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Date Posted: 10:19:12 08/22/05 Mon This is a very late report, I fished on the north side of Lighthouse Reef this past Friday morning for 2 hrs. and had no luck. I found the reef and was marking fish but couldn't get them to bit. This was my first time fishing the west shore. A guy did motor up to me and said he had caught his limit of Perch Wednesday & Thursday where I was located. But he said he had been fishing for 4 hours on Friday morning and didn't get a bite. I will try to do my part leaving reports (good or Bad). I hope we can see more reports posted here! Good Day! Chad |
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Date Posted: 07:42:51 08/22/05 Mon I'm the owner of Val's Bait and Tackle, and not used to posting. However, in defense of the lack of reports, this summer's heat, dryness and bug hatches have truly made the walleye bite tough. You can tell that by the weigh-in's at the tourneys. I've been in business for 3 yrs now and this was the first summer I've seen this type of slow down. Lake MI, fortunately, has been doing extremly well. Hang in there and hopefully we'll see an upswing on the action as the Sept cool down begins. And then there's always ice!!! One successful report yesterday-dragging a floating jig in tight (6 ft) against the east shoreline near County Park produced for one angler 2 days in a row. Val |
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Date Posted: 22:19:24 08/04/05 Thu Alfalfa, When did you move here? What are the chances of you moving to the same area I'm in, all the way from Washington! Give me a call "old Friend" "I miss you too." |
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Date Posted: 17:04:19 08/04/05 Thu Took the wife out last night(Wednesday)Fished top of reefs on north shore. Worked jig and crawler back to boat. Fished 3-8pm Kept8 beautiful pike.Put back 8"-10"ers. Also caught a hand full of real nice smallies.Of coarse the drum were there also.Best outting we had sense mid June.Nasty wind got the best of us. |
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Date Posted: 23:03:37 08/02/05 Tue Hi Buckwheat! Remember me when we were kids? How you doing old friend? I miss you! I just wanted to let old Buckwheat know that Axl is a good guy, and he is a great fisherman. I once saw him wrastle 3 walleyes on the planner boards at once, and he got all 3 of the fish in da boat, and had no snaggles. Do not rip on him, he is doing a great job, and he is honest, like us! I sure do wish more peoples would post on this thread, as it is a lot better then other sites, as least we can believe what AXL says, he is always honest and up front. Good luck this weekend in the FLEET FARM THINGY,AXL, I hope you win it all, you deserve it. I will be there in the crowd, cheering you on. Just look for the spike! ALFALFA |
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Date Posted: 14:12:53 07/30/05 Sat Mr. ??? what's your name oh yeah didnt put it on.... Where did I say " I do not appreciate all he does for us" ? All I was trying to get at was no reports are going on to this forum. Maybe if I saw how many reports he posts or if someone else would start to post on this site it would take off better.. If I would buy a "membership" and find out he doesnt give many more rports on the "member" page I wouldnt like to fact I wastsed money. |
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Date Posted: 03:48:58 07/30/05 Sat Axl does a great job with this site. He does this on his own free time, and besides trying to work, fish, and guide, he gives us all this info. It is too bad that you guys do not appreciate all he does for us. He has taught me how to fish this lake, and where to go. Send him an E-mail, and he lets you know exactly what is going on. Axl, I think this site rocks, and you are truly a class act. Remember for every bad apple on the tree, there is always 100 good ones, but we always tend to forget about those, and always remember the bad apples. Please continue to do what you do for us all, and keep up the great work. I am looking forward to seeing and meeting you on August 20th, as I know there a lot of others that will be there too. Continue to catch fish my friend, you are truly one of the elite on Bago, and others are just plain jealous of you. I wish I had one half of your knowledge, and could catch fish like you do. People like those just plain and simply P@@@ me off, sorry to curse, but it is true. You go well above and beyond what most do, and you should be praised once in awhile. I am also going to be booking a trip with you soon, so hopefully you can teach me even more on this great lake of ours. I need to check my schedule, but will contact you soon. Looking forward to fishing with you, and learning how you do it, day in and day out. Keep hope alive, and do not worry about those who doubt you, you are awesome. |
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Date Posted: 23:11:58 07/29/05 Fri All of my fishing reports are recorded in the members only section. This is one of the benefits my members receive.I encourage others to leave their reports here. To see my personal fishing reports, you need to become a member. |
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Date Posted: 21:27:44 07/29/05 Fri Guess you and I should call this our private site. We can talk to each other. Axl fishes alot but doesnt write even one time a week!! |
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Date Posted: 12:45:52 07/29/05 Fri Here it is, the 29th of July, I may be looking in the wrong places but there appears to be a whopping total of 7 fishing reports for July, one of which is a non-report, another a hatch report and another is a classified ad. Even going to the members only page doesn't give me any more information. Am I missing something? Haven't been able to get out since mid June, wanted to see what I've been missing. |
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| Subject: Neenah | |
Author: mitchb [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 17:28:21 06/27/05 Mon Fished west and north saturday morning 5:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Trolled cranks, nothing. Trolled harnesses and caught 3 keepers and a million sheephead. Tough day. Fished Sunday evening 4:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Jigged reefs, Stevens, Mansur, Haystack with crawlers and leeches. 2 keepers and a million more sheephead. Tough evening. |
| Subject: garlic island | |
Author: Jeff "Sloshkosh" [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:13:07 06/27/05 Mon Saturday night took my dad out and trolled the outer edge of cowling bay got 3 eyes, 1 14, 2 little guys. Ran over to garlic and fished the windy side. In about 2 and half hours we boated 6 goats, 4 smallies, 3 nice 15 inch walleyes and one 6 lb channel cat all on yellow 1/16 and crawlers. |
| Subject: Jefferson Park | |
Author: Lar [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 08:41:22 06/24/05 Fri Fished the channel out from Jefferson Park. Caught Rock Bass and Sheeps on jig and leech. Winds blowing pretty hard out of the SSW. Ran South just past Stevens Reef. A few boats out drifting the reefs. Started trolling North in 18'. Picked up three walleyes (16-17"ers) right away on crawler harnesses with two colors of leadcore. Should have worked that area over but decided to to troll back to the Outer Bar. Nothing but Sheeps. |
| Subject: Addition to last report | |
Author: Muckyluckytuckywucky [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 08:32:19 06/19/05 Sun The boat that caught the 6 larger walleyes was using #9 Raps - blue/white and gold were doing well |
| Subject: East shore | |
Author: Muckyluckytuckywucky [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 08:09:57 06/19/05 Sun four boats, three off Calumetville in 14 - 16, us around humps between Brothertown and Pipe. Us - drift jiggin w/leeches and crawlers - 4 walleye, 1 sheep, 4 smallies. Other three - trolling, one boat 6 walleye (22 1/2 and 24, others over 16). Another boat, 1 walleye, bunch of whitebass, another boat 2 walleye, lotsa WB. 10AM till 3:30PM |
| Subject: Winnebago fishing | |
Author: Bruce Starszak [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 20:35:17 06/18/05 Sat Fished the east shore on some small humps lately south of High Cliff. We've been having some great luck using small jigs ( I think they refer to them as sliders) or old Gapen fuzzy Grubs. Just enough crawler to cover the hook and fish em slow around the edges of the humps. All the fish have been large with a couple going 6-7 pounds plus. |
| Subject: Fishing report for Thursdasy 6-16-05 | |
Author: Larry Grzegorek [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 21:05:33 06/16/05 Thu Fished today with the Axlman and what a day it was. The three of us caught a three man limit and the Walleyes rainged from 15 inches to 18....we also caught 7 of the nicest Small Mouth Bass I have seen in years. The wind was really bad but Axl had us on fish all day.The man really knows how to fish a planer board in heavy chop. We caught most of the fish on a mix of Shad Raps and Wally Divers then Axl showed us how to jig on the wind swept reefs....The man is the real deal....finest Walleye guide I have ever fished with...he never stops trying... |
| Subject: Reefs | |
Author: Muskie Bill [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 07:11:44 06/14/05 Tue Fished the North side reefs on Sunday late afternoon from 5:30PM until 8:00PM with my 4 year old son. We netted 7 wally's and 1 SH, 2-14's, 1-16, 3-17's and 1-18. CPR all but the 14's and 16. All on jig & crawler or crawler harness drifting with the wind across the reefs. |
| Subject: Trolling the mud | |
Author: Eyehunter [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:50:44 06/10/05 Fri Trolled the mud yesterday from 700 till 1230 Got 8 eyes 14 to 20 and 1 sauger 12" all CR used #5 & 7 SR black/silver and glass black/clear.Lots of WB no SH |
