caught this monster Brown Trout that would win big fish for the day and big fish for the weekend. The trout measured 21 inches, a huge fish for this part of the river. We all had the skunk for fishing on Monday, which was hard to believe. We came home on Tuesday happy and tired. Congratulations to Joe on a beautiful Brown Trout.