Season is getting underway this weekend. Charters Friday Sat and Sunday. Report to follow on Monday.
Will be jigging the nearshore and reefs. Die hard jig fisherman this weekend !
Fished for a short bit last week or Friday but windy and rain kept bite slow. The bite got alot better over the weekend with a buddy getting a nice limit of pigs while jigging the reefs on Monday. Purples and Blacks with some green jig colors best tipped with minnow. Short slow lift drop with cold water. Saturday and Sunday should be very good this week.
Friday looking to be WSW winds about 25 mph with gusts to 40 possible so watch water levels in the channels could drop some. NOAA says 2 to 3 feet near shore waves but I would say more in the morning like 3 to 4s till it lets up.
Fridays have some open spots for jig season and next week Thursday n Friday is open for me. Morning or late afternoon trips, you pick. Friday May 1st is open for the first day of walleye bag limit change. All gear provided. Fee is $600 for morning 8 hour. Call for evening price or short trip charters.
Jig season this year should go into mid May again like last year with the late winter ice. Ice is still covering areas off PA and New York and easter basin of Ohio yet. Like a cool glass of ice water in the table.
The pig walleye just lying there waiting for their right time and temp to move up and the males are all over starting their thing. Should see some eyes boiling on the surface the next couple weekends, maybe get a couple free ones that run into the net while scooping hooked ones. Time to FISH !