Morning Jumpers/With Lowell B. On Whitefish/Evening In the Trophy

Fishing with Lowell On Whitefish (Mille Lacs)

 

18.5" Swim Shad

18.5" Swim Shad

9" THE Jig/Wax worm

Morning GOMH/ Rock, Bulldog, GOMH in the Evening

18" THE Jig/Minnow (Glow/Pink)

23.5" Storm Swim Shad (Purple)

 5:45-7:15AM GOMH NE SW 

48℉, PC, Calm

Warm and calm morning. Thought I might get some silver. Nope just a few jumpers and a toothy. Beautiful moon when I arrived. Don't remember much about the trip as I am writing this almost a week later.

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6" THE Jig/wax (Ch/Org)

Went fishing between 3:00 and 4:00 presumably at Rock Dock. Think I caught a pike, but didn't record it. Fished Rock, Bulldog, and GOMH in the evening. Got a couple sunfish at Bulldog and lost two or three fish while bringing them in. Didn't record a fish elsewhere so that is what I am going with. Think Lanter Man was at the GOMH, but not positive about that.

Rock Dock/Productive Trophy Trip In the PM

7.5" THE Jig/wax worm

Storm Swim Shad

Calm night on the lake

3:30-4:00PM Rock Dock, Bulldog,GOMH

62℉, PC, Calm

On my way back to feed Kaylee, I hit Rock Dock and GOMH. I got a bite on my second cast with the 2" Storm Swim Shad, the 17" pike in the picture. That little pike also took swings at two different size 6 X-Raps at the ramp. I also had a bigger pike swipe at the pearl X-Rap about 7-feet out from the dock. I didn't get any hits at the GOMH or Bulldog and only threw a few casts on each side.

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6.5" THE Jig/waxie

6:00-10:00PM GOMH to River Mouth

55-64℉, PC, 0-3mph NE

I started mapping at the North GOMH Bay Point. There were people fishing off the bridge and the SE side. I didn't get any bites until I got to the Sunfish Area of the Intersection. It was slow to start. Lots of fish activity all around me. It picked up towards dark.  All I caught tonight were sunfish. No true bulls tonight, but I did get a few 8" fish. I then did some mapping and shining when it got dark enough. I saw one bass at the River Mouth and it was the only one I saw. A lot of shiners in the river mouth area though. The SPRO was mostly empty except for shiners. Once I got to the sunfish area I saw a bunch of them, but not the size of the first night. In one 30-foot stretch, I saw 6 pike. There was basically nothing from the second buoy to the GOMH except for a few shiners. I talked to Lantern Man who wasn't getting anything. I saw one good size crappie up towards the first dock North and also marked a boulder that I didn't know was there.

37 Sunfish

Not Much Fishing On A Cool Late April Day

15" THE Jig/minnow

17.5" Storm Swim Shad

An Accidental Shot @ Rock Lake

I stopped at Rock Dock, Bulldog, and GOMH on my way to feed Kaylee this morning. It was cloudy and cool all day. I got the one pike off of the Rock Dock on the 2" Storm Swim Shad. Nothing at Bulldog or the GOMH.

In the afternoon, I elected to do some mapping in our bay with the Garmin Striker 7sv. I made the mistake of putting the transducer at the back of the boat. If it was on the front of the boat, I wouldn't have run at full speed with the transducer arm down in the water. I broke a rivet, but it could have been much worse. The arm is still useable, provided I don't go above 3.5mph. I also botched the turning the Traxxis Trolling Motor head in the morning, so I'm going to have to take it to Prince's to get that trainwreck figured out. I should have just asked them to do it for me when I bought it, doh.

I went out on the Trophy again in the evening and did some mapping at Reeds Across and F Flat. It was calm on F Flat, so I did some fishing there and caught the one bass. The only bite I got. There were some shiners around.

