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It's Opening Day!
As the subject line states, it's Opening Day here in the northwoods! As I
type this however, it's 25 degrees and frost covers everything outside. It snowed yesterday...... I'm going to wait for things to warm up a bit, grab the Fast Cat and head to Lake Mohawksin. I'm going to see if I can nail a couple smallies and maybe bring home some walleyes for dinner. Wish me luck, -- Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com |
It's Opening Day!
Sheeeeesh..Steve... You can have that kind of weather..
It's been in the 90's and the high 80's here (Houston ) for a couple of weeks and I'd like to get away from the HEAT!! -- RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners .. |
It's Opening Day!
Just think, you were sitting here in Tennessee the other night and you
probably had shorts and sandals on, enjoying the warm South. I bet you're telling yourself right now... "What the hell am I doing in Wisconsin?" Never fear... July and August in Tennessee is when I wonder what it would be like to live up there. "Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in message ... As the subject line states, it's Opening Day here in the northwoods! As I type this however, it's 25 degrees and frost covers everything outside. It snowed yesterday...... I'm going to wait for things to warm up a bit, grab the Fast Cat and head to Lake Mohawksin. I'm going to see if I can nail a couple smallies and maybe bring home some walleyes for dinner. Wish me luck, -- Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com |
It's Opening Day! How it went....
I finally got on the water at 9:00, it was gray, a damp, dank 42 degrees,
but calm. I decided this year I'd try other lures and techniques, rather than my usual pearl Zoom Fluke and firetiger Secret Weapon spinnerbait. So, figuring to use some of the lures that I got from Joe, I hit the stained waters of Lake Mohawksin. I figured with the cold overnight temperatures that the smallies would have moved out of the shallows, so I started fishing rocky points with deeper water. After taking a beating by Randy in Kentucky while he fished a wacky rigged senko type bait behind me, I started out pitching one of those. The watermelon color didn't draw a bite. Neither did pumpkinseed, white, junebug or some of the laminate colors. I switched to a tube, still nothing. I worked deep wood, rocks, steep dropping shorelines and some laydowns. Nothing! I ran down to the papermill, and fished the water intake where I've done well in the past. I pitched senkos, tubes, creatures, trick worms, still nothing! Finally, working down the shoreline, I pitched into a laydown and managed one small dink on a watermelon senko, texas rigged. By now, the weather had turned. The clouds blew out and bright sunshine and wind arrived. Thinking the fish might now tuck into the shaded areas, I started skipping tubes and senkos underneath overhanging trees in the shade. Still nothing, only now, the wind was howling and it made boat control interesting, especially with a hand controlled trolling motor on the loaner Cat. I started throwing (what else?), a firetiger Secret Weapon (tandem blades, chrome and gold). Slipping the motor into the wind, I started "chunkin' and windin'", and had a nice sized smallie swirl at the bait. Thinking quicker than I usually do, I dropped that rod and grabbed the senko rod and pitched back to the fish. NOTHING!!! Well, I knew there was a good smallie there, and I was darned if I was going to let it go, so I brought out another rod, and tied on a 5/0 EWG hook and put on (what else?), a pearl Zoom Super Fluke. By this time, I was blown 250 yards down the shore, so I trolled on back. On the first cast with the fluke, I got pounded, but missed! I straightened out the lure and pitched back in. That cast was rewarded with a solid thump, and the first keeper smallie of the day. I posted a picture on APBF if you'd like to see it. It was a nice, fat fish, pre-spawn and almost 20 inches, and according to the digital scale, 3.92 pounds. I ended up catching 14 smallies, the shortest was 14 1/2 inches, and the one pictured was the largest. The bulk of the fish were in the 16 - 18 inch range and I had a ball! All of the fish were caught on the fluke and the SW spinnerbait. I tried, I really did want to use other lures, but hey, I wanted to catch fish! All in all, not a bad day at all, but I just couldn't bring myself to go chase walleyes....... -- Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com |
It's Opening Day! How it went....
Sometimes a variety of baits will put you on fish all day. Jeremy and I
had 6 nice Lm in 4 hours on 4 different baits, around 18-20 lbs on the 6 fish caught, speedworms, craws, wacky rigs and chatterbaits. Took the little guy out early this morning and caught two, he caught one that was up on a bed with a nice cast to the bed. They are starting to move up and the big un's should be turning on soon |
It's Opening Day!
