No Wind, No Waves and No Bugs

Fished with Joe. Temperature this morning was in the middle 60's and when we quit fishing it was in the middle 70's. There was no wind and there were no waves. There was a nice cloud cover which helped the fishing. The water temp is 78 degrees. Started fishing by the C buoy trolling wiggle warts set at 80 feet back. Made a pass by the buoy and we caught one walleye so we turned around and headed back. We picked up a couple more walleye so we decided to go back to where we fished on the last trip. We trolled our way out there and when we were close to the back side of the dump we started to catch some fish. Once we figured out that anything with orange on was catching fish we put orange on all the poles. Made a pass down and we only needed three more walleye so we turned around and caught the rest of the fish. Kept 12 walleye, 1 perch, released 5 short walleye and we lost 4 walleye behind the boat. Just a beautiful day on the lake.

Slow Go Today

Fished with Joe. Temperature this morning was in the middle 60's and when we quit fishing it was in the upper 70's. The wind was out of the northwest at 15 knots when we started fishing and it laid down to less than 5 knots by the time we were done fishing. Waves were around 2 feet when we started and by the time we quit fishing there were no waves. The water temp is 77 degrees. Started fishing about 2 miles past the Toledo Light House heading towards the Water intake. We ran wiggle warts set at 80 and 90 feet back. Only caught 1 short walleye and 1 keeper so we put on bandits set at 65 feet back. Caught 1 walleye off that set up and that was it. Made a move to the back side of the Michigan dump and set up with bandits set at 65 feet back. Started to catch a few walleye but we also had a few weeds to deal with. Made 3 short passes and then we called it a day. The fish are there, it was just a combination of weeds messing up the lures and the calm water. Kept 7 walleye and 1 perch.

Broken Equipment

Fished with Joe. Temperature this morning was in the middle 60's and when we quit fishing it was in the middle 70's. The wind was out of the southeast around 12 knots with waves about 2 feet. The weatherman called for light south winds. The water temp is 80 Degrees. We set up close to Turtle Island trolling with the waves heading towards the S buoy running wiggle warts set at 75 feet back. We were not marking very many fish and the catching was slow. When we got close to the S buoy we caught a couple of walleye. We pulled lines and headed towards Turtle Island again but this time we trolled through the swamp with the warts set at 60 feet back. Picked up two quick walleye and then we only caught one more in the swamp so we starting trolling towards the C buoy. When we were getting close to the C buoy we started to catch some walleye. Things were looking good and then the planer board line snapped on the starboard side. We marked a way point and then we started to pull lines to go and retrieve the planner board. As we were getting close to the way point there was a large boat coming from Toledo Beach Marina heading right towards our way point. With the 2 foot waves I don't think the captain saw the planer board floating and he just missed it, probably by 5 feet. We picked up the planner board and decided to call it a day. Learned a lesson from this. The clip that attaches to the planer board broke so from now on I will replace the clip every two years.

A Little Tougher Fishing Today

Fished with Joe. Temperature this morning was in the lower 70's and when we quit fishing it was in the lower 80's. The wind was out of the southwest around 10 knots with waves less than a foot. The water temp is 81 Degrees. We set up in the swamp trolling with wiggle warts set at 65 feet back and we only caught a few junk fish. Started trolling towards the dump and we were catching a few walleye but we also caught some large sheep head. When we got to deeper water we set the lines back to 75 feet and when we got close to the S buoy we started to catch some walleye. Kept 12 walleye, released a couple of keeper walleye, caught 4 short walleye and about a dozen throw back fish.

Another Great Morning on the Lake

Fished with Joe. Temperature this morning was in the lower 70's and when we quit fishing it was in the lower 70's, it was a very short trip. The wind was out of the southwest around 15 knots with a little chop on the lake. We fished the same area as yesterday running the same set up and the fishing was fantastic. Not much to report except Joe is having a tough time displaying the fish in different arrangements, but he is doing a good job!

Just a Beautiful Day on the Lake

Fished with Joe and Daryl. Temperature this morning was in the middle 60's and when we quit fishing it was in the lower 70's. The wind was out of the west around 10 knots with a little chop on the water. The water temp is 79 Degrees. Started fishing in the swamp and we did not have to leave. We set up with wiggle warts set at 65 feet back on one side of the boat and 75 feet back on the other side of the boat. The 65 feet started to catch some fish so we put the 75 feet side to 60 feet back. It was a steady pick but we did find one pod of fish that we kept trolling over. Kept 18 walleye, put back one keeper walleye, caught 2 short walleye and 2 white perch.

Rain Delay

Fished with Joe. Temperature this morning was in the lower 80's and when we quit fishing it was in the lower 80's. The wind was out of the west around 10 knots with a little chop on the lake. The water temp is 78 Degrees. We set up in the swamp running wiggle warts set at 70 feet back. As we were setting lines Joe saw some lightning on shore and then we received a call from another fisherman about the storm so we both headed back to the marina for our safety. Waited the storm out for about 40 minutes and when the rain quit, away we went. The lake was calm and the fish were hungry. We could not even set lines and the fish were biting. Kept 12 walleye, 1 perch, put back 4 short walleye and only caught 1 silver bass.

Little Bumpy

Fished with Joe and Doug. Temperature this morning was in the lower 70's and when we quit fishing it was in the lower 80's. The wind was out of the east around 15 knots with waves less than 2 feet. The water temp is 73 Degrees. Started fishing in front of the marina in 16 feet of water trolling towards Turtle Island. We ran jet 40's with spoons set at 25 feet back and wiggle warts set at 75 feet back. With the wind and waves we were having a tough time with the jets so we pulled them off and put on wiggle warts. We were catching some walleye but a lot of them were too short. We were just picking away at the fish and we were getting very close to the island. Made a turn and we tried to follow our track but it was difficult with the wind and waves. We finally caught our last fish and when we pulled lines we had a couple more fish on. Kept 18 walleye, caught a few white perch and only one sheep head.

Fishing is Good

Fished with Joe. Temperature this morning was in the upper 70's and when we quit fishing it was in the middle 80's. The wind was out of the southwest about 15 knots in the morning and it laid down very quick. The waves were less than a foot. Fished by Turtle Island trolling jet 40's and spoons set at 25 feet back and Jr. thunder sticks set at 40 feet back. The jet's were catching more fish so we put both sides to the jets. Only caught a few garbage fish and the walleye were just snapping. Kept 12 walleye, released a few keeper walleye and caught about 6 short walleye.