Nothing For Me, But Jamar's Crew Got Some Fish

 

7:45-10:00PM South Jetty, North Corner

29℉, Clear, 4-7mph WNW

When I arrived Jamar's crew had been there a couple hours already. He got one right away and missed another. I went and fished off the South Jetty. Didn't get any bites. I packed up my stuff and warmed up in the car around 9PM. I then went and fished off the North Corner talking ice fishing with Jamar. His cousin or brother from Nevada caught an Eelpout while I was at the South Jetty. They left at about 9:45 and I took off at 10PM, no bites for me. Jamar got his fish while slowly reeling the Jerk Shad.

Still Fishin' Still Catchin'

21" Frenzy Minnow (Firetiger)

 

21" Jerk Shad (Sexy Shad)

7:50-10:00PM Harbor Mouth, South Corner

32℉, Cloudy, 3-10mph SW W NW

Started out throwing the Storm 360 Jig Head/Rage Swimmer Jr. combo at the Harbor Mouth and possibly had a bite. After I threw the Tomato Jerk Shad without a bite I got the first fish at the Harbor Mouth on a Firetiger Frenzy Minnow. I fished back and forth on the Jetty rocking to U2 not getting any bites. I went into leaving after the next fish in hand mode. Then decided to give the South Jetty a try. Didn't get anything at the Harbor Mouth, but did get a fish off of the South Corner. I'm planning on fishing for the next couple of nights and probably on December 1st. There was less ice in Harbor tonight than the last time I was out. Forgot to take a picture due to talking with Pete.

Good Night on the South and North Jetty

No Pics due to Phone issues 
7:00-10:00PM South Jetty and North Corner Noth Jetty

55℉, PC, 3-15mph SW

There were two natives and a chick fishing the North Corner when I got there. I parked at the South Jetty and walked over to see if they were getting anything. One of the guys brought in a fish as I was walking over there. It was their third fish of the night. I went and fished the South Jetty. I got the first fish on the Rage Swimmer Jr.at the Harbor Mouth. I then got a couple ( at the South Corner on the Sexy Shad Gold Jerk Shad. The action stopped and the people left so I went to the North Jetty. They were biting at the North Corner. I got 5 fish thereon the SS Jerk Shad and left them biting.

8 Eyes

Cold And Slow At The Jetty

2.82lbs X-Rap SS (Perch)

8:00-10:00PM South Jetty

24-28℉, Clear, 0-3mph SW

Vikings beat the Pack today. I talked about that with Jamar when I got to the Jetty. They had been there for about an hour and a half when I arrived. He was fishing with his Dad and brother.  I think they had gotten a  couple, but it was slow. One of them got a pike. I went to the South Jetty not wanting to take any opportunities to get a fish away from them. There was quite a bit of ice on the rocks and the harbors were icing up. Conservation Officer Starr showed up and checked me for my license around 8:30.  Around 9:15 I got my only bite of the night on the X-Rap Shad Shallow. Jamar left around 9:45. I just stayed at the South Jetty.

1 Eye

 

South Jetty Produces as Does the North

5.40lbs/24.5" Jerk Shad (Sexy Shad)

 

4.16lbs Jerk Shad (SSG)

7:30-10:00PM South Jetty, N Jetty

28-31℉, MC, 0-3mph SW

When I arrived at the Jetty there were two guys fishing the North Corner with minnows. They had been there an hour and hadn't gotten a bite. I fished the Harbor Mouth and CSR not getting any bites. I decided to give the South Jetty a try. The guys left around 8:30 or so and I was about to call it a night when I spotted eyes tracking the Jerk Shad. I let it sit. The fish accelerated then quickly turned to the right. I didn't feel the hit, but it was on and I landed it. I caught 1 more off of the S Corner. I ended the night back on the North Jetty getting two more fish on the sexy shad Jerk Shad. 

4 Eyes

Spent Election Night Rolling Eyeballs

5.59lbs/24.9" Jerk Shad (Tomato)

Same as above

4.89lbs/24.5 Jerk Shad (Tomato) Last fish of the night

21" (Tomato) 1st Fish of the Night

14" (Chart Shad) Smallest Eye of the Night

5:30-10:00PM NCSR, Harbor Mouth North and South Jetty
31-29℉, Cloudy with snow, 10mph WNW

I arrived at Eddy's a few minutes after the guy that beat me to the Jetty last week.  He was headed to the Harbor Mouth while I was putting my Ice Armor Stuff on.  Next thing I know he's reeling in a fish.  He caught fish on two out of his first 3 casts.  I got out and started fishing.  That wind was COLD.  It was out of the WNW not producing much in the way of wave action, but it made fishing the North Corner a pain because I couldn't use my body to shield my hands from the wind.  I caught my first fish (21") off the North Corner Standing Rock on the Tomato Jerk Shad. The NCSR sits on the lakeward/southern part of the corner so I was able to shield my hands there. I had a fish hook up then quickly get off on the Center Standing Rock. With the way the wind was, I thought maybe the South Jetty might be a better place to fish from.  I went to tell the guy what I caught and tell him where I was going.  He told me he was going to leave and showed me what he was fishing with, a deep diving Shadow Rap, which he reeled in very slowly.  Interesting,  I would never think to throw a bigger lipped bait for fear of losing it to the rocks.  Anyway, I got up on the Harbor Mouth Standing Rock and proceeded to immediately break off my Chartreuse Shad Jerk Shad when my cast suddenly stopped.  My line broke about 5 feet up from the lure.  Freezing guides or line was the most likely reason why my line stopped  Dang it, that was a fish catcher.  I went back and tied my back up Chartreuse Shad on.  I carry a back up of that color because I have lost quite a few of them to pike at the Grumpy Old Man Hole.  Anyway, I caught that little fish then headed to the car and drove over to the South Jetty.  I warmed up in the car for a while listening to election results on the Fox News Channel.

At the South Jetty, nothing was going off the South Corner, but there were fish at the South Harbor Mouth.  I caught 3 fish (19,?,19) on the Tomato and 4 fish (22.5,20,24.9,21) on the Chartreuse Shad.  I also had one fish hook up and get off fairly quickly.  The ? fish was at least 24-inches long that got off as I was pulling it up on the rocks.  I was able to touch the fish, but not grab it before it swam off;  I used the 22.5-inch fish twice on the scale to account for that caught but unweighed fish.  I did have to go back to the car once to war up.  I went back to the North Jetty to end the night.  I lost a big one at the CSR and caught that last big fish (24.5) at the Harbor Mouth on the Tomato.  This may be my last trip to Jetty as we are going into a deep freeze for at least a week.

    10 Eyes