Fishing with Danny and Boyd...6/3/2026

When I got up at 1:45, I knew it was going to be nice out on the back deck. The wind forecast for the day was going to be less than 10mph out of the north. The air temperature was going to be in the low 60s in the AM, but rising to 75 by noon. I knew the sky was clear, because the moonlight was shining off the tin roof on the shed. I grabbed a cup of coffee, a couple of dog treats, and headed out the back door, so I could check all the forecast apps to make sure nothing had changed overnight. Nothing did....the expectation was for a beautiful morning on the water.

Today, I would be fishing with Danny Harris, from last week's report, and his friend Boyd, who came all the way from Utah to try Lake Erie.


I picked them up from the "Whitecaps Motel", and we headed to the Speedway on the other side of town, to gas up, get some ice, and a few snacks. To my disappointment, they were closed. I was able to gas the boat, but the store was closed. A sign stating, "Due to staffing issues, we will have new hours". They were supposed to be open at 5am, but at 5:05, the doors were still locked, and no one could be seen inside. (They were probably in back getting the breakfast sandwiches made for the display).

We left there and hit the gas station by RT2 and State Rd, to get the ice and other snacks, and then took the back roads over to Mazurik's. We arrived at 5:30 and got the boat ready. We were headed out by 5:45. I decided to go back to the area north of Kelly's that I fished with my last crew and start there.

The Ulterra and baby Merc were deployed after the FishHawk was sent down, and set to an ENE direction, at a speed of 2.3-2.5mph (FH speed). We started over 44' of water.

Danny can't stand in the boat, due to physical issues at the moment, and this was Boyd's first time on Lake Erie. He doesn't do much fishing, so I said I would set all the lines and they could just reel in their fish...they were good with that decision. :)

The dipsies went out first...running Yeck and Badmo Arrow spoons:
Zero settings at 27 on the port side and 35 on the starboard side.
Three settings at 55 on the port side and 72 on the starboard side.

Eventually, the zero settings were 33 on the port side and 41 on the starboard side...and caught fish.

The three setting at 72 was getting a lot of action, so the port side was set to 72 also.

Three Bandits and one Spro 120 Madeye ran behind the Off Shore boards. I started out with the port side at 115 and 80 back, and 130 and 67 on the starboard side. The 80 and 67 caught, so the two deeper ones were both brought up higher and set at 97 back...they started catching.

Colors were:
"Psycho Killer" (Slim Shady Custom)
"Whiskey and Water" (Slim Shady)
"Slick Purple Bengal" (stock Spro color)
And, a custom color I don't know the name of or who painted it. I checked all the sites and can't find it....sorry. That one, I put out after about an hour and a half, and it took a fish before it could get lined up. Then, it took another shortly after being set out again. I will have it out in the morning again. Might even have two out. lol
I added a couple pics of it here...

We went through a lot of fish, with several throwbacks and keepers we threw back, along with a few Sheephead, and had our 18 in the cooler by 9am.

Danny and Boyd had a good time and will be with me again tomorrow. I marked some good fish on the way back to the ramp, so I'll be starting there in the morning. If they are walleye, they will be nice ones. If not, they will be big Sheephead. But, since there is going to be a south wind in the morning, I'll start from the south and work my way back up to the line. Fingers crossed!

Stay tuned....

Capt Juls