 

2 Trips, 2 Small Pike

17.5" THE JIg/Wax

The bridge S to North

It was in the mid to high 30's with rain for a good part of the morning and afternoon. Water temps dropped into to low 40's. The rain finally quit at 4PM. I hit the GOMH and Rock on my way back up to feed Mac. Nothing at the GOMH. I did get a small pike at Rock. I headed to the lake place at about 5:15PM.  I got Mac all taken care of by 6:20PM, so I headed down to take the Trophy out. I should have just went out and played with the Striker 7SV to get myself dialed in on how it works. Instead, I fished and couldn't figure out out to make the waypoint stick for the big deadhead in the SPRO. I did get a pike at the River Mouth. I think it's the same 17.5" I caught the last time I was there.  On my way back, I took the pic on my way back under the bridge. From what I can tell, it reads about 6 feet ahead of the boat at that depth. The first time through the tunnel, I was shocked that the images appeared before entering the tunnel. Just wish I would have thought to narrow the range to 25 feet when I went back through and took the picture. I did so a little scanning around the deep hole as well. I might have been marking some fish on the side scan out there, but I'm not totally positive. I checked at the GOMH on my way to check on Kaylee. Nobody there.

Skunk Morning/A Couple of Bass @ Rock & Jumpers & Pike @ GOMH

16.75" Storm Swim shad

It was my first overnight with Mack. He was up at 6AM.  I got him taken care of then went down front to take pictures. I think it was under 30-degree at that point. I fished at the GOMH in the morning missing the only bite I got on the SW side. They put the channel markers in yesterday on Sullivan. I forgot to mention that yesterday.

When I came back in the late afternoon I made a quick stop at the GOMH and didn't get bit. I did get the nice bass at the Rock Dock on the 2" Storm Swim Shad. It started to snow after 5PM, so I headed in to get Mack taken care of. At about 7PM I headed back to Rock and got a 13-inch bass on the Swim Shad. I stopped at Bulldog and busted off the Swim Shad on a weed, oops. I was surprised no one was at the GOMH. I didn't get a bite on the Sw side, so I tried the NE side. I got two jumpers and a toothy and missed a couple of other bites. I went back to the South side and didn't get anything. 

Slow Saturday Trophy Trip

 7:00-9:00PM Intersection, River Mouth, GOMH, F Flat 

40-46℉, Sunny, 3-10mph WNW

I watched the Lake Fork weigh-in while I was getting my Garmin 7sv put together. Had a little complication with the mounting bracket and had to hunt down the right size bolt and nut because the one that came with the unit was too short. I then headed over to Steve's and got Mac taken care of. I got headed down to the lake around 6:20PM. I was surprised to learn the Brocraft and Scotty Mounts are compatible. Had I known that I would have had the Garmin 7 on the boat much sooner, Captain Procrastination was in no hurry to switch out the mounting brackets. I went over to F-Flat and took a couple passes, looking at things with side-imaging. I was able to make out very little of what I was looking at. I did a little fishing at the juice and didn't mark anything, so I bounced fast.  I then went to the Intersection, hoping to connect with more gills. All I got was the one perch. At sunset, I went to the River Mouth and caught a pike. I was headed in by 8:40, but no one was at the GOMH, so I stopped and fished. Didn't get a bite. Shined a bass on each side of the bridge (SW, NE), and there were shiners all over, but not a ton of them.

Rain In Morning/Mist in the Evening

9.5" THE Jig/maggie (Ch/Org)

15.75" Swim Shad

6:15-7:30AM GOMH NE, SW

40℉, Cloudy light rain, 3-6mph SSW

I thought there was a shot at some silver this morning in the rain. I was wrong, just two jumpers; One on the NE side and one on the SW side. I elected not to give Bulldog and Rock a shot.

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9.5" THE Jig

9.5" THE Jig

5:30-8:45PM GOMH & Intersection in the Trophy

40-44℉, Cloudy with light rain and mist, 0-6mph SSW WNW

Got in the Trophy right away, not hitting Rock or Bulldog. Went to the GOMH first. Got a bass to the SW along Eagle Perch Point. Continued into the Intersection, eventually connecting with the gills. It was slow, and they were finicky, but nice one's for the most part. I caught 14. A front came through around 8PM, bringing a wind change and mist. I was bib in a bib, but my hands got cold. Talked to a guy at the GOMH on the way in who had lost one jumper; I stopped there again on my way home to see if Lantern Man was getting any. He had lost a dog or jumper, and the other guy had one silver. I didn't stay to fish.

