Same Area and Same Results

Fished with Joe. Temperature this morning was in the lower 70's and when we quit fishing it was in the lower 80's. There was just a slight breeze and hardly and waves. Water temp is 73 degrees. Started fishing a little past the c buoy trolling wiggle warts set at 70 feet back and bandits set at 50 feet back. The fishing was pretty slow until we got close to the c buoy. Started following the same course as the last trip and we had the same results. The bandits were not catching as many fish so we took them off and put on wiggle warts. Turned out to be a beautiful day on Lake Erie. Very little waves and lots of action. Kept 12 walleye and 1 perch.

Another Quick Trip

Fished with Joe. 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 southwest less than 15 knots with waves about a foot. Water temp is 70 degrees. Started fishing by the C buoy heading towards the radar buoy. We were running mini disk and spoons on one side of the boat and bandits on the other side of the boat. The bandits started catching some fish so we put them on both sides of the boat. That's all it took and it was game on. Kept 12 fish and had a walleye dinner when I got home.

Fishing With the Boy From Tennessee

Fished with Captain Daryl, Tom and Joe. The wind was out of the northwest around 18 knots with waves 2 to 3 feet. Water temp is 69 degrees. We set up about 1 1/2 miles before the shipping channel trolling with the waves. There were some weeds in the area but not enough of them to mess up the fishing. We ran mini disk and spoons off the boards and large dipsy's off the corners. The catching was very good and on the first pass we caught 9 walleye. We pulled lines and ran back into the waves and set up again with the waves to our back running the same program. On this pass we caught 15 walleye and the lake was starting to lay down a little. By the time we pulled the lines the lake was getting nicer which made for a good ride back to port. Got the fish cleaned and Tom took us to Trappers for a walleye lunch. Kept 24 walleye.

Too Calm

Fished with Joe. Temperature this morning was in the upper 50's and when we quit it was in the middle 60's. There was no wind and there were no waves. The lake was so flat that you could see all the branches and logs floating on the water, kind of a scary sight. The water temp is 69 degrees. Started fishing where we were yesterday and the catching was not as good. We stayed in this area and picked away at our fish. We ran mini disk and spoons on both sides of the boat. Since there was no wind there were plenty of small gnats. Not the biting kind but the kind that get into your mouth. It was calm enough that Joe drove the boat back to the harbor and I cleaned the boat on the way back in. Kept 12 walleye and then we went to the Sand bar and had a walleye lunch.

Just a Perfect Day

Fished with Joe. Temperature this morning was in the upper 50's and when we quit fishing it was in the middle 60's. There was very little wind and there were no waves. The water temp is 67 degrees. Started fishing just south of the River Raisen buoy number 1. We were running jet 40's set at 55 back and mini disk and spoons set at 90 feet back. The catching was fast and furious. Only caught 2 junk fish and had 4 short walleye between 8 and 14 inches. Kept 12 walleye on a beautiful day on Lake Erie.

After the Big Blow

Fished with Joe and Daryl. Temperature this morning was in the lower 50's and when we quit fishing it was in the lower 70's. The wind was out of the southwest around 10 knots with waves about a foot. The water temp is 64 degrees. The talk around the dock this morning was the water was very dirty from the east winds we had over the weekend. It was so bad that the marina sent us a text telling us not to come to the marina on Saturday because of the high water. The main road heading into the marina was flooded out. I did not want to travel very far so we set up in the swamp in dirty water running bandits on one side and mini disks and spoons on the other. Things were not looking very good and then we caught a walleye off the bandit. Kept trolling towards the c buoy and the water started to clear up a little so we took off the bandits and ran all spoons. Started picking away at some walleye so I decided not to leave the area. Caught a lot of short walleye and silver bass and Joe even caught a large catfish. It was a tough bite today and we only kept 11 walleye.

Fast Action

Fished with Joe. Temperature this morning was in the lower 50's and when we quit fishing it was in the upper 50's. The wind was out of the north northeast around 14 knots with waves 1 to 2 feet. The water temp is 67 degrees. We decided to fish the same area as the last trip but trolling the opposite direction. We started setting lines and had a fish on right out of the gate. The action never slowed down and we were done fishing before all the lines were set. Ran mini disk and spoons set at 70 feet back. Color of the spoon did not matter. Kept 12 walleye and only caught 2 short walleye.

One LONG Troll

Fished with Joe. Temperature this morning was in the middle 50's and when we quit fishing it was in the upper 60's. The wind was out of the southeast 10 to 15 knots with waves 1 to 2 feet. The water temp is 68 degrees. Decided to set up and troll with the waves. The game plan was to make one troll and be done. We set up fishing by the C buoy trolling mini disk and spoons and jet 40's and spoons. While we were trolling we ran into some dirty water and the catching was very slow. Took off the jets and put mini disk on both sides of the boat. We started to catch some walleye but they were all shorts. We finally found some clean water and it was game on. Ended up at the River Raisen before we had our limit. Caught a few farm animals and about 15 short walleye, anywhere from 6 to 14 inches. Kept 12 walleye.