Skunked @ Eddy's Final Open Water Trip of 2023

Final cast of 2023 resulted in two Zeebs

10:50-11:30 PM Eddy's Jetty

30℉, Cloudy, 13-20mph NNW

I got out late. It was quite windy and 30 degrees. I didn't get a bite and the guides were freezing up so I didn't stay long. I'm kind of surprised I didn't get a bite given the conditions. Should have gotten there at sunset when it was warmer and less windy. Zeebs on the last cast of 2023.

Skunked 

 

Skunked Again At Eddy's

 

8:40-9:00PM Eddy's Jetty

40℉, Cloudy some light rain, 0-5mph SW

Skunked 

No wind, no good! I didn't get out yesterday because I spent too much time on the computer and watching football. Plus, Mom went out for chicken. I wanted some snacks, which I got at Dollar General, so it wasn't a wasted trip. No sign's of life in the water.

Eagles beat the Chiefs at Arrowhead as I was putting the cover on the Trophy.

Skunked @ Mille Lacs, But I Did See Eyeballs

 

10:20-11:20 PM Eddy's Jetty North

No wind, no good. Saw 4 or 5 sets of eyeballs. They were little dudes. They spooked when I brought a lure near them. It was a beautiful day. If I didn't have to take Mom to Brainerd I might have used the Trophy.

Skunked

Last Open Water Fish of 2023

 9:30-11:40PM Eddy's Jetty 

41-56℉, Clear, 1-3mph SW

4' of visibility

Slight ripple on the water, but no wave action to speak of. Eyeballs would follow my lure, but not hit. Only got the one-biter and two bumps; one at Pete's and one at the N Corner on my first cast with a Jerk Shad There was a boat or two at Indian Point. Spotted at least 6 different sets of eyeballs either at the North Corner or N Harbor Mouth.

1Eye 

3 Eyes Laned on 7 Bites.

1st Eye of the Night

Was a keeper 21.33"

It was not as windy as I thought it was going to be. It was still pretty cold though. No action at the Harbor Mouth. There was a couple walking on the North Jetty when I arrived and a boater heading out with his kid as well. I didn't get a bite until 10 to 11 PM at the North Corner. It was a keeper way out on the cast. I then got a 16" on the Old Standing Rock. Only got one of my final bites. Only got bites on the Jerk Shad. None of the bites I missed hooked up. I ended up giving the keeper to the boater who was staying at Eddy's. He was trolling too fast and he didn't catch a thing. Fish wanted a slow pump and pause retrieve with the rod moving the bait rather than the reel.

3Eyes 

 

Fish #3

Fish #2

An Eye And A Pike Tonight

 8:20-10:30 PM North Corner and Harbor Mouth 

38-40℉, Cloudy turning PC, 8-18mph NW

I had something on big Agent E for a few seconds about 5 minutes into fishing at the Harbor Mouth. I think a little over an hour in as the skies were starting to clear I got the eye at the N Corner Standing Boulder. Unfortunately, the headlamp battery was low. I didn't realize I had one in the tackle bag.  I had something hit the Jerk shad and not hook up at Pete's Rock. The wind picked up and I was just about ready to quit when I had the pike hit the X-Rap Shad at the Harbor Mouth. As I was pulling it up on the rocks it pulled off, so I didn't get a picture. It was decent sized, maybe 27, but not a giant. I decided to call it a night.

1Eye 1Pike 

An Hour In, Skunk Avoided

 

Eye 2

Eye 2

Eye 1

10:15-11:45PM North Corner Standing Rock Eddy's Jetty, also fished  N Harbor Mouth

38℉, Cloudy, 3-5mph SE

I thought I was going to get skunked after an hour with no bites. I was contemplating my next lure change when I stumbled upon the retrieve they wanted with the Jerk Shad and quickly caught two. Mom called shortly after I got the second chunkier fish. So I called it a night 15 minutes early. The wind was perfect, so I was perplexed about why I wasn't getting bit.

2 Eyes