Fishing with Craig, Steve, and Todd 3/18/18 Fishing with Craig, Steve, and Todd 3/18/18 Fishing with Craig, Steve, and Todd 3/18/18 Fishing with Craig, Steve, and Todd 3/18/18
Results 1 to 4 of 4
  1. #1
    Join Date
    Jan 2014
    Location
    Port Clinton, OH
    Posts
    1,419

    Default Fishing with Craig, Steve, and Todd 3/18/18

    Craig, Steve, and Todd drove down from MI this morning and met me at my house, so we could drive to the launch together. After a pit stop at the gas station to gas up the Ranger and get some ice for the cooler (my live well lever was frozen on Saturday and this morning, so I didn't want to force it. With the nice weather this afternoon, it's unstuck now, so all is well!)

    We hit Mazurik's at 9am and, again, sat in the water for about 5 minutes to let the engine get up to temp, before heading west. My original plan was to launch out of Catawba, but with the SW wind this morning, and a report of icy ramps, I opted to launch out of M's.

    We headed west, and ended up close to Round Reef, because that was the first area that I came to that wasn't muddy. I had thought the light winds overnight would have cleaned that whole area up more than it did, but that wasn't the case.

    Anyway....when we arrived, I was on the southern end of the reef, in 19' of water. There were a lot of boats to the NE of me, so I deployed the Ulterra and set a course to the east at 1.0mph, but the surges would make it .9mph to 1.5mph.

    The program was Smithwick Perfect 10's with 1oz snap weights at 30/30 (let 30' of line out, add the snap weight, and let another 30' of line out before attaching the Off Shore boards.) Bandits were running at 50, 55, 60, and 65 back unassisted (no snap weights) behind the Off Shores.

    The hot colors for us today was definitely the IB Frozen Perfect 10, and a new "Custom Color of the Month" from Domka Outdoors that looks like a chrome perch. I don't know the name of this one yet, so I added a picture to the album.

    Sour Grape and Darkwing Duck Bandits from Domka Outdoors were both good choices too.
    We caught fish until the mud moved in on us, so we made a move to the north side of the reef, and made an easterly troll again. I wasn't marking as many fish on that side, so I turned the boat and made a heading towards D Can. Once we got closer to D Can we picked up our last three fish to finish out their limit.

    It was a sunny day, but cold in the morning, with the wind, but it warmed up nicely in the afternoon. My crew was a hoot to fish with, and we were tripping over each other when we had a quad on and trying to land them all at the same time. We only managed to get three of them in though, but that's okay...it was a great start to the morning! They did a fantastic job setting lines, and getting fish in the boat!

    The fish were definitely biting better for us today than they were yesterday. So, that was a relief.

    The crew has reserved a date in late September to go perch'n with me, so that makes me happy.

    I won't be fishing this week, and the regular schedule starts next Saturday, so I hope the weather forecast straightens out before next weekend. We are supposed to have some nasty winds all week again, so we'll have to see what happens.

    Stay tuned....

    Capt Juls


    Attached Images Attached Images Fishing with Craig, Steve, and Todd 3/18/18-craig-hill-steve-bergin-todd-3_18_18img_0581-jpg Fishing with Craig, Steve, and Todd 3/18/18-craig-hill-steve-bergin-todd-3_18_18img_0583-jpg Fishing with Craig, Steve, and Todd 3/18/18-craig-hill-steve-bergin-todd-3_18_18img_0589-jpg Fishing with Craig, Steve, and Todd 3/18/18-craig-hill-steve-bergin-todd-3_18_18img_0586-jpg 
    Captain Julia "Juls" Davis
    [email protected]
    www.julswalleyefishingadventures.com
    https://www.facebook.com/JulsWFA?ref=br_rs
    Specializing in 1-3 person walleye and perch charters

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Location
    Warren, OH
    Posts
    460

    Thumbs up

    Quote Originally Posted by Capt Juls View Post
    Craig, Steve, and Todd drove down from MI this morning and met me at my house, so we could drive to the launch together. After a pit stop at the gas station to gas up the Ranger and get some ice for the cooler (my live well lever was frozen on Saturday and this morning, so I didn't want to force it. With the nice weather this afternoon, it's unstuck now, so all is well!)

    We hit Mazurik's at 9am and, again, sat in the water for about 5 minutes to let the engine get up to temp, before heading west. My original plan was to launch out of Catawba, but with the SW wind this morning, and a report of icy ramps, I opted to launch out of M's.

    We headed west, and ended up close to Round Reef, because that was the first area that I came to that wasn't muddy. I had thought the light winds overnight would have cleaned that whole area up more than it did, but that wasn't the case.

