Fishing Michigan

Fishing has really heated up this past week.  Went out for a couple of hours this morning, got the limit and came in.  Almost wish it would have taken longer, because now I  have to go and work digging for a new cement pad.  You pay to play

After trolling for the early limits,  I spent another hour and half tossing weapons to land a few more fish.  Would tell you what colors, but I paint my weapon blades myself, so kind of hard to discribe.

When I came in, some of the older guys said they had good success perching around Sputnik.

Just check Captain Mike’s report from Matthew’s B&T, and they have much the same.  My best blades for walleye trolling were Moldy Muffin, Confusion and Purple Parrot.  Mike and Jason said they are loaded up with bait for the Holiday Weekend, and have some fresh GPS pts for their customers to try on their next trip.

Now it all makes sense,  two weeks ago I had called Fishlander looking to pick up some additional glow colorado blades.  No one answered the phones on my attempts to get through.  Although, at the time I didn’t think much of the situation, it all made sense a week later.

Fishlander has closed it’s doors and shut down the shop.  Details are a bit sketchy, but lets call it putting trust in the wrong folks and money issues.

Although I have many, many Silver Streak blades that I have purchased from Frank’s and Matthew’s here locally, its still sad to hear.  Fishlander offered a product that couldn’t be found from other companies, an Ultra Glow blade for walleye harnesses.

Walleyes can be a fickle fish, the right colors and sizes out produce others when the conditions are right.  Those Ultra Glow blades were a favorite of mine on dark and overcast mornings.  I tried looking for more to no prevail.

Look for some of their spoons to be picked up by Warrior Lures, another Michigan company.  Warrior, like many spoon companies, started off making salmon spoons.  They will be coming out with a walleye spoon in time for next spring.