"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in
message ... As the subject line states, it's Opening Day here in the northwoods! As I type this however, it's 25 degrees and frost covers everything outside. It snowed yesterday...... I'm going to wait for things to warm up a bit, grab the Fast Cat and head to Lake Mohawksin. I'm going to see if I can nail a couple smallies and maybe bring home some walleyes for dinner. Wish me luck, -- Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com We don't have an opening day down here. We can fish all year around, and except for couple sweltering months in the summer we have the weather for it too. We do have something almost as good as an opening day though. The west half of Martinez Lake, the north backwaters of Ferguson Lake and the North half of Mittry Lake are all closed during the prime waterfowl months in the winter to provide some good resting areas for migrating birds. When those open up being out there the first day can be some of the best fishing some guys will see all season. They get to flip to their heart's content at fish who haven't seen a bait for several months. Its geat if they open during the week because most guys have to work. I have a buddy who always schedules a day off from work the day the refuge opens in Martinez. -- Bob La Londe - Webmaster www.YumaBassMan.com Tornament Director www.YumaProAm.com *** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com *** |
It's Opening Day! How it went....
"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in
message ... I finally got on the water at 9:00, it was gray, a damp, dank 42 degrees, but calm. I decided this year I'd try other lures and techniques, rather than my usual pearl Zoom Fluke and firetiger Secret Weapon spinnerbait. So, figuring to use some of the lures that I got from Joe, I hit the stained waters of Lake Mohawksin. I figured with the cold overnight temperatures that the smallies would have moved out of the shallows, so I started fishing rocky points with deeper water. After taking a beating by Randy in Kentucky while he fished a wacky rigged senko type bait behind me, I started out pitching one of those. The watermelon color didn't draw a bite. Neither did pumpkinseed, white, junebug or some of the laminate colors. I switched to a tube, still nothing. I worked deep wood, rocks, steep dropping shorelines and some laydowns. Nothing! I ran down to the papermill, and fished the water intake where I've done well in the past. I pitched senkos, tubes, creatures, trick worms, still nothing! Finally, working down the shoreline, I pitched into a laydown and managed one small dink on a watermelon senko, texas rigged. By now, the weather had turned. The clouds blew out and bright sunshine and wind arrived. Thinking the fish might now tuck into the shaded areas, I started skipping tubes and senkos underneath overhanging trees in the shade. Still nothing, only now, the wind was howling and it made boat control interesting, especially with a hand controlled trolling motor on the loaner Cat. I started throwing (what else?), a firetiger Secret Weapon (tandem blades, chrome and gold). Slipping the motor into the wind, I started "chunkin' and windin'", and had a nice sized smallie swirl at the bait. Thinking quicker than I usually do, I dropped that rod and grabbed the senko rod and pitched back to the fish. NOTHING!!! Well, I knew there was a good smallie there, and I was darned if I was going to let it go, so I brought out another rod, and tied on a 5/0 EWG hook and put on (what else?), a pearl Zoom Super Fluke. By this time, I was blown 250 yards down the shore, so I trolled on back. On the first cast with the fluke, I got pounded, but missed! I straightened out the lure and pitched back in. That cast was rewarded with a solid thump, and the first keeper smallie of the day. I posted a picture on APBF if you'd like to see it. It was a nice, fat fish, pre-spawn and almost 20 inches, and according to the digital scale, 3.92 pounds. I ended up catching 14 smallies, the shortest was 14 1/2 inches, and the one pictured was the largest. The bulk of the fish were in the 16 - 18 inch range and I had a ball! All of the fish were caught on the fluke and the SW spinnerbait. I tried, I really did want to use other lures, but hey, I wanted to catch fish! All in all, not a bad day at all, but I just couldn't bring myself to go chase walleyes....... I'm sure you know this, but some might not. When you want to learn new baits that is all you should have in the boat. -- Bob La Londe - Webmaster www.YumaBassMan.com Tornament Director www.YumaProAm.com *** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com *** |
It's Opening Day! How it went....
"Bob La Londe" wrote in message SNIP I'm sure you know this, but some might not. When you want to learn new baits that is all you should have in the boat. Yeah, that is usually a good idea, and it's one that I've done in the past. But, I've also learned some self control and can usually stick to a plan. It's on days like yesterday though that make me glad I'm intelligent enough to realize that when one method isn't working, try something else. Had I left the dock with only equipment for wacky rigging, I might have gone fishless for the day. -- Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com |
It's Opening Day! How it went....
"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in message ... "Bob La Londe" wrote in message SNIP I'm sure you know this, but some might not. When you want to learn new baits that is all you should have in the boat. Yeah, that is usually a good idea, and it's one that I've done in the past. But, I've also learned some self control and can usually stick to a plan. It's on days like yesterday though that make me glad I'm intelligent enough to realize that when one method isn't working, try something else. Had I left the dock with only equipment for wacky rigging, I might have gone fishless for the day. That is true, but you might also have learned some versatility in presentation and locations with those baits. -- Bob La Londe - Webmaster www.YumaBassMan.com Tornament Director www.YumaProAm.com *** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com *** |
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