 

Rock Dock and Out In the Trophy Tonight

11" THE Jig (No minnow) (CH/OR)

18" THE Jig/minnow (Chart/Org)

5:00-5:40PM Rock Dock

6:20-10:00PM Channel Inn Bay, GOMH, River Mouth, Intersection

50-60℉, Sunny, 0-7mph SSW

Water level normal falling with temps 46-48℉

I started tonight at the Rock Dock. I got the pike on my first cast. After that, it wasn't happening and the wind was under 10mph so I headed for the Trophy. Stopped in Channel Inn Bay, nothing going on. I then went to the GOMH, nothing. Then I went to the River Mouth. I pooched a couple of hooksets and caught a pike. It got calm after sunset. I went to the Intersection and sat down on a spot that baitfish got active. I caught the crappie. When it got dark enough I shined from the Intersection to Channel Inn Bay. The Intersection had some sunfish, shiners, and one big walleye. Over toward the GOMH, I finally started spotting some bass and pike. Nothing but baitfish in Channel Inn Bay. More fish should be moving up tomorrow.

2 Pike 

1 Crappie

Calm Night with A Rock Lake Slime Rocket, Nothing at the GOMH

18" THE Jig/minnow (G/Pink

 I went over and got the rundown on the Pellet Heater at Steve's. I then went to Rock and got the pike and missed a bite. It was cool and calm tonight. I had an eagle fly over me as I was contemplating justice and judgment as it relates to myself and others. I stayed until dark hoping some crappies might show up. I then headed to the GOMH. There was the guy who knows Dad fishing the SE side. I briefly tried the NE side. He had gotten one jumper. We didn't get a bite. Lantern Man showed up around 9:30 as I was packing up. It was a beautiful night out with the growing moon and stars, just need to be 10 degrees warmer.

Rock Dock In, I got Skunked

 

Rock Dock In

Tonight a little after 6:30PM I headed to the GOMH stopping to see if the dock was in at the Platte Lake Access, something I was going to do but forgot about last night. The Rowdy Bullhead fisherman was fishing on the North Side. I didn't get a bite in 20-minutes and headed to Rock where the Rock Dock was in. I got two bites there but didn't have either fish on for very long. I fished until it got dark and I was convinced I wasn't going to get a crappie. I then headed back to the bridge. There were a couple more guys fishing bullhead, no sign of Lantern Man. I fished briefly on the SW and SE side. Saw a little crappie and some little sunfish in the rocks, but not nearly as many as a couple nights ago. They were really tucked into the rocks tonight. The Bullhead fishermen left when I did. I had ice forming in my guides at Rock and the GOMH so it was just below freezing.

Morning and Evening Quick Trips to the GOMH

14" Craw Tube (Huckleberry)

18" Storm Swim Shad (Purple)

6:30-7:30AM GOMH NE SW

32℉, Cloudy some snow, 5-12mph WNW

I got the jumper pretty quickly on the NE side. Then it started snowing pretty well, and I couldn't deal with it because it was blowing right in my face. I got the pike on my first cast with the 2" Storm Swim Shad. After that, it was dead.

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7:00-8:00PM GOMH SW

32℉, PC, 6mph WNW

Just a quick trip tonight. Nothing on the NE side. I got the one jumper on the SW side on THE Jig with a minnow. The way it fought I thought it was a big silver. I forgot to check and see if they put the docks in. My mind was in other places. Mom and Dad leave for Florida tomorrow.

Some Jumpers Tonight

 

14" Panfish Chatterbait

6:30-7:00PM Rock Lake

7:45-8:45PM GOMH NE

40℉, PC, 3-12mph WNW

I went over to talk with Todd and see how the dock project was coming. They didn't need my help. I went over to Rock and didn't get a bite. I then went back to the cabin, and they had decided to finish for the day, and Todd was headed out. I went to the GOMH. The SW and SE sides were taken, so I went down on the NE side. Missed a bite on my first cast. Caught the fish in the picture on my second one. I caught jumpers tonight on THE Jig with a minnow, the Panfish Chatterbait, 2" Swim Shad, and the Huckleberry craw tube. Missed several bites as well. One of the guys on the south side had two silvers when I left. I didn't get a single hit once the lighted bobber had to come out.

Morning @ GOMH/Trophy With Two GOMH Trips

5" THE Jig/minnow

14" THE Jig/Minnow