recent walleye action

[gregnwtf]

Recent perch catch is very good for most. Deeper water west of the islands producing alot of perch but the size is mixed with many smaller ones to sort thru. Spend the time and extra bait to get a nicer box or wait till Oct for the water cool off to find the big ones. Saturday treated us well as I found mostly large slab perch with an average weight of 1.1 pounds for 2 yellow perch. I made one change this year and its red hooks. I normally use Mustad #28 snelled but the way they are packaged now is tough to get out of the package. So now I am making my own rigs and so far the results are good. We had a few small 6-7 inch throw backs but most were 9-13s with a few 8s. Only moved one time as the anchor wouldnt hold a bite to the bottom. It was windy but these guys fished hard all day. Already rebooked for 2015. Going back to same spot next week.

[gregnwtf]

Weekend of basically small perch. Saturday did good caught a couple hundred perch and only one white perch all day. Sunday probably caught 150-160 perch and then trolled for a few walleye to end the day. Walleye taken between L can and West sister. 65-75 ft 40 jets, 2.4 mph...Big dipseys 38-42 ft on #1 setting with J7. Water near L can got very weedy. Heard a late report of good perch taken west of North Bass which was my gut feeling but I didnt go with it. The water west of the area around West Sister has algea streaks all over and its moving east. Take plenty of minnows on your perch excursions to sort thru the small ones that many people are encountering west of the islands. Any further trips for me will be east of the islands and Canadian waters.

[gregnwtf]

As the fall season is drawing to a close for most of us, the lake is rolling and cooling off. She was rolling and getting stirred up with silt today with North winds and small craft advisory till sometime Sunday. The fall shore fishing is starting to take off but the weather conditions not being favorable lately for much of anything out there. My boat is put away and the phone rang today for a Nov trip. To find a boat to borrow ? Huron area has some eyes to go after if the weather levels out but next week looking to head for Canadian waters for jumbo perch ! I sat at the beach today and the air temp read 50 so it cooled of alot the last 2 weeks. I had a call from Illinois the other day about Nov walleye from shore. Guys are coming up for a few weeks of cold water wading and casting cranks at night and late afternoon in the rocky shallows. They seem to have a great grasp on what they are doing , so I gave them a few ideas they may try. I hope they catch more they than they said they took in the last 2 years which was not very many. 2014 was a great year for walleye with a few days here and there of scratching our heads to figure something out but overall an outstanding year. Lost track of how many trips but some new ventures and new friends made. Geneva Ohio walleye trips went very well as predicted with several trophy class eyes at the taxidermist. 2015 schedule book has been started and filling some dates out into August already. So I would say the pic below says enough with smiling faces of young kids fishing like Matt that experienced his first trip to Erie this yr at his young age as I did the same when I was his age. Hes a great kid and cant wait to fish with them in June.

[gregnwtf]

I have a walleye report but most boats are stored away. Huron 38-40 ft water just a few miles offshore stacked with walleye for several miles. The calm water today and yesterday has produced nice fish. They are moving back guys, heading for the staging areas for winter. I havent been out of the lake myself but a couple friends have braved the cold water. I have been out shooting tree rats and getting fresh air in my lungs. That action is tough during cold days but they are sneaky. lol.
Having buried 2 immediate family members during 2014 , I am looking forward to 2015 with a fresh start and getting the boats wet in April.
Possibly doing some ice fishing and etc on Erie this winter if/when it freezes over so stay tuned in for hard water fishing reports.

[wakina]

I have a walleye report but most boats are stored away. Huron 38-40 ft water just a few miles offshore stacked with walleye for several miles. The calm water today and yesterday has produced nice fish. They are moving back guys, heading for the staging areas for winter. I havent been out of the lake myself but a couple friends have braved the cold water. I have been out shooting tree rats and getting fresh air in my lungs. That action is tough during cold days but they are sneaky. lol.
Having buried 2 immediate family members during 2014 , I am looking forward to 2015 with a fresh start and getting the boats wet in April.
Possibly doing some ice fishing and etc on Erie this winter if/when it freezes over so stay tuned in for hard water fishing reports.

Sorry to hear of your loss and wish you all the best in the coming New Year.

For what it is worth (?) AccuWeather's long term forecast does not look promising for ice fishing this winter.

[gregnwtf]

Wakina, I should run down to Paradise Ac and and meet you in the spring. Put a face with the name. Guy that runs our #3 boat camps there and we could jump on his golf cart and stop by in April.
I am looking forward to ice fishing but if it doesnt freeze that means we get on the water in the spring faster. Rather fish from the boat and not the recliner and wishn.
Until April !

[wakina]

I am no longer camping, so I moved my boat just across the bridge to Beef Creek Marina, I am in slip 44. I would love to meet you and talk some fishing. I may even slip over to your Marina also as I would like to meet you.

It has been a tuff year for me also, nothing like yours though. The wife and I moved my 91yr. old mother in with us in the middle of August, she had been living independent but was starting to have some issues on her own. We never got back out fishing the rest of the year due to some health issues with my mother but have hopefully got those resolved for at least the near future. But when you are 91 things can turn sour quickly, so with that in mind I am looking forward to a better year in 2015.

[gregnwtf]

Geneva action is on fire. A third of each days box are Fish Ohio class walleye lately. West end slowly getting back to normal . Plenty of fish to catch all over the western end. Call for fishing help or to book a date. Phone number is listed below.

[gregnwtf]

Couple fun days with guys from East TN mountains. A couple Fish Ohio taken on Jig n Minnow over the weekend. Reefs outer edges still producing fish on most of the reefs. Caught walleye every stop to find the best bite on a big reef. So I went from sharing the reef with one boat to 10 boats by the time I left to go in. Black/purple jigs took all the fish those 2 days of jigging. Marked great amounts of fish so Sunday we trolled up a nice limit with Bandits in 6 hours. Saturday would have been alot better but the customers had to go early, no fault of mine. We found another spot by ourself again, just figured out the right combination for the jig the eyes wanted , then the phone rang. We headed in at about 10:20 as it was getting good. This coming weekend looking to be breezy so will be breaking out the bottom bouncers and casting rigs. Water temp was mid 50s, (53-56) this week. Streaky dirty water and some very clear water so pay attention to water clearity when you mark fish on your screen. Dates left for May are May 15,20, 27, 29 for morning 7-8 hour trips and 6 hour eve trips are available. June dates for mornings I have left are June the last 2 Sundays in June. The second weekend in June may still be available for both days on boat 2 after a canceled trip.

[gregnwtf]

Geneva action is on fire. A third of each days box are Fish Ohio class walleye lately. West end slowly getting back to normal . Plenty of fish to catch all over the western end. Call for fishing help or to book a date. Phone number is listed below.