| Subject: tourney | |
Author: Wyn [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 15:11:54 06/09/05 Thu Not much of a report. I was out last Saturday with a lot of small walleyes 10"-15" range and only one at about 17". 3rd reef was the hottest. Also had a nice smallie and a carp by the mouth along with a couple more small walleyes. Green jig (16oz.) and leech. Not much going on on the other reefs. To my question. I have only fished in one tourney and would like to get in some more on Bago. Anyone have a list of them or know of ones that still have open spots. Probably just the smaller tourneys for this year. Thanks in advance. E-mail me if you would like. Wyn |
| Subject: mud bite | |
Author: Brett [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:48:06 06/06/05 Mon Sorry for the late report, but I just got home last night sometime. I fished Thrus, Fri, and Sat this past weekend. Did very well. Thrusday my partner and I got 10 walleye trolling in the mud. We fished from 11-3:30 They were all 15.5-22 inches. Missed a lot of nice fish too.... they didnt seem to want the bait. You would get the fish halway to the boat to get the board off, and they would come off. Only caught 2 sheeps all day. Walleyes were high in the water column. Friday we set out looking for some larger fish and we found them. We started about 10:30 and had our 10 fish by 3:30. The fish were feeding in the top 7ft in this spot as well. We combined the weight of our 6 biggest fish and it came to 21lbs. We had two 25's, three other fish over 20, and one 19 incher. The other fish we kept to eat were from 14.5-17. Very nice day to be out on the water. Saturday we were in a tournament and didn't do too well. We had 8.78lbs for six fish. We couldnt get any big fish for some reason. Very frustrating. We trolled the same spot we fished Friday and couldnt keep the sheeps off of the line. If we would have had a repeat of Friday we would have taken 2nd place. O well, maybe next year. Will be going up again Thursday or Friday and will be fishing all next week. I will report when I return. Good luck. Brett PS. The next Lighthouse Anglers club meeting will be June 12th at 7PM in the Fond du Lac American Legion building. Come check it out. You do NOT have to be a member to check out a meeting. I will be there if you want to chat. Email me, or check out www.lighthouseanglers.com for some more info. |
| Subject: Small mouth | |
Author: Tight lines [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:24:52 06/06/05 Mon Fishing in small Bass club outing on Sat. Need places to start looking for the Smallies. Anyone out there that can help?? |
| Subject: South Sider new member | |
Author: Zelda [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 08:10:59 06/06/05 Mon Hello, I am a new member that joined last week. I fish usually 3-5 days a week mainly from Garlic Island in the north to Long Point in the south. Axl told me that this club hangs out on channel 68, I was on there this week and noticed most people at least that are talking are on the north end. Not sure if anyone is on the south end but if so my handle is Zelda. I was out on Rasmussens on Sat a.m. with that SE wind I picked up four with the biggest 19 on blue #5 shap. I will be out in the mouth of Fox in Oshkosh tonight, with the west wind I have a spot that produced well in the past. Call me out if you are on the radio. Thanks- Zelda |
| Subject: The Mud | |
Author: Eyehunter [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:07:17 06/05/05 Sun Fished 16 to 18 in the mud yesterday morning,caught 12 eyes total,6 14 to 16.5,3 18 to19.5 and a 21 23 26, caught more SH and whiteys than I cared to count. Blue baits seemed the best CPRed all the fish,the key seemed to be to get below the whiteys and above the SH |
| Subject: Winnebago North Shore | |
Author: Lar [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:49:19 06/03/05 Fri Launched out of High Cliff. Trolled west, Shadraps, Walleye divers, and crawler harnesses. 5 walleyes (17-10"),10 whitebass and way too many sheephead. 15-16' depths. In front of the golf course building is where most of the walleyes were landed. Some boats anchored near shore and some turny boats farther out working the mud. |
| Subject: Trolling the mud | |
Author: Eyehunyer [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 08:50:29 06/03/05 Fri Went out yesterday after work trolling in 16 to 18 ft caught 6 eaters 2,14 3,16 1,17 also CPRed a 22,and a 25,the best color seemed to be perch sparkle tail then black/silver shadraps,cant wait for tonite |
| Subject: Monday May 30 | |
Author: Joe [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:53:14 05/31/05 Tue Trolled Haystack and Stevens area 4 - 7 PM caught 3 Walleyes and one White Bass on Shad raps. Tried jig and crawler and Jig and Leech, nothing. |
| Subject: Poygan | |
Author: Lar [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 07:16:54 05/27/05 Fri Trolled the north shore of poygan Thurs. evening. We picked up 4 walleye, 2 cats, 1 northern and sheeps. No whitebass today. Fish came on walley divers, thundersticks and crawler harness. Strong West wind made trolling east the only option. Surface temp 64. |
| Subject: Wednesday, may 25 | |
Author: Joe [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:38:10 05/26/05 Thu Fished Poygan again Wednesday evening and had to leave because I limited out. Caught many, many White bass as well. Trolling Shad Raps in 7FOW. All this in 3 hours. |
| Subject: Walleye | |
Author: Captain JX [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 08:49:31 05/26/05 Thu Water clarity on Wed 5/25 was 8 feet one mile east of Grundmans Landing. Trolled CD5's, various colors on Garlic and Indian Pt reef, no results. Did not even mark any fish until you get in 20 fow. Tried wind drifting at about 05 mph with crawlers and leeches, no results. Fished a total of 3 hours. |
| Subject: Trolling 5/24/05 | |
Author: moose1 [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:18:00 05/25/05 Wed Trolled the north shore last night. Marked fish but only managed to get one 12" eye in the boat before I ran out of gas. How embarrassing. Thanks for pulling up and heading my way to help out Axl. I'll bring a few Millers along next time. I put a full 2.5 gallon gas can in the boat when I got home last night. Too engrossed in fishing and never once looked at the gas guage. Live and learn. To the dude with the kid that looked at me when I was blowing the horn and waving at you. I really appreciate how you packed up and left without lending a hand. |
| Subject: 6 HP 4 Stroke Mercury For Sale | |
Author: mike kordus [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 20:49:39 05/24/05 Tue FOR SALE Mercury 6HP.4 stroke Long Shaft,Man.Start,Tiller hand.Warranty good til 2008 asking $1425.00 O.B.O. Also have a Big jon trolling mast and 3 out rigger boards [one extra right hand brd.] boards are made out of redwood,also about100 release clips.Mast is set up to be used in a pedastal seat base.asking $175.00 O.B.O..phone 920-731-9223.if no answer leave message. |
| Subject: Panfish Action | |
Author: Brutie [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 08:53:12 05/24/05 Tue Sunday: panfish showing up in channels pretty well now. I Ah-may-tah Rd channels giving up mixed bag of gills and crappies, along with some very nice LM Bass. Bobbers n small minnow best choice. If you find gills popping surface, slip a fly on bobber and have at em as well. |
| Subject: Long Point and Black Wolf Point | |
Author: Wyn [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:29:06 05/23/05 Mon Fished the reefs for about 2 hours Sunday and then about 1 1/2 this morning. Got 3 walleyes each about 17" Sunday and one 13" this morning. 2 on silver jig a crawler and 2 on leech and slip bobber. Great days to be out but a little rough on Sunday. |
| Subject: eyes | |
Author: R-N-R [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 18:37:54 05/22/05 Sun went out off Jefferson Park last nite at 5:pm, got 12 whites,3 bass and 2 sheeps. Missed 2 eyes. Water was clear and the sheeps were spawning |
| Subject: Lake Poygan | |
Author: jon joel [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 17:20:27 05/21/05 Sat Trolled Poygan Friday afternoon till dark. Put in at the old Duck in and trolled to the "horse shoe" and worked the area.We caught a variety,a 3 1/2LB cat, limited on walleyes, a couple dozen W/B and a bunch of sheep. 90% were caght on #5 shad raps, 25-40 ft back. Perch and chrome/blue colors were dominant.Fantastic day to be on the water! |
| Subject: Report not brag | |
Author: fish-tale [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 17:56:47 05/19/05 Thu Hey jighead, Nice to hear you got some. What part of the lake, depth, etc.. You don't have to tell us your favorite reef but what you did to catch em. I tried the west end of Poygan this aft starting about noon and quiting at 4. Nothing. Trolled in 8 to 6 feet with #4 tail dancers and #4 shad raps. Couple wht bass and 13 and 14 eye. Nothing in the fry pan. Now see jighead, you can go out and copy what I did. Good fish'n not bragging. |
| Subject: Morning Eyes | |
Author: jighead [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 07:11:52 05/18/05 Wed Second morning in a row, only this time I got my limit. Smallest eye 15", largest 19. Jig and crawler on the reef. Now off to work. |
| Subject: Thanks JW | |
Author: Joe [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 01:44:24 05/18/05 Wed Thanks JW |
| Subject: Rig? | |
Author: JW [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:30:35 05/17/05 Tue Joe, I imagine Jeff j means Wolf river rigs. |
| Subject: Caught Walleye | |
Author: jighead [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:24:57 05/17/05 Tue Bought crawlers at Lakeshore Bait and Tackle, nicest I've seen anywhere. Caught 3 eyes all 2 to 3 lbs before work this morning. |
