Fishing Michigan

This just in from the guys @ the bait shop.  After reading it,  it made a lot of sense with the number of perch we had hitting on the harnesses and tots the other day.

Walleye fishing was great until around noon on Sunday and has remained on the slow side since.

We fished long and hard on Monday and brought 14 fish back in the cooler!

The Walleye’s are still out near E bouy and around the dumping grounds but have been in a negative feeding mood since midday Sunday.

Crawler Harnesses with crawlers and Leeches are taking a good majority of the fish with spoons and hot’ n’tots taking the rest.

PERCH FISHING HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD FOR THOSE TARGETING THEM!!

There is a good school of Perch straight out from Brest Bay in 26′ of water. We have had several baskets around 15lbs brought in for cleaning over the weekend.

We will be fishing for Walleye this evening and hope to have a better report for you tomorrow!

Good Luck & Tight Lines,

Capt. Mike

When I wrote this up last night, I forgot to include WTP’s new updated website with it’s store.  You can go to www.wtp-inc.com and click the “shop now”  option.

There are some of the ” ladderback ” cutouts that I used for the earlier piece, and even if you aren’t just walleye fishing, they can of course be used on your favorite salmon spoons.  Also, out for the salmon fisherman are the ” flasher cuts“.  These pre-cut pieces are perfect for the dodgers and flodgers.

I know I mentioned the 3-D molded eyes   yesterday.  These are really versatile.  Not only do I put them on some of the colorado blades I use,  but they work really well touching up some of my better walleye, pike and muskie  crankbaits.  They can add an life-like appearance to just about any bait.

That should help anyone that is interested.  You can also find many of their products down the road in Dundee, up at the walleye store, Frank’s Great Outdoors,  D&R Sports out in K-zoo, and many, many tackle shops along Michigan’s west coast that cater to the salmon fisherman.

This really isn’t anything new for some, but for some others might get something out of it.  For years guys have been putting Witch Tape (WTP) on their salmon spoons, but its also a great way to touch up some of your favorite walleye blades.

These deep cup #5 colorado blades are from Northland, and I used a salmon favorite to spruce them up, the ladderback tape pattern.  I used chartruse/green which is the same color as the tape used on the Swedish Pimple that works so well during the ice season.  I have also barely touched them up by simply putting on a 3-D molded eye on the blades.

These are #3 colorado blades with premium copper and gold finishes.  Some are the same green/chartruse as the ladderbacks, some crushed ice glow, orange and green,  and really popular here on Erie is the purple scale.  I cut the curve into the tape, then place on the blade and trim around the edges.

Lastily are the Smile Blades from Mack’s Lures.  If you haven’t tried these yet, they really are worth having in your arsenal.  Bar none, they are the most effective blades I have found for trolling at slower speeds.  They claim to spin at 1/4 of a mph,  its hard to tell unless the boat is barely moving on a drift.  Very effective while trying to stay in a strike zone as long as possible.  The Witch Tape comes in handy when the original tape on the blades begin to peel or become discolored.  I used the crushed ice green and orange on these, with the standard purple mirror in the back that comes from the factory.  Just tape a retangular piece over the blade and trim.