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Hello all. I am looking to head up and fish all day Saturday and a little Sunday if the weather cooperates. I am 3 hours away so looking for a little help on what the walleye and perch are doing. I am set up to troll or whatever needs done. Thanks a lot guys. Any help would be appreciated.
Saturday and Sunday are still looking pretty nasty. Better check tomorrow evening before you make the trip. Got my 1 man limit today in 2 1/2 hours just west of g can. Nice fish. Went exploring to h can afterwards and caught 10 more. Very light bite.
I was also planning a trip up Saturday. I'm just under 3 hours away. Weather doesnt look to bad to me. Was gonna head to g can. Winds are supposed to subside, waves also.
I was out east of kellies a week ago caught nice walleyes on stinger scorpions, catdog and shrimp on no 1 dipseys 50 to 80 feet back. That's a good place to start. Perch have been biting well around the green can off of Catawba State Park public ramp, its about a mile west of the ramp. As for the lake condition it does look like the NOAAs forecast is changing every time I look at it lately.
Let me tell you a story, I was perch fishing northwest of Vermilion one time and the NOAA lake report was saying that the winds at the buoy northwest of Vermilion was 5 mph and waves less than 1 foot! I was anchored right by that buoy in a 4 foot swell, no lie! Check that report but they were calling southwest at 1 foot or less last Tuesday and it was at least 3 feet for most of the day. The lake does what the lake wants to do, go fishing if its too rough go home or go to Jolly Rogers and eat some of their perch, yummy!
Thanks for the report. I'm definitely keeping my eye on the weather. I was up there in august out by d can and the waves were steady 3 footers. I have a 24 foot cruiser so I'm probably a little more comfortable than a smaller boat. That said I dont take any chances. If I'm not comfortable I wont go. We werent gonna get up there till about 9 or 10 so hoping the wind dies down a little
I have found over the years that NOAA is wildly incorrect. I also live 2 1/2 hours away and go strictly by the iwindsurf forecast. I believe it to be accurate 80% of the time.
30 more this morning just west of g can. It was fast and furious finally. Had 5 before the sun broke the horizon. Done at 830. 10 throw backs and 1 small pickerel.
I have checked the weather all day. Tomorrow looks windy in the morning and then slowing down late morning early afternoon. I wont get up there till around 10 so hopefully it will be slowing down. Thanks for the report dansdad. Going to head straight out to g in the morning. If you were west of the can were you in the firing range?
I was only 200 yards west. Someone reported that the entire range was to be closed for a few weeks but there has been many boats inside the range the last 2 weeks. Leave your motor running for 10 minutes after you anchor to stir the perchies up..
Great. Thanks
Went for perch on Thursday, caught limit west of Catawba buoy, very light bite. Had to feel through waves for slightest nudge on minnow rig. Went for walleye yesterday, east of kellies. Caught 8 nice fish in 41 fow.
Was you trolling or casting??
We use the motor trick, but I’ve noticed if we are playing music with a lot of base, it seems to draw them in too.Quote:
Originally Posted by dansdad
That sounds like a good reason to upgrade my stereo system.
Found that over the years perch and walleye like the Rolling Stones the best.
Trolling bandits.
200 yards north of green bouy at catawba. 67 in 4 hours. A few 8-9 but mostly 10-12. One 14 inch hog
Did the same thing but we only had a radio on the boat was intermitenly getting a station from Detroit when a good song came on our catch in creased but it may have been our singing also .Quote:
Originally Posted by Drdave
I was out by that green buoy off of Catawba got 36 nice perch, noticed a boat close by that had his motor running the whole time he was there, they were picking quite a few perch. They eventually pulled up and went in, I don't know if they were running out of fuel, had carbon monoxide poisoning or got their limit but they pulled anchor and left. They seemed to be catching more fish than us, maybe that motor trick does work. I have heard that using two anchors helps a lot to restrict the boat movement(don't know how they keep from sinking their boat with all the wakes and stuff?) this would be safer as long as your motor doesn't smoke too much!
Chumming. Kinda like saying "We're here, perch. Come get some!"Quote:
Originally Posted by northcoastbob
I was out north of the green bouy at catawba Saturday. I let the boat run the whole 3.5 hours and got 67 very nice perch
Try shutting it off on occasion. Sometimes they hit when I turn it off. And then nail it when I start it again.