Starting to Get a Little Hot

Fished with Joe. Temperature this morning was in the upper 70's and when we quit fishing it was in the upper 80's. The wind was out of the south around 10 knots with waves about a foot. The water temp is 77 Degrees. We went towards the s buoy and just motored towards the dump but we did not mark any large fish so we went back to where we fished on our last trip. We set up and we did not mark very many fish but we caught a walleye pretty quick so we just stayed here for the rest of the trip. We ran jet 40's and spoons set at 70 and 75 feet back. Both sides were catching fish and it was just a steady pick. Caught a lot of under size walleye, a few silver bass and Joe had the last laugh, I caught a catfish today. Kept 12 walleye and we beat the heat. Temperature is supposed to be in the upper 90's today.

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 out of the northwest 10 to 15 knots with waves around a foot. The water temp is 75 degrees. We headed out towards the River Raisen channel towards the Michigan/Ohio line and set up. We ran jet 40's and spoons at 70 feet back and tru trips and spoons at 50 feet back. Started catching more fish off the jets so we pulled off the tru trips and put on all jet 40's. Had a few weeds to deal with but it was not too bad. Kept 12 walleye and 1 perch.

Tough Fishing Today

Fished with Captain Daryl and Tom. Temperature this morning was in the lower 60's and when we quit fishing it was in the middle 70's. The wind in the morning was out of the southeast 15 knots with waves about 2 feet and the wind was switching to the southwest 15 knots with waves less than 2 feet. The water temp is 73 degrees. Yesterday the wind was howling around 30 knots out of the east and it tore up the lake pretty good. We headed out to the dumping grounds and the water was very dirty. We motored for about 5 minutes thru the dump and we did not mark any fish. We headed out to sputnik and we were marking a lot of fish and the water was a little cleaner so we set up to fish. We ran jet 40's back 75 and 80 feet and made one pass up the lake then turned around and headed back towards sputnik. We had no bites so we pulled lines and headed towards West Sister Island. We were fishing the northwest side of the island trolling with jet 40's set at 80 and 90 feet back. We started to catch a few walleye but the mayfly hatch was very bad and it was hard to keep the lines clean. We pulled lines and headed back to port. It was Tom's last walleye trip for the year. Kept 4 walleye. We had a little bit of everything today. Wind, waves, dirty water, mayfly hatch and rain a couple of times.

Few Minor Problems

Fished with Joe. Temperature this morning was in the lower 80's and when we quit fishing it was in the lower 90's, it was a hot one. The wind was out of the southwest 15 to 20 knots with waves about 2 feet. The water temp is 73 degrees. When we were at the harbor the GPS would not work, I thought I would be able to get it going out on  the lake. Well, I got it working but it took a while and come to find out we were trolling to fast. It was hard to judge the speed because of the wind and waves. Once we figured that out we started to catch some walleye. We started out by the S Buoy and we only caught a couple of walleye and when we moved in towards the C buoy the fishing was better. The best set up was the jet 40's set at 50 feet back. We lost a few walleye right behind the boat, like they were not hooked very good. Kept 12 walleye and 1 perch.

Had to Make a Move Today

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 light out of the east with waves less than a foot. The water temp is 69 Degrees. Started fishing by the River Raisen Buoy #1 trolling with jet 40's set at 50 feet back and tru trips set at 35 feet back. Started to catch some walleye and things were looking good but then the bite just quit for us. Pulled off the tru trips and put on bandits set at 50 feet back, caught one more walleye and that was it. We pulled lines and headed out to where Daryl was fishing and we caught the rest of our fish. Kept 12 walleye and Catfish Joe came through again today.

The Fish Are on the Move

Fished with Joe. Temperature this morning was in the lower 60's when we started fishing and it was in the lower 70's when we quit fishing. The wind was out of the northwest 10 to 15 knots with waves less than 2 feet. The water temp is 71 Degrees. We set up just past Sputnik trolling with the waves, running jet 40's set at 60 feet back and a large dipsy set at 34 feet back. We were on the fish right out of the gate and then the bite slowed down. We pulled lines and made one more pass and we were done fishing. Kept 12 walleye and we put back quite a few short walleye.

A Little on the Rough Side

Fished with Joe and John. Temperature this morning was in the lower 60's and when we quit fishing it was in the lower 70's. The wind was out of the northeast about 15 knots with waves 2 to 3 feet. The water temp is 70 degrees. We ran a little further out to the east today hoping to make one pass with the waves to catch our fish. On the first pass we only caught 5 walleye. Ran back into the waves and set up again and this time we were on the fish. Used the same set up as the last trip. Kept 18 walleye and we also caught a couple of large sheep head.

Did the Mid Day Fish

Fished with Joe. Temperature at 1:00 PM was in the middle 70's and when we quit fishing it was in the upper 70's. The wind was out of the southwest less than 5 knots with just a little chop on the lake. The water temp is 69 degrees. The wind was blowing pretty good this morning so we waited until it laid down before we went out, a smart choice by us. We set up on the back side of the Michigan dump trolling east with jet 40's set at 50 feet back and the tru trips set at 32 feet back. It took a while to catch the first fish but when we did it was game on. We put back 5 keeper walleye and 6 under size walleye. Only caught 2 silver bass. Kept 12 walleye on a nice day on the water.

Steady Pick Today

Fished with Joe and Ed. Temperature this morning was in the middle 50's and when we quit fishing it was in the lower 60's. The wind was blowing pretty good out of the northeast this morning so we left the dock a little later when the wind started to lay down. When we started fishing the wind was out of the northeast 10 to 13 knots with waves less than 2 feet and then the lake calmed right down. The water temp is 67 degrees.We started fishing where we left off yesterday and the catching was slow. Started trolling towards the east and we started to catch some walleye. We ran jet 40's and spoons set at 50 feet back on one side of the boat and mini disk and spoons set at 80 feet back on the other side. The bite today was steady which made for easy catching. Caught a lot of under size walleye, one was only about 4 inches long. We got the fish cleaned up and went to Trapperz for a fish lunch. Kept 18 walleye and catfish Ed had a good trip.

Fishing is Still Hot

Fished with Joe. Temperature this morning was in the lower 60's and when we quit fishing it was in the upper 60's. The wind was out of the northwest 10 to 15 knots with waves less than a foot. The water temp is 66 degrees. Started fishing in the same location as the last trip running the same program and we were on the fish right out of the gate. I did pull off the tru trips and put on the mini disk on one side of the boat set at 80 feet back. Everything caught fish. Kept 12 walleye and 1 perch. Put back a lot of under size walleye and we caught about 6 junk fish. Just another good day on Lake Erie.