| Subject: Rainbow Park | |
Author: Joe [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 20:12:50 05/15/05 Sun Rigs? |
| Subject: report | |
Author: jeff j [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 19:06:33 05/15/05 Sun launched out of Rainbow Park and fished the general area. 5W, 27WB, 1sh all on minnows in 11 fow pulling rigs. The weather was tough again today. Jeff |
| Subject: East Shore | |
Author: Troutbum2 [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:08:20 05/13/05 Fri Trolled the east shore thursday in the wind and rain. We limited in about 2 hours. Nitro Shiners in Cherry Cheesecake were the ticket ran slowly(1.2 mph)7-9 FOW on long line 150ft+ behind the boat. |
| Subject: Crappies | |
Author: Jeffrey J Sloshkosh [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 19:22:01 05/11/05 Wed Tried the channels on the wes shore and had a few nibbles on worm and bobber but no takers. I would imagine todays cold front didnt help out but I figured in there I could catch a sheep at least. |
| Subject: cold water | |
Author: Bob [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 20:23:13 05/09/05 Mon Fished Kalabus reef this morning we were one of three boats out there it was windy. Tried trolling shad raps,then went to jigging leeches & nightcrawlers not a nibble. I guess I'll wait till the water warms up to trier again. |
| Subject: Saturday Report | |
Author: Jeff J [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 07:27:39 05/09/05 Mon We launched out of Rainbow on Saturday and basicly stayed in the river pulling three ways with minnows in 12-20 fow. Ended up with six walleye, three WB, four sheep head, and one cat. The water was 54.7 degrees. We worked for what we caught. Jeff |
| Subject: Winnebago Point | |
Author: Muckyluckytuckywucky [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:48:32 05/07/05 Sat Saturday, 10:30AM to 3:30PM, drifting shallow to 16', leeches and crawlers, all colors. Marked alot @ 12' to 16' some on bottom, most 2 - 3 feet off bottom. 4 bites, nothing caught. Friend in different boat, same area - minnows and white jig - one 16' chubby walleye. Water temp started @53 went down to 52 by end of trip. Another boat trolling nearby had a doubler, boated one walleye, maybe the second too, 15 minutes later same boat had the net out, along with some hoots, too far to see what they got. |
| Subject: Fished Poygan Thur 7AM to 11AM | |
Author: Fish-Tale [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:14:08 05/06/05 Fri Trolled Poygan with harnesses and shads with no results. Thirty other boats and did not see any nets. Fished the Hole and also Clarks Bay. Will try again Fri. PM as I marked a lot laying on the bottom. |
| Subject: Poygan | |
Author: Lar [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 07:14:16 05/06/05 Fri Fished Poygan out of the Duck Inn Thursday afternoon. 52 degree surface. A bit choppy. Trolled the 6-8' depths off the cane beds. 2 walleyes, 2 northerns, 8 whitebass. Most fish came off J-9 Firetiger Raps and crawler harnesses. A few boats working the canes. Didn't see them catch any. I forgot about the half mile walk from the launch to the parking area... |
| Subject: Winnebago Outer Bar to Jefferson | |
Author: macgeek [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:15:58 04/30/05 Sat Fished Saturday late morning on the outer bar with slip bobbers crawlers leechs and jigs, Nothing doing moved in closer on the gravel in 6 feet of water an picked up 4 12-14 inch smallmouth on green 3/16 ounces jigs and leeches. Water temp is down to 48 degrees and the water is sained between Neenah river channel and Menasha river channel. Tried the reef north of the river channel at menasha and picked up a small northern on a crawler. Very slow and the water is cold. The strong west wind didn't help as it was hard to really slow down the bait. A very slow steady retrieve is wha took all the smallies. Talked to some others out there and no one was really doing anything to talk about. Hard conditions, we need some steady warming weather. |
| Subject: Bago south end | |
Author: Buckwheat [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:19:50 04/30/05 Sat I fished the shoreline near the south end tonight after 7pm. One 18.5" eye with lots of fat in him. The water is gin clear along the shoreline. |
| Subject: Walleye Tournament Partner wanted | |
Author: Rich King [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:20:18 04/29/05 Fri I would like to fish the FLW Walleye League Tournament on Lake Winnebago June 4, 2005 It's listed in the brochure as Wolf River Chain/Winneconne Chamber Park and I'm looking for a Boater that needs a co-angler to enter with. Please contact me asap at kingsway2@charter.net Thanks, Rich |
| Subject: West Shore Reefs | |
Author: No Fish [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 03:45:57 04/29/05 Fri Fished West Shore reefs and nothing but a huge sheephead. Things must get better. Not many boats out. |
| Subject: Fishing report | |
Author: TurnaBoat [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 20:36:03 04/28/05 Thu Brother and I gave it a shot this afternoon (4-8) We fished the East side off of Fishermans road. Tried some reefs in that area then went across to Abraham, Jabers and Sonnebergs reefs. Got nada, nothing and zip except for some dandy sheephead. Oh well, a poor day of fishin still beats a good day at work. Surface temps were 48 degrees. I've been warmer ice fishing. |
| Subject: Equipment for sale | |
Author: Todd [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:49:56 04/26/05 Tue Have 4 Attwood side mount Pro Series rod holders for $5.00 each. Changed boats, used one year. Call 727-7202. Also 2 16# river anchors $5.00 each. |
| Subject: Equipment for sale | |
Author: Todd L [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:44:39 04/26/05 Tue |
| Subject: Thanks Jeff | |
Author: Joe [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:12:17 04/26/05 Tue Thanks for the detailed information. I hope to get out Thursday and maybe this weekend. We need all the help we can get! Thanks again Jeff. |
| Subject: Response to brays point | |
Author: Jeff Sloshkosh [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 20:47:34 04/23/05 Sat I was trolling the countdown in 5 feet of water. I didnt have the trolling rods out so I just gave them an average cast and then let the line roll out for about 5 seconds. No weights or anything. 10 lb mono of both rods and that got them to the bottom quick enough. I would guess I had out about 75 feet roughly. Everything I caught was on the river side not far from the lighthouse and and big white dock. |
| Subject: Trolling | |
Author: Joe [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:48:44 04/23/05 Sat How deep were you trolling htose count downs? Any weight on them? I tried to fish this morning but that wind was just too much. |
| Subject: Brays Point | |
Author: Jeffrey J Sloshkosh [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:17:27 04/22/05 Fri Tried to troll around brays last night. 4 sheephead and 2 walleyes. 18 and 13 inches. Couldnt pick up anything in firetiger or brighter patterns. Put on a black and white countdown and then the fun began. Water was 59 at the mouth in 5 feet of water. Away from shore it was down to 53 in 14 ft. |
| Subject: New London | |
Author: Lar [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:54:50 04/22/05 Fri Fishing upriver from town. 4-8pm. Got 3 walleyes on the first drift. Had to work for the last two. All males 13"-18". Crawlers took 4 of the 5. 2 cats,sheeps and rockies caught. |
| Subject: eyes | |
Author: moose1 [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:39:20 04/22/05 Fri kept 5 eyes last night, biggest 19.5" smallest 16.25" all on leeches under slip bobbers. 7-10 FOW right off bottom. What a beautiful night. Tried casting crankbaits but got lazy and put out a 3rd slip bobber after about 15 minutes. |
| Subject: Winnebago Walleyes | |
Author: MAc-addict [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:33:34 04/20/05 Wed Monday and Tuesday fishing Asylum Reef, 8 fish Monday and 3 fish Tuesday biggest was a 21 inch male. Fish were all caught on 3/16 . 1/4 or 3/8 ounces jigs depending on the wind but all fish were right on top of the reef in 4 to 5 feet of water. Lots of sheephead and a couple large White bass. White bass seem like it will be a week or two before they spawn. Roe is pretty hard yet. Minnows work but crawlers also worked. Nothing on leeches except Sheephead. tried the inner bay and got bitten off by a large northern. A slow retrieve worked best on the reef for walleyes, a bobber with a jig beneath it and using the slow retrieve was the hot setup and saved a lot of snags. |
| Subject: Walleyes | |
Author: BagoWalleyeGuy [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 18:08:43 04/19/05 Tue Reports are coming in that the mouth of the Fox is hot, along with the reefs in that area, slip bobbering the reefs with leeches and crawlers seem to be doing the trick. Keep the reports coming guys! Remeber to release the big girls and fry up the good eaters! |
| Subject: Rat River area | |
Author: Eyehunter [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 21:20:14 04/18/05 Mon Fished the mouth of river Sat & Sun mornings early,before all thje traffic,filled up both mornings,1\4 blue jig &white/purple tailseems like weird combo, but it worked |
| Subject: River and LBDM | |
Author: JW [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12:43:02 04/18/05 Mon Fished both, really slow for us, but got 5 males and one 13.25" crappie. Was very slow, but had a nice meal of walleye Sunday night and fed the family. Wife is now a huge fan of walleye fishing, but still can't tell bottom from a walleye yet. Actually funny when she has one on. Tried to shake off what ended out to be a 28.5" walleye last year. Yes, it's still swimming,(released it) and she still brings that up. She's learning though. |
| Subject: Winnebago walleye | |
Author: Jim [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 07:35:49 04/18/05 Mon Fished Long Point Sunday and got 8 males 14"-15" some still milting. All but one caught drifting with chartreuse or green 1/8-1/4 oz. jig with half crawler. The other one was on a jig and minnow. |
| Subject: Lake Butte des Morts | |
Author: JW [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 05:42:12 04/16/05 Sat Went to LBDM, ended up at Sunset Park, with SEVERAL other boats. Action slow, caught three males 14-16 inches. Saw about 6 others caught by all other boats, and I watch. All were males caught that I saw. They come in bunches if they come at all. Middle of the day fishing, left at 4pm, put in 3 hours. |
| Subject: Oshkosh Ave to Wood Pilings | |
Author: Brutie [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 15:09:26 04/15/05 Fri Out last night from 730-11pm. Fished right at Hwy 21 Bridge with males being caught on 1/4oz jig n lake shiners (2-3") starting around 7pm. Action slowed around 9pm and then second run started at 10. Several limits taken with fish size ranging from 12-19" males. Few Jumbo Perch starting to show up just upriver from Fratellos. |
| Subject: NE shore | |
Author: Moose1 [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:57:54 04/15/05 Fri Out last night with my son near the clay banks. Still a bit early but I was hoping to get lucky. Water is very clear so I wasn't expecting much until the sun went down. I had to split just as the sun was setting because my son decided to take a swim in the minnow bucket so we ended up with nada. |
| Subject: Lake Butte des Morts | |
Author: JW [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 07:25:33 04/11/05 Mon Fished LBDM this weekend, (LOTS of boats, esp. by the bridge). Fished 8 hours (4 Sat, 4 Sun) not a bite. Out of the hundred boats I saw 8 caught between both days, most were bigger ones. Very slow, but I loved it, was great to get out on the water. And that's my main goal anyway, fish will come. Made it back in time to see the Masters final. I don't miss the Masters last day. GREAT golf. |
| Subject: Bago Lake flies | |
Author: Buckwheat [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 20:00:27 04/10/05 Sun We have a pretty good lake fly hatch going on this weekend!! They look different in size and color than the flies we use to see but at least we have a hatch. The most I have seen in 4 years. They are early, not supposed to be here until Mother's day weekend. I have lived on the west shore for 14 years. Also had one 50 " sturgeon wash up yesterday. Had a tag in it's fin, didn't look like he had any holes in him. Pier and boat lifts are in. Need to get the boat ready next. |
| Subject: Sunset Point | |
Author: mitchb [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 19:47:33 04/10/05 Sun Fish are being caught on Sunset Point in 3 to 6 feet of water on SMALL jigs with a minnow. Slip bobbers are catching fish as well. The Problem is that the fish are mostly large females spawned out. Not great for the deep fryer, but fun to catch. I fished last Thursday evening and Saturday evening and boated 3 fish and saw another 25 fish caught. |
| Subject: fishermans road | |
Author: tmbago [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:50:55 04/10/05 Sun is the ice off far enough to get a boat on the rocky shores north of fihermans???like to start hammering em...had good luck early up there with small shiners an1/8oz jigs and slip bobbers. |
| Subject: Northeast Shore Winnebago | |
Author: macgeek [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 15:09:22 04/09/05 Sat Fished North shore spawing reefs, out from North Shore Golf course. Nothing water temp 39.5 to 40.5. tried the east shore from the clay banks south on a couple small reefs with slip bobbers , 1/8 and 1/ 4 oz jigs drifting and anchoring the edges of the reefs. No hits, nothing. About a dozen people fishing in the marina at High Cliff for Crappie and perch but only saw one white bass caught and most everyone leaving empty handed. We could use some rain if anyone has connections. I'll try again Tuesday or wednesday hopping the water warms a bit. |
| Subject: Oshkosh Eyes | |
Author: Jeff "Slosh" [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:06:25 04/09/05 Sat Launched from rainbow park and buzzed out to sunset pt on butte des mortes. Picked up a small milking mail trolling right on the point at around 6 pm. Got a 14 inch milking mail on the pt just drifting a 3/8 chartruese with a shiner. Super calm, lots of people by the bridge in the back on sunset bay with bobbers for crappies I would guess. |
| Subject: Fox River Oshkosh | |
Author: Jack [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 20:49:15 04/07/05 Thu Fished four hours on Wed. Only caught one big Crappie. Only seen one small walleye caught all morning. By 10:00 AM all boats by the Hwy 21 bridge were gone, and only a few boats were out by Hwy 41 when we crossed over. |
| Subject: West Shore opoen | |
Author: Jack [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 20:47:43 04/07/05 Thu Got up this morning to open water in the area around Garlic Island. Channels are open also. There still was ice in the Ritchers bay yet this afternoon. |
| Subject: eyes | |
Author: Eyehunter [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:16:16 04/07/05 Thu Fished mouth of the Rat last nite caught a couple eaters and 70# plus sturgeon slow nite till stureon hit left shortly after that |
| Subject: Fox River | |
Author: Jeff "slosh" [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 20:32:30 04/06/05 Wed Pretty slow all around 21 today, didnt even see a fish landed. |
| Subject: Wolf River | |
Author: Eyehunter [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:36:12 04/05/05 Tue Went out by mouth this morning missed afew. Caught a couple on blue 3/8 oz jig and minnow both wre only 15&151/2 |
| Subject: Lake Conditions | |
Author: Troy [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 08:15:15 04/05/05 Tue I live on the east shore. Lots of open water out there finally. Took a few casts from my yard last night, nothing to show but it sure felt good to get out there |
| Subject: Fox River | |
Author: Jack [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16:07:41 04/03/05 Sun The Fox River in Oshkosh was really crowded this past weekend. Water temps was 40.5 degrees. Counted 92 boats from the landing downstream to the cable crossing. One fellow said he went to Winneconnie first and could not even put his boat in, there wasn't any room. The water under the bridge on 41 was also crowded with lots of boats. The fish were biting though if you had the right set up and technique. Some boats were slip jigging, some were anchored, both methods seem to be working. |
| Subject: boat for sale | |
Author: mike [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 17:36:50 04/02/05 Sat I have a walleye boat for sale if any one is interested. 1989 alumacraft C S Competitor 16' w/1990 60 HP Johnson and 1990 8 HP.Johnson kicker, both are oil injected, shorelander roller trailer,loading walkway, coustom guide ons, 3 props, depth finder, GPS ,onboard charger, 3 seats [1 grammer susp. seat,1 lite susp. seat] anchor mate and anchor, 4 life preservers, 2 die hard batteries, 12/24 bow mount [hand cont.] 2 new tires and 1 spare, bearing buddies, winter storage cover and tarp.asking $4850.00 920-731-9223.located in Menasha. |
| Subject: Shad Raps | |
Author: Axl [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 22:44:55 03/22/05 Tue Gander Mountain in appleton has just gotten in 5 new colors for Lake Winnebago. I bought 12 today, and they are flying out the door. They are limited edition, so get them quick before they are all gone. |
| Subject: Ice walletes | |
Author: Hodag [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:51:31 03/22/05 Tue My sons and I have been getting a several walleyes including one about 6# south of stoney beach. Hint most of our larger ones have been on Do jiggers about 6' under the ice in 15' of water. They have been coming in on the vex and eye balling for a few seconds before taking. We are using whole small minnows. |
| Subject: Westside Bait Shop | |
Author: Guy Oelke [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:07:59 03/15/05 Tue A really good bait shop on west side of lake Winnebago is TWO`S TWO, in Oshkosh,on Main ST. near boat landings. He has remodeled and has every thing you need plus exellant live bait. |
| Subject: Artificial reefs | |
Author: Trapper [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:24:21 03/13/05 Sun Just finished installing 22 artifical habitat reefs on the south end of the lake last week. Used about 2200 tons of bouldes. Good Luck!!!! |
| Subject: Sheephead Hotspot | |
Author: Senor Jenke [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:42:03 03/12/05 Sat The Menasha Dam is a sheephead hotspot. Some friends and I caught some sheephead and made them for dinner. They were good eatin. |
| Subject: the mighty walleye | |
Author: Aaron [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 07:53:39 03/06/05 Sun we went out yesterday about 1 mile out from fishermans road and spoted a nice drop off and the walleys seemed to be moving through there pretty good. we got 6 walleyes and 2 white bass so it wasnt a bad day |
| Subject: Where are the eye's | |
Author: tracker55 [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:28:00 01/19/05 Wed Planning on taking my son out for his 1st time out icefishing&Y no there's nothing worse than taking your kid out for the first time & getting skunked. That happens alot on Bago. I would appreciate any help! Thanks tracker55 |
| Subject: icefishing report | |
Author: Jerry [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 05:38:17 01/17/05 Mon Fished off of Pipe yesterday-jan 16 about 1.5 miles out, Had 3 whitebass and 1 14" eye, milwaukee shiners on chartruse slipbobber jigs 12 fow, 1 fob. .Extremely cold! Gonna try again when the warmer wheather rolls in Tues or wendsday. |
| Subject: New name for the site | |
Author: Axl [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:38:12 01/14/05 Fri The website has been renamed to www.winnebagofishing.com |
| Subject: ICE Fishing | |
Author: Walleye Warrior [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:07:12 01/05/05 Wed Let's get some ice reports going. |
| Subject: fishing report | |
Author: jeff j [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 07:22:26 10/21/04 Thu We were in the Fox River last night, white bass are still there. Managed to catch enough for dinner. Jeff |
| Subject: fishing report | |
Author: jeff [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 07:16:17 10/13/04 Wed I was out on Sunday out of Oshkosh, we launched right by the mouth. Hit a couple of reefs without any success. Ended up in the river and did real well on the whitebass, seems like they are in now. Jeff |
| Subject: Fishing report, Blackwolf/Littlepoint area | |
Author: TurnaBoat [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:45:21 10/06/04 Wed I fished the West Shore reefs off of the Blackwolf/Little Point area this morning. One walleye, one smallmouth and two got off before I could identify them. I was using an orange jig on one pole and chartreuse on the other. Soaked one over the side and jigged the other. Moved around allot. Just couldn't get anything going. The walleye came off Longpoint reef but it was too rough out there for my taste so I didn't fish it very long. |
| Subject: fishing report | |
Author: Jeff J [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 07:43:07 09/27/04 Mon We were out on Sunday fishing the reefs, ended with a limit for four guys. We were anchored up wind pitching jigs into the rocks. Jeff |
| Subject: fishing report | |
Author: Jeff J [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:14:27 09/17/04 Fri We were out on the south end Thursday night. With that NW wind we had really good chop. Ended up boating 20 walleye and 1 sheep head. We primarily fished the reefs in 7-9 fow. Jeff |
| Subject: Hot Reefs | |
Author: GetSerious [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 08:12:19 09/13/04 Mon Found the reefs to be hot this weekend. Easy limits by 9:00 of 14"+ fish. Size seems much better than in earlier spring. Getting a lot more between 16"-23" (every over 17" goes back for us). Probably equal between the jigs and slips. Half crawler or whole didn't seem to matter either...on the jigs or slips. Fished the tops of the reefs meaning 4-6ft depending on the reef. Caught 20+ fish each day, and by the way they were hitting the jig and slips and running I would guess there was plenty of competition from other fish. What an unbelievable fishery. Catching good numbers of eyes jigging SHALLOW reefs consistantly over an entire summer is something I'm not accustomed too around this part of the state. |
| Subject: 9/11/04 | |
Author: Atomic [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 22:33:47 09/11/04 Sat Today was the first time on the big pond in three weeks. Went out of Jefferson from 4-7 p.m and hit haystack reef with jigs and half a crawler. Ended up with 2 eyes around 14 inches and also 6 smallmouth bass ranging form 6 to 12 inches all thrown back. The biggest surprize was that we only caught one sheephead. Atomic |
| Subject: Weekend out | |
Author: Brett Bedusek [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 01:50:46 09/08/04 Wed Was out on the big lake this past Saturday and Sunday... Started off Saturady by perch fishing to find that it was VERY slow and there was no size to the perch we were getting, so I decided to go for walleyes. We got a few on the reefs by Kalbus' but nothing big. All fish were 12-16 (kept 2 for eating). Went in to eat dinner and went out to the mud by myself for the evening to find a nice school of fish around the long point area, so I set up there with crawler harnesses. I started getting fish right away 50ft behind the board, so I put all my lines there and had my 3 fish limit (since I took 2 on the reefs no time. All fish were 15+ with the biggest being 20.5 Also threw back 6 small ones. On Sunday I didnt get out on the lake until 3:30 , so I took my dad to that same spot in the mud to find the same thing there, but a little slower than Saturday. We kept 4 fish 15.5-22 and threw back about 8 little ones. We also got a 5lb catfish that really had me fooled esp since he hit the same time as the 22 incher that I netted one handed for my dad while i was fighting my fish. The fish in the mud seem to want a very slow presentation, so we have been using the bow mount to barley keep those blades spinning. Hatchet blades have been working best for us. Some people think that the mud has slowed down.... it hasnt. You just have to find a good school of fish. If anyone has any questions, email me. Good luck, Brett |
| Subject: perch, perch, perch | |
Author: mc gruder [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:21:43 09/07/04 Tue Can anyone tell me if the perch are doing anything on bago, want to take a couple of kids out this week. Would greatly appreciate any help. I have added my e-mail if you prefer. |
| Subject: Question for Steve? | |
Author: Axl [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 23:10:06 09/04/04 Sat steve, where did you find the fish after dark. I think you were near Little Blackbird Island from what I can tell, but I was interested in knowing. If you do not want to post it here, please E-mail me, and let me know. It is tough to find nice sized walleyes after dark, and I am interested in hearing your story. AXL |
| Subject: FISHING RPT | |
Author: STEVE [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:04:29 09/04/04 Sat 9-3-04 FISHED FROM 5:30PM TO 9PM ON A REEF ON THE WESTSIDE IN 4FT OF WATER, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAPPENED UNTIL IT TURNED DARK, THEN THE ACTION WAS FAST FOR THE NEXT 1 HOUR. WE KEPT 6 WALLEYES, BUT LOST MANY OTHERS USING A PINK JIG WITH A HALF CRAWLER. USED BOTH A STRAIGHT VERTICAL JIGGING AND CAST AND RETRIEVE. WE WERE READY TO CALL IT A NIGHT JUST A OUR SLIP BOBBER POLE STARTED PICKING UP A MIXED BAG OF SMALL FISH SO WE STAYED ONLY TO FIND OUT THE BIGGER WALLEYES MOVED UP TO THE TOP OF THE REEF WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IT WAS PITCH BLACK ON THE WATER AS WE LEFT FOR HOME. BE PATIENT AND STAY UNTIL AT LEAST 30 MINUTES PAST SUNSET |
| Subject: fishing report | |
Author: Jeff J [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 06:57:27 09/03/04 Fri We launched on the SW side last evening and fished from 4-7pm. Fished at several different reefs ended up boating 25 walleye, 2 smallmouth, and 6 sheephead. Our largest walleye was 17" and our smallest was 6". The majority of the fish were 13-14" Water temp was at 70.5 degrees, the warmest I have seen it yet. Jeff |
| Subject: fishing | |
Author: ninetoes [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 18:47:42 09/01/04 Wed Went out to haystack from 2to4pm. Slip bobbers 7 to 8 ft plain hooks half crawler. 7 walters 14 to 17 32 smallmouth one 16in Tried leaches nothing. Great day to be out on bago. |
| Subject: fishing | |
Author: mercman1 [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:38:39 08/31/04 Tue I don't know why I keep doing it, but Long Point just keeps calling to me when I take the kid brother along. We didn't do very well, crawling around the outside of the reef. Lots of boats up on top, which might have had something to do with it. Used crankbaits in the glass shad, and two different colors of the jointed raps, with one line each using a bottom bouncer and crawler harness moving about 1.3 mph. Not a taker. Two goats for the effort, no eyes. Didn't see anyone on the reef catch anything either. I do better when he's not in the boat, oddly enough, but at least he's someone to talk to :) I'm going back out today, and I'll have to let you know how I did. |
| Subject: 8/30/04 | |
Author: Atomic [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 22:10:20 08/30/04 Mon Put in at jefferson with my neighbor and his cousin-in-law. Used his cousin-in-laws Ranger. From 3:45-8:30 hit haystack reef. The walleye's are starting to bit again but very light. We caught 3 keepers all about 14 inches and I lost 2 other ones at the boat one looked like a 16 or 17 and the other about a 14. We also caught 2 8 inchers, a 12 inch smallie, 1 whitebass, and a ton of sheephead which were all released. Overall it was a good day compared to the last few times I have been out. Atomic |
| Subject: 8/24/04 | |
Author: Atomic [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 17:38:05 08/24/04 Tue Went out of Jefferson this morning from 9-1:30 with a buddy and a 13 year old from France that was staying with him. So we hit the reefs on the west shore and moved many times but could only catch sheephead. We tried a few different methods from cranks to slips and everything in between but still only caught sheephead. Overall we still had a lot of fun and even saw a four foot sturgeon jump out of the water which was the coolest thing that I have ever seen. Atomic |
| Subject: Saturday | |
Author: Jeff J [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 07:45:38 08/23/04 Mon I went out on Saturday morning working the reefs south of Oshkosh. We caught 7 walleye total only three were keepers. The wind was very light which I beleive had an effect on it. We were trolling with bottom bouncers in 11 fow. Jeff |
| Subject: Fishing Report | |
