A Rough and Tough Day

Fished with Joe and Daryl. Temperature this morning was in the middle 60's and when we quit fishing it was in the lower 80's. The wind was out of the east around 15 knots when we started fishing with waves about 2 feet. As the day went on the wind picked up and the waves were 3 to 4 feet when we quit fishing, too rough to perch fish. The water temp is 70 degrees. We started fishing right out in front of the marina and we had no luck. We moved just passed the Michigan dump and over the border into Ohio water. We set up here and the bite was slow but at least we were catching some perch. While we were fishing we were watching the waves build until we finally had enough and called it quits. Kept 58 perch on a terrible day on the lake.

Another Slow Day

Fished with Joe. Temperature this morning was in the upper 60's and when we quit fishing it was in the upper 80's, very hot for this time of year. The wind was light and variable with no waves. The water temp is 72 degrees. Picked up our bait at Anglers and they had large shiners again. Started fishing right out in front by the w buoy and we caught a few perch but it just wasn't fast enough. Moved into the swamp and all the fish that were there moved out. Headed to the c buoy and nothing. Made a move east of the e buoy and we picked up a few fish. Decided to head back to where we started fishing to finish the day. Kept 31 perch and we caught six 4 inch walleye.

Slow Day of Fishing

Fished with Daryl. Temperature this morning was in the upper 60's and when we quit fishing it was in the lower 80's. The wind was light and variable with just a little chop on the lake. The water temp is 70 degrees. Picked up our bait at Angler's Marina and they had shiners a little on the large size. Started fishing at one our favorite spots and we only caught one 4 inch walleye. Moved on out to where we fished on the last trip and we caught one sheep head. Since we were close to Sputnik we headed out there. Set up and nothing. Made a little move and we caught one 4 inch walleye. Moved a couple more times and no fish so we headed for the swamp. When we got to the swamp the water was very dirty and weedy. We set up anyways and we started to catch some perch. It was a slow bite but we were catching some fish. Kept 24 perch.

First Perch Trip of the Year

Fished with Joe. Temperature this morning was in the middle 70's and when we quit fishing it was in the upper 80's. The wind was out of the southeast less than 10 knots with waves less than a foot. The water temp is 77 degrees. Started fishing where we caught most of our perch last year. We were marking some fish but not catching anything. Made a small move in this area and nothing. Decided to head out to Sputnik and try our luck. On the way out to Sputnik we drove by an old perch spot so we stopped and gave it a try. Started to catch some perch so we just stayed put. The bite was sporadic but at least we were catching some fish. We had shiners for bait but they were way to large, wound up cutting them in half. Kept 47 perch between 8 and 11 inches with most of the fish around 9 inches.