    Anyway....when we arrived, I was on the southern end of the reef, in 19' of water. There were a lot of boats to the NE of me, so I deployed the Ulterra and set a course to the east at 1.0mph, but the surges would make it .9mph to 1.5mph.

    The program was Smithwick Perfect 10's with 1oz snap weights at 30/30 (let 30' of line out, add the snap weight, and let another 30' of line out before attaching the Off Shore boards.) Bandits were running at 50, 55, 60, and 65 back unassisted (no snap weights) behind the Off Shores.

    The hot colors for us today was definitely the IB Frozen Perfect 10, and a new "Custom Color of the Month" from Domka Outdoors that looks like a chrome perch. I don't know the name of this one yet, so I added a picture to the album.

    Sour Grape and Darkwing Duck Bandits from Domka Outdoors were both good choices too.
    We caught fish until the mud moved in on us, so we made a move to the north side of the reef, and made an easterly troll again. I wasn't marking as many fish on that side, so I turned the boat and made a heading towards D Can. Once we got closer to D Can we picked up our last three fish to finish out their limit.

    It was a sunny day, but cold in the morning, with the wind, but it warmed up nicely in the afternoon. My crew was a hoot to fish with, and we were tripping over each other when we had a quad on and trying to land them all at the same time. We only managed to get three of them in though, but that's okay...it was a great start to the morning! They did a fantastic job setting lines, and getting fish in the boat!

    The fish were definitely biting better for us today than they were yesterday. So, that was a relief.

    The crew has reserved a date in late September to go perch'n with me, so that makes me happy.

    I won't be fishing this week, and the regular schedule starts next Saturday, so I hope the weather forecast straightens out before next weekend. We are supposed to have some nasty winds all week again, so we'll have to see what happens.

    Stay tuned....

    Capt Juls


    Great report as usual. Much needed detail on presentation and location. My 81 year old bones cannot take the cold weather like it used to so wake me when it's 50+

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Mar 2016
    Location
    Elkhart, IN.
    Posts
    11

    Default

    Nice job Juls. The wife and I went out, we tried jigging with no luck so we decided to try pulling the bandits. I think I was in the pack of boats you saw lol. We had our first hit about 15 minutes into it, it was a very nice fish. We landed it got him in the live well and started to head south and BAM the motor stopped running?? I could not get it started again so we used the trolling motor and headed back in. A man and his wife pulled up to us in a Star Craft with a 200 Honda and towed us all the way back to Turtle Creek. I tried to pay them but they would not take any money. GREAT PEOPLE. My faith in humanity is restored.
    The wife and I want to book a day out with you as soon as we can schedule another outing. Good Luck

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Jan 2014
    Location
    Port Clinton, OH
    Posts
    1,419

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by 1morecast View Post
    Nice job Juls. The wife and I went out, we tried jigging with no luck so we decided to try pulling the bandits. I think I was in the pack of boats you saw lol. We had our first hit about 15 minutes into it, it was a very nice fish. We landed it got him in the live well and started to head south and BAM the motor stopped running?? I could not get it started again so we used the trolling motor and headed back in. A man and his wife pulled up to us in a Star Craft with a 200 Honda and towed us all the way back to Turtle Creek. I tried to pay them but they would not take any money. GREAT PEOPLE. My faith in humanity is restored.
    The wife and I want to book a day out with you as soon as we can schedule another outing. Good Luck
    Glad you made it home safely, and that those folks were nice enough to give you a tow. Luckily, in fishing, there are more good people than bad.

    Just PM me when you think you know what month you'll be free again, and I'll shoot you my open dates for that month.

    I look forward to fishing with you.
    Captain Julia "Juls" Davis
    [email protected]
    www.julswalleyefishingadventures.com
    https://www.facebook.com/JulsWFA?ref=br_rs
    Specializing in 1-3 person walleye and perch charters


Similar Threads

  1. Fishing Day 2 with Craig and Teddy 6/12/19
    By Capt Juls in forum Western Lake Erie Fishing REPORTS
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 06-14-2019, 03:45 AM
  2. Fishing with Steve and Jeremy 1/4/19
    By Capt Juls in forum Western Lake Erie Fishing REPORTS
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 01-06-2019, 08:21 AM
  3. Fishing with Mark and Dr Steve 11/25/18
    By Capt Juls in forum Western Lake Erie Fishing REPORTS
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 12-04-2018, 08:15 PM
  4. Fishing with Dee, Dan, and Steve 5/16/18
    By Capt Juls in forum Western Lake Erie Fishing REPORTS
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 05-23-2018, 06:48 AM
  5. Fishing with Mike, Steve, and Bob 4/13/16
    By Capt Juls in forum Western Lake Erie Fishing REPORTS
    Replies: 11
    Last Post: 04-17-2016, 03:48 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •