Well if you were out fishing yesterday, you know all about the fog. From morning till three pm, we had one 20 minute window where it looked like things might clear up. It was just a teaser, and wasn’t long before we were socked in again. The fishing started out hot, and then became hit and miss as the walleyes seemed to be cruising the bay.
Most of the setups were run off my St Croix Premier Glass Trolling rods which are 8 footers, with Daiwa SG 27 LCA. Using the Walleye Boards from Church Tackle, I was able to slide the lead weight back so I could adjust the way they ran on the bigger cranks like Reef Runner 800’s and Rapala TD 11’s. Through the kitchen sink at them trying to dial down what lures where going to be working. RR’s, TD’s, Deep Jr’s, Walleye Divers, Rattln Shad Raps, and original Shad Raps too.
Best lure of the day was a #9 Deep Shad Rap in gold. Also, got a nice 4.5 lb fish on a metallic purple/silver Taildancer. We could hear boats around us calling out Deep Jr Thundersticks as their best baits, while others said they were doing fine on Deep Lil’ Rippers. Colors were off the charts, and you just had to settle down to the pattern that worked for you I think. Good chance we were the only boat running gold metallics, and seemed to be doing fine.
Also heard tell of a couple of muskies being landed during the morning hours while the anglers were trolling for the eyes. That would or must have been a lot of fun on what a muskie hunter would call light tackle! My net was almost too small on the walleyes we caught as it was.
Lots of fishing left people, the nice kid for the DNR at the launch (Sterling) said the last two ramps will be in until at least the 15th of November, and if this weather holds out, perhaps a lil longer.
how many you end up with in the box
Hello Matt, saw this over on the W.E.T. forum and answered over there too. Had three in the box, and two more that got off. One that crossed two lines and made a real mess. Ended up just cutting the lines and doing a quick retie. Take care,