Author: Rotormec [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 17:55:45 08/20/04 Fri Went out of Calumet Park and trolled crawler harnesses along the shore North to Clay Banks, 1 small Walleye and 1 huge carp. Trolled crankbaits out in the flats, marked a lot of fish but no hits. Decided since it was such a nice day to check out some west reefs. Nobody fishing anywhere on the North end of the lake. Tried Stevens reef area...nothing. Went down to Long Point, several boats were there. Started trolling crawler harnesses over the reefs and had 3 walleyes in an hour.(14",15",16") Saw a few other boats trolling and catching a few also. Good to catch a few finally, last few times out were pretty bad. |
| Subject: 8/17/04 trolling | |
Author: moose1 [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 07:39:34 08/18/04 Wed Tried for perch at 5 pm minutes near High Cliff. One bite, had the fish on but it shook off shortly after trying to set the hook. Few other boats spread out along the cliff and must have been the same or similar results because they all left before I did. After 45 minutes I switched tactics and started trolling for eyes to test out some of the new rods and reels I aquired off e-bay for dirt cheap. Nothing for a long stretch, switch up lures, put on the trusty black and silver deep jr. 44' behind the board and bang, fish on. Big circle, hit the same spot and bang, fish on the deep jr. again. Switch all lures to black and silver deep jrs. and bang, bang. Once I dialed them in it became easy. Another troller was getting close, not that they probably didn't see me going in circle after circle anyway but it was near 7:30 so I called it a night and headed home. One fish was a 17.5"er but it looked like it ate a softball. Turned out to be the air sack was really inflated which surprised me because it came out of 6' of water. |
| Subject: 8/13/04 | |
Author: Atomic [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 01:28:19 08/14/04 Sat I have only one question "Where are the walleye's hiding?" Went out this afternoon from 4-7. Caught a billion sheephead and 1 smallie. Trip was cut short when friday the 13th reared it's ugly head and my buddy hit a rock with his dads boat in route to meet me on haystack. So I had to go back to Jefferson and pull him to shore. When we got the boat out his prop was dinged and the skeg was missing a big chunk out of it. Needless to say his old man was a little pissed. Oh well I'll possibly be out there again tomorrow and hopfully will find the fish. Atomic |
| Subject: 8/11/04 | |
Author: Atomic [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:24:31 08/12/04 Thu Braved the cold, wind, and a little rain yesterday. A very dumb move on our part but there was nothing better to do. Took the red sled out of jefferson only truck in the lot. Could not catch a walleye to save our lives but my boat was a sheephead magnet. We also caught a few smallies and one 12 inch crappie. At least the day not a total waste. We moved 4 times to 4 different spots and just couldn't find any walleye and tried everything under the sun. I guess I won't try fishing during a coldfront anymore. One last thing when we got in we found that my buddy got a ticket for no slip at the launch, which was a load of crap because it was in the back window plan as day although his windows are tinted. Oh well a bad end to a bad day. Will be out there friday again from 2-8. Atomic |
| Subject: Gut Hooked - Now What? | |
Author: Renny Stephan [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 13:49:26 08/10/04 Tue Not a fishing report but a very interesting article for anyone who fishes (long but worthwhile!): Gut Hooked! Now What? Anyone that has fished with either live bait or soft plastics has run into this problem from time to time. If you are fishing for eaters, like walleye or panfish, it is not a problem, cut the line, tie on a new hook and resume fishing, after all, you'll get the hook back when you clean the fish, right? BUT, what happens if the fish doesn't meet legal size requirements? How about catch and release tournaments where you'll be penalized for a dead fish? What about a trophy fish like a muskie, something that is more often than not, released to get even bigger? What do you do then? Do you try to get the hook out, possibly damaging the fish? Do you cut the line near the hook, leaving it in place? After all, it will rust out, leaving the fish slightly educated but none the worse for wear.. Right? So, after catching that fish, you cut the line near the hook and released it. It took off right away, leaving a trail of bubbles, so it has to be healthy and it'll recover.. Right? Well, maybe not. So, if you're concerned about this as much as I am, read on. There's been a lot of conflicting information about deeply hooked fish. Conventional wisdom has often overridden fact, but until now, I have never been able to find anything in print that had any basis in fact. It has been all opinion and guesswork. I finally found an article that was written in terms than even a left handed fishing guide like me could understand. So, please, if you care about fish and conserving the existing fishery, read this article in it's entirety and think long and hard about the information that is presented. The next time you're out fishing, I hope you remember the information presented here. Deep Hooks: In or Out? by Ralph Manns Those of us who try to share the findings of scientific study with non-scientists are often frustrated.. It seems very difficult to get the word out. We write about some important discovery, but find anglers, particularly the influential professional and TV bass anglers, either don't read the new information or dismiss the new scientific insights because they conflict with beliefs the anglers already hold. Professional and TV anglers aren't the only ones to be slow in learning and applying the latest "word" from scientists. Biologists, particularly state fisheries workers are often too busy with their own assigned tasks to read all of the literature produced by other scientists. They continue to advise anglers to handle fish using outmoded procedures. The recommendation that anglers cut the leader close to the hook when bass are "deep-hooked" is a good example. It is hard to find a publication on catch-and-release (C&R) techniques that doesn't pass on this poor advice. Yet, recent research on release techniques strongly suggests there is a better way. Some years ago, Doug Hannon noted that most magazine articles and state publications recommend leaving hooks in bass and other fish to "rust" out. He reported that hooks don't rust fast enough, even in salt water; and suggested that the shank of a hook pointing up the throat of a bass acts like a lever or trap door that prevents swallowing. Bass can die of starvation while waiting for normal body processes to eject the hook. Food coming down a bass' throat will bypass a hook-shank, IF the shank lies tightly against the side of the throat where the barb is lodged. However, if the shank protrudes into the throat, food coming down can push the shank across the esophagus, blocking it. Deep-hooked bass may even feel pain as the food rotates the barb and regurgitate the food. Recently, Hannon's observations have been scientifically verified. John Foster, Recreational Fisheries Coordinator for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, studied striped bass at Chesapeake Bay. His researchers held throat-hooked stripers between 16- and 28-inches long for observation in half-strength seawater so that hooks had ample opportunity to rust away. Size 1/0 and 2/0 stainless steel, bronzed, nickel, tin, and tin-cadmium plated hooks were hooked in the top of each fish's esophagus, with an 18-inch length of line connected to the hook. After four months, 78 percent of the hooks were still imbedded. Cadmium coated hooks poisoned 20 percent of the fish, and production of these hooks has been stopped. Bronzed hooks were less likely (70%) to be retained than tin-cadmium (80%), nickel (83%), or stainless steel (100%) hooks. In a second test, the line was clipped at the eye of the hook, as advised by most existing C&R guides. One-hundred percent of the stainless hooks were again retained, while 56 percent of tin, 76 percent of bronze, 84 percent of tin-cadmium, and 88 percent of nickel hooks remained. Fish mortality was greater when all line was trimmed. Foster suggested that the lengths of line hanging from a fish's mouth kept the hook-shank flat against the side of the esophagus and allowed food to pass. Without the line, food could move the hook and close the throat. Hooks rusted slowly in stages, and the bend and barb became smaller very gradually. Stripers formed scar tissue around imbedded hook points, a typical reaction of body tissue to foreign matter. Foster noted, however, that once the tough scar tissue formed, hooks became more, not less, difficult to remove. Months after fish were hooked, infections sometimes developed around points, causing some deaths. Based on his research, Foster recommended anglers carefully remove even deeply imbedded hooks. If the hook can not be removed, then it seems better to leave about 18 inches of line attached. Perhaps, someday, these findings will reach C&R anglers, the biologists who are researching C&R and publish C&R guidelines, and TV anglers who teach by their example. One option is to carry strong wire-cutting or needle-nose pliers. Cut off or crush down barbs and a hook shank rotates free more easily. Removal is usually best for a released bass. But, the hook should be easily reached. To be strong enough to cut or crush down the barbs of heavy hooks like True_Turn Brutes the tool usually must have heavy jaws and long handles. Forcing such a tool into the gullet of small bass can do as much damage as leaving a hook in place. Best for the fish is using barbless hooks. They greatly reduce hook damage to all mouth tissues and rotate out easily. (See the through-the-gills comments below). Texas researchers recently compared the mortality of largemouth bass hooked with live bait and artificial lures. Their main finding: "there