Search:

Type: Posts; User: Drdave

Page 1 of 2 1 2

Search: Search took 0.01 seconds.

  1. Thread: Drifting 6/17

    by Drdave
    Replies
    0
    Views
    3,571

    Drifting 6/17

    50ft of water between Grand and Lagoons. Dragged harnesses and casted weight forward spinners. 3 man limit of nice 2 to 5 pound eyes. No junk and only 5 throw backs. Fished from about 10:30 to 2:30....
  2. Thread: Drifting 5/23

    by Drdave
    Replies
    1
    Views
    6,182

    Drifting 5/23

    Came out of Gem Beach about 10am and headed to American Eagle shoal. Lots of boats. Trollers and casters. Didn't see any nets while heading for NE of pak. Started drift casting weight forward lures....
  3. Replies
    0
    Views
    7,190

    Casting for walleye

    2 of us drifted and cast weight forward with crawlers on American Eagle shoal from about 10 am til 2pm. Boxed 7 from 16 to 22 inches. A few sheep and only 2 shorts. Slow but just a beautiful day on...
  4. Thread: Friday 7/15

    by Drdave
    Replies
    0
    Views
    3,527

    Friday 7/15

    Started in 68-72 fow because of report of good fish there. Had to troll as lake was flat. Marked only a couple fish and never got a hit. Started looking for fish and ended up in 37-42 fow. By this...
  5. Replies
    0
    Views
    7,113

    7-3 Around Kelley's

    Left Gem Beach around 9am. Went to 45ft of water east of Kelleys' after reading other reports. Not many boats out that way. Marked some fish and put one in the box. Were drifting/casting weight...
  6. Replies
    1
    Views
    4,049

    Grand River Thursday

    Caught 16 walleye drifting in 50-55ft nw out of the grand. A little bumpy in the am but settled to a great drift. Dragged harnesses and weight forward. All the marks were on the bottom and thats...
  7. Replies
    6
    Views
    8,372

    Re: Island report 5/19/22

    Was in this area earlier the same day. Many charter boats. Most boats drifting. Only saw 2 trollers. Marked many fish and took 2 man limit in about 3 hours. Size varied from 17 to 25 inches. Had a...
  8. Thread: Perch Caller

    by Drdave
    Replies
    32
    Views
    35,409

    Re: Perch Caller

    Much the same effect as running the motor, I found music doing the same thing. Found over the last 20 years perch like the Rolling Stones.
  9. Replies
    21
    Views
    31,384

    Found that over the years perch and walleye like...

    Found that over the years perch and walleye like the Rolling Stones the best.
  10. Replies
    3
    Views
    10,913

    I remember back in the 70's everyone drift/cast...

    I remember back in the 70's everyone drift/cast fished. Hardly anyone trolled for walleye. You didn't need to. Limit catches were very common. That's when the limit was 10 fish a day. You would see...
  11. Replies
    9
    Views
    9,951

    It's not so cut and dry. Rules are always broken....

    It's not so cut and dry. Rules are always broken. Have also caught fish in all wind conditions. And some days that seem perfect are poor fishing days. You never know till you go.
  12. Thread: Monday 6/8

    by Drdave
    Replies
    0
    Views
    2,825

    Monday 6/8

    Started at 11am casting about 1.5 miles NW of KI. 3 man limit in about 3 hours. Just a beautiful day on the lake today.
  13. Thread: Thursday 6/4

    by Drdave
    Replies
    5
    Views
    7,429

    Sorry for the confusion. I meant Middle Harbor...

    Sorry for the confusion. I meant Middle Harbor Shoal.
  14. Thread: Thursday 6/4

    by Drdave
    Replies
    5
    Views
    7,429

    Thursday 6/4

    Left Gem Beach about 9:30am and headed east about 1 mile to Middle Island Shoal and picked up a couple 3 pounders real quick casting weight forward with crawlers. Other boat in area were casting as...
  15. Replies
    0
    Views
    8,560

    Walleye at Lagoons

    2 man limit trolling Friday in 70 to 73 ft. Chrome/any color. Spoons or sticks. Took about 3 hrs using dipseys.
  16. Thread: Walleye at KI

    by Drdave
    Replies
    4
    Views
    13,669

    Walleye at KI

    Quick 2 man limit trolling east of Kelley's on Saturday. Many others there. Sure they were all catching fish. Any color with chrome. Sticks or spoons. 2.5 to 3.0 in about 43ft. Mostly 19 to 23 in...
  17. Replies
    6
    Views
    12,514

    Only swapped treble with single hooks on spoons I...

    Only swapped treble with single hooks on spoons I used when King Salmon fishing. Cut down on the leverage those bruisers had and I believe we landed more fish. Never felt I needed to do that with...
  18. Replies
    2
    Views
    7,251

    Reminds me of when me and my buddies used to go...

    Reminds me of when me and my buddies used to go up to NY every weekend in the spring and fall back in the 80's. Started reel green. No electronics and no down riggers. Just flat lined plugs with...
  19. Replies
    0
    Views
    4,191

    walleye on tuesday

    Started trolling on a flat lake Tuesday morning out of Lagoons in 40-55 fow. Marked very few fish below 20 fow. Only picked up 5 using dipsy's and spoons/stick baits in over 2 hours. Tried all depths...
  20. Replies
    0
    Views
    4,396

    Casting for walley 6/28

    3 man limit casting weight forward spinners in 42-50 fow. Was N/NE of Lagoons. Was really surprised with the limit due it being dead flat with no drift. There must be an unbelievable amount of...
  21. Replies
    3
    Views
    5,761

    Don't have the numbers. Just go far enough to get...

    Don't have the numbers. Just go far enough to get into 44+ feet of water. Could be closer but did not try there.
  22. Replies
    3
    Views
    5,761

    Wed 6/26 Drifting

    Started at 10am a couple miles east of Kelley's Island in 44/45 fow. Had to go a little north to find clean water.
    2 man limit at noon. Fish were about a 20 count. Most came on chartreuse weight...
  23. Thread: Grand river

    by Drdave
    Replies
    1
    Views
    7,389

    Grand river

    Late report. Last Friday 2 man limit trolling dipsey's with spoons nw of river. Chrome and blue or green over 46 to 52 fow. 1.75 to 2.25 mph. Took about 3 hours. 18 to 22 inch average. Did get a...
  24. Replies
    0
    Views
    3,520

    Grand river 9-18

    Didn't start trolling till about 1:30 due to boat troubles. Fished 68 to 72 fow.
    Marks were deep and scattered. Managed to get 6 average walleye and a couple
    Steelhead. Stopped at 5pm and went...
  25. Replies
    10
    Views
    11,776

    Backing off the drag saved me earlier this year....

    Backing off the drag saved me earlier this year. Was perching with 5ft ultra lite with 6# mono. Caught a 31in walleye. Drag worked great during the fight. Took some extra time but got it in the net....
Results 1 to 25 of 38
Page 1 of 2 1 2