is no biological justification to regulate use of live bait to catch bass" has been widely publicized. Their other findings may help anglers make appropriate adjustments in technique. In two separate tests, largemouth bass in a private water were landed by TPWD anglers using Carolina-rigged scented plastic worms, crankbaits with multiple treble hooks, and live carp fished with either a Carolina rig or a float. To simulate normal fishing conditions, anglers with different levels of expertise were used. While fishing with floats, anglers were instructed to delay hooksets until floats went completely under, simulating the way typical amateur anglers fish with unattended rods. Under all other conditions, anglers were to strike immediately upon feeling a hit. Captured bass were immediately examined to identify hook-related injuries. When bass were hooked deep in the throat, the line was cut and hook left in place. (TPWD did not identify whether the cut was made in the traditional way near the hook, or with line remaining outside the fish's mouth.) Bass were then kept in a large holding net over a 72-hour observation period to determine short-term mortality rates. Sixty bass were taken using each method. Tests were made in August, when water was warm and stress and mortality are normally high. The average mortality under these worst-case conditions was 22 percent. Carolina rigs with flavored worms caused the highest mortality, followed by live carp used under floats, crankbaits, and Carolina-rigged carp minnows. TPWD biologists concluded that the timing of the hookset appeared more critical than the type of bait used in the determination of short-term death rates. The data show bass hooked in the throat had poor survival odds. Evidently, largemouth bass took both lures and live bait fully into their mouths almost immediately. The bass pros' advice to strike without delay is important to reduce mortality. Angling techniques that delay hooksets should be avoided. Carolina-rig and worm combos likely killed more fish because the lengthy leaders prevented immediate detection of some strikes and flavored worms are easily swallowed or held in the back of a bass' mouth. Eighteen percent of bass taken on Carolina rigs with worms were throat-hooked. In contrast, Carolina rigs with live bait and live baits under floats caused less mortality, likely because live preyfish are often held in a bass' mouth for a few seconds, killed, and turned to be swallowed headfirst. This gives anglers a few seconds more to detect hits before baits are ingested. The decision to delay hits when live baits were used with floats and to strike immediately with Carolina-rigged baits likely caused the different mortality rates of these two techniques. Nevertheless, 10 percent of bass hooked on Carolina-rigged live baits were hooked in the esophagus. It is no surprise that crankbaits are less likely to be swallowed, as their artificial nature is immediately detectable to fish. When fisheries are managed primarily for C&R or trophy bass production, it may be appropriate to ban use of multiple rods to reduce delayed hooksets, or to limit lures to items unlikely to be swallowed. In any case, C&R sportsmen will want to avoid techniques that delay hooksets, like fishing with unattended rods. The TPWD study showed that bass hooked in the tongue and esophagus had about a 50 percent chance of dying, while bass hooked in the lips mouth, jaw, roof of mouth had 25 percent or less mortality. Interestingly, only 12.5 percent of gill hooked fish died. This finding suggests anglers who kill and eat or mount gill-damaged bass because "they are unlikely to live" are in error. TPWD also compared the survival of bass when they were bleeding and when leaders were cut and hooks left in the fish. Removing hooks improved bass survival when bass were not bleeding. But there was little difference in mortality when bass were bleeding or hooks were left in the fish. Then I read that some anglers removed hooks by working through the gill slits several years ago, I reacted negatively, assuming excess damage would occur. But, upon reflection on the normal function and resistance of gills to external damage, I decided to test the procedure for myself. In a private pond with barbless hooks I've now made over a hundred gill-slit removals of barbless hooks without any observed fish deaths or apparent bleeding or gill damage. Several individual bass with identifying marks have been caught again and again. Although some unobserved delayed deaths are likely, if the procedure was exceptionally hazardous, I likely would have seen several floaters. Despite their fragile appearance, the gills of bass are one of the strongest and most disease resistant structures of the bass, equivalent in resistance to skin of the lower jaw that we grasp so handily. After all, the gills are constantly exposed to outside influences. The prey the bass eats brush against them, and many prey are caught because they are sick and carrying diseases. Prey with spines cut and stab bass in the gill areas. With food, bass often ingest goop and disease laden muck from the bottom. Moreover, each breathing gill movement brings whatever bacteria, viruses, and dirt is in the water over the filaments. To function, gills must be tough. Still caution is needed. Gill filaments, the red comblike elements, are not reversible. Like a flag, they naturally stream with the flow. They never should be forced back toward the mouth by a tool or by reverse water pressure. Swishing a bass or any other fish back and forth to "revive it"can do more harm than good. If the fish need to be revived by more oxygen, move it slowly forward through the water. But, do not force water down its throat by moving it rapidly into a current. However, light contact isn't likely to damage gills or introduce disease. They are as resistant as the fish's skin to light contact. By using barbless hooks that reverse easily, an entry through the gill slit can often be used when entry through the mouth is impractical or impossible with typical tools. A small, narrow pair of long_nosed pliers should be used, so the tool can be rotated without putting pressure on the gill arches. If an angler is particularly clumsy, or careless, the procedure could cause significant damage, making leaving a hook and long leader in the bass a better option with higher odds of survival. Anglers practicing C&R rather than eat legal bass or legally abiding with a slot limit might note these findings. Fish caught with only superficial wounds are likely to survive release. Small, deeply-hooked, bleeding, and legally kept bass likely should be eaten, rather than released to die later. Slot bass must be released in as healthy a condition as possible. And lunker bass larger than 24 inches are so rare and valuable in any fishery that they should be immediately released, even if they are bleeding or deeply-hooked. Remove the hook if possible. Leave an 18-inch leader if you can not remove the hook. (Note: My articles on the BFHPs are protected by copyright, and may be reprinted for public use only with my written permission. However, I want the information in this article to get maximum exposure to other anglers, so reprinting of this specific article is authorized as long as the text isn't modified. Informing me of such re-use is appropriate. rmanns@peoplepc.com ) Kinda makes you think, doesn't it? Well, until next time, See Ya, Steve Editor in Chief OutdoorFrontiers |
| Subject: Bago | |
Author: Lance Busse [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 18:12:21 08/09/04 Mon Went out Sat and Sun mornings, tried trolling davis point with only 2 small eyes, then headed south and trolled some of the reefs with shad raps and wally divers, we managed 15 walleyes, 5 between 15-17". Sat was better, with less wind and weeds to make the trolling hectic. Also managed one nice perch. Has anyone else had any luck on the north side of the lake? |
| Subject: 8/8/04 | |
Author: Atomic [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 01:08:28 08/09/04 Mon Fished Haystack today from 2-7:30. Drifted and pulled jigs with half a crawler. Only picked up 3 walleyes ranging from 13 to 16 inches. It seems to be getting more tough as the days go by. Hopefully it picks up soon. Axl it looked like your neighbor kid was having the time of his life out there tonight. Which is always great to see. Atomic |
| Subject: 8/7/04 | |
Author: Atomic [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 22:35:13 08/07/04 Sat Fished with a buddy and his dad today from 2-8:30. Drifted Haystack because of the wind and pulled 5 walleyes out of there ranging from 13 to 16 inches. Then moved just off of Wheeler point and got nothing but sheephead. We ran into Axl out on the lake and he gave us 3 walleyes ranging from 13-15. It's tough going right now on the west shore but there are fish there if you can find them. AND ONE OTHER THING ONE OF THE WALLEYES WE CAUGHT HAD A TAG ON IT. Ha Ha Ha Just thought I would rub it in Axl. Atomic |
| Subject: 8/5/04 | |
Author: Atomic [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 22:53:53 08/05/04 Thu Took the Red Sled out of Jefferson today from 2-8:30. A little to windy to anchor so we drifted Haystack and only got 3 walleyes from there before we were overrun by 8 boats all wanting to fish the spot. Then moved to a different spot where we ended up with 4 more walleyes. We used jigs and half a crawler. All in all we really had to work for them but it was still better that working. Atomic |
| Subject: 8/2/04 | |
Author: Atomic [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 02:28:01 08/02/04 Mon Axl I hate to hear that you got skunked even after we left with our 12. In the first 30 minutes we had 5 but then after we picked up my buddy from jefferson, we really had to work for the next 7. We where doing just like you told us, but after a while we had to drift and that is what gave us the last 2. One thing that I found is that the walleye don't like to bit after the sun goes down or 8:30p.m. you my get a few but it doesn't seem worth it because you can't see your line or anything. Oh well better luck nex time. Atomic |
| Subject: Red Rocket | |
Author: Axl [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 01:14:49 08/01/04 Sun Atomic and the red rocket found some fish tonight, we did not. We fished hard, and even after you left, we went to haystack to try it, and cam e up with only sheeps, it was a bad night for nothin' but net! |
| Subject: 7/31/04 | |
Author: Atomic [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 00:46:10 08/01/04 Sun Took the red rocket out of jefferson today. Hit the normal west shore reefs with a jig and half a crawler. Ended up breaking the streak of 11 fish and managed 12. A great victory for me and the boys. Axl it sucked that you were getting skunked but it happens to all of us. Hopefully you managed to pull out a couple after we talked to ya on the radio. Atomic |
| Subject: 7/27/04 | |
Author: I'M Hooked [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 21:05:00 07/27/04 Tue First let me say that you have a great site here Axl. Ok, last Sat fished the West shore, first tried trolling and not much of anything so went to the slip bobber and anchored at many places. Took some time and a lot of moving but, did end up finding walleyes. After getting to the right spot it only took about 3 hours for the wife and me to have our fill of nice size eating fish. Sorry for the late report but, better then nothing. I'm Hooked |
| Subject: 7-24-04 | |
Author: Atomic [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 22:22:49 07/24/04 Sat The red sled went out off of Jefferson today. We fished the west shore reefs. Picked up 11 walleyes ranging from 12-15". Plenty of smallmouth and shepard to go around. Axl it was good talking to you again, probly see you tomorrow out on the lake. good night to all. Joke of the day: I caught 3 mermaids and 1 shmelt.....HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA atomic and the boyz |
| Subject: 7-17-04 | |
Author: Atomic [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 01:34:52 07/18/04 Sun Went out of Jefferson. Hit the reefs on the west side. Axl your advice was the greatest. 11 Walleyes ranging from 12'-16'. All caught on orange jig and half a crawler. Also caught 10 smallies under 8' except for 1, 12'. There were also plenty of sheephead to go around. Axl hope to meet up with you again. It was great BSin with you last night. Atomic |
| Subject: 7/16/04 | |
Author: Atomic [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 00:32:09 07/17/04 Sat fished tonight 7/16/04 on the west side reefs. Caught two eyes one 8 inches the other was 15 inches. Kept the 15 incher. Also caught a tiny small mouth bass and 7 or 8 sheephead. Axl thanks for the hospitality tonight. Atomic |
| Subject: Fishing Report | |
Author: Rotormec [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 18:05:57 07/16/04 Fri Fished 7/15/04 from about 10:00am till around 4:00pm. Caught 1 Walleye jigging chartruese 1/16 jig and half a nightcrawler along east shore by High Cliff. Decided to troll cranks. Caught another 5 trolling from Stevens reef straight out to the flats. Tried many different cranks but gold shad raps produced the best (3). Caught 2 with firetiger storm hotn'tots. Even caught 1 perch on a #5 perch colored deep diver. East shore pretty cruded up with algae. West side a little better but still will foul lines. Ended up with 6 walleyes 13" to 16" and 1 fat perch. |
| Subject: Report for July 15 | |
Author: R. Stephan [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:48:05 07/16/04 Fri Fished on 7/15 from 10 a.m. to 3:00 on the westshore. Two 15" eyes and 5 sheeps - the sheeps are still swimming but the eyes aren't! Had to work hard for them. Spent half the time pitching jigs w/crawler and using a slip bobber with crawler -- caught nothing. Then drifted near the reefs dragging a crawler on a harness and a jig and crawler -- the only thing that produced was the crawler on a harness. |
| Subject: Fishing Report | |
Author: Mike Hoffman [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 09:15:45 07/14/04 Wed Sorry for the late report. Went out Monday the 12th from 3:30 till 8:00pm. Water was as thick as can be with algae. I was on my favorite reef off fishermans rd which normally is highly productive for me with a jig and leech. Ended up with one 13" eye that is still swimming and a couple real short hits that was it. Definatly was not worth the hour drive to get there. I'm not sure if the algae had something to do with it or I heard reports of the mayflys hatching. Hopefully things clear up soon and get better. |
| Subject: Fishimg Report | |
Author: Boober Bob [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 07:39:56 07/13/04 Tue This past weekend I fished both days on the Westside reefs and as Axl said "the reefs are not productive as they had been." But Axl, I went out last night(7-12-04) from 6:00pm to 8:30, drifted Stevens Reef and brought home 5 nice 'table fair' walleyes. Go figure ! |
| Subject: fishing report | |
Author: Jeff J [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:09:08 07/12/04 Mon I went out Friday evening with two friends on the SW reefs. We were pulling rigs and ended up up 16w 1p 1bg and 4sh. WE were on the water from 4:30-8:30pm. Thanks Jeff |
| Subject: fishing report | |
Author: jeff j [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 07:37:04 07/01/04 Thu Was out on Wednesday managed to boat 30 walleye, 3 perch, and 5 sheep head. All walleye were 13-14" long. The SW wind was blowing pretty good. Jeff |
| Subject: Fishing Reports | |
Author: Lance Busse [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 21:41:15 06/29/04 Tue Went out on the north shore Monday night, the bite has slowed, the fish seemed to all be between 9 and 14 feet down, but caught all fish around 10 ft down. Biggest was 21", but had about 15 total. Has anyone else fished the north shore lately? |
| Subject: South End | |
Author: bearmike [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14:21:58 06/29/04 Tue Fished Sunday 11am-2pm on the south end. Fished in 12-14 fow trolling shad raps between 40-60 feet back. Fishing was very good We could not keep the fish off the lures for about 45 minutes. At one point I could not get the boards all the way back out on a couple of occasions before another fish would hit. Caught all eyes, no sheeps or bass. Was a great day, calm water, one of the more memorable day I have had fishing in a while. |
| Subject: 6/27/04 | |
Author: moose1 [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 11:19:23 06/29/04 Tue 1 eye and a few whitebass trolling the mudd about 1-2 miles out from the north shore starting over near High Cliff. Only fished about 1.5 hrs then towed a stranded boater to shore in a gentle rain. Decided to go home instead of going back out after that. Be out there tonight maybe if the wind isn't too bad. Don't feel like battling waves tonight. |
| Subject: Report for Sat., 6/26/04 | |
Author: Renny Stephan [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 08:46:49 06/29/04 Tue Pretty slow. Fished the west shore reefs for about 4 hours on Saturday, 6/26 and caught 3 eyes (13-15 inches), one very small smallmouth, and 3 sheeps. Even though there was a good chop, slip bobbers weren't producing for me so I switched to drifting the reefs and that produced. Using 1/8 oz. jigs with half a crawler. |
| Subject: large eyes | |
Author: mike kordus [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 21:02:21 06/26/04 Sat boy what a year this has been.so far this year i have gotten 1- 25,2- 24,4- 23,3-22,3-21,2-20,1-19,and1-18.never had so many big fish in one year in all my life. now this is a true fish story.good luck to all.all these big fish are still alive and kicking.let the big ones go to keep this fisherey going strong.thanx. |
| Subject: fishing report | |
Author: jeff jasinski [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 10:01:01 06/24/04 Thu Was out Wednesday evening before the storm hit. We boated 25 walleye in three hours trolling. All fish were 13-14" long. We only caught two sheep head. Jeff |
| Subject: boat for sale | |
Author: mike coppersmith [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 15:13:46 06/23/04 Wed for sale; 2000 lund pro-v 1900 white/gold, 200 hp merc optimax, 2003 merc 9.9 4 stroke kicker, 2003 motorguide tour 82lb. thrust bow mount, 2003 lowrance lcx18c gps/sonar, lowrance x85, & lowrance x49, shorelander trailer, fish-on rod holders and brand new batteries. this boat is tournament ready. real nice! $22,000.00 firm. call me if interested mike coppersmith (920)982-4026 home (920)982 9869 work |
| Subject: Fishing Report for 6/22/04 | |
Author: Sleeper [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 02:16:55 06/23/04 Wed Got 3 eyes off the dock tonight on the north shore. All small, but fun to be out again tonight without any rain. |
| Subject: Fishing reports | |
Author: Axl [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 01:42:15 06/23/04 Wed please leave your fishing reports here. |
| Subject: Walleye | |
Author: Wyn [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 17:32:53 04/12/05 Tue Fished for a couple hours Sunday. Started across from Rainbow park and got a nice perch then went just across the Butte des Mortes bridge to the left in the slack water and the guy I was fishing with landed a nice 25" walleye not 30 sec after we pulled in. My scale broke so I could not weigh it but it was a nice fish. It is still swimming. What a blast. I only had a small trout net for wading and could barely reach the water. Thought for sure I was going to knock it off. The first two fish in my new boat. Looks like great weather this Fri and Sat. |
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