Quote Originally Posted by addaline View Post
I was planning on a last trip to Huron this week, but because of the weather reports and the fishing reports that indicated Huron wasn't really happening I put the boat up for the season. Just my observation, I've only been fishing the western basin for about 10 years. I start from Monroe, MI in the spring and work my way east to Huron over the course of the season. Usually, there have been productive trips right up to Thanksgiving. This year was an exceptiion as the last really good trip I had was mid-June. Has anyone else had an off-season like this? I blame the weather and the water temps.
I think the warm water temps and abundant number of days with E/ NE winds drove the fish to deeper water and further east. Been in the lake for over 60 years, my younger days were spent on the Portage river right across from the Jacknife bridge. There were a few summers the river was just a creek. We were lucky to have boat lifts or we would have been sitting in mud.
Been thru low water issues many times and high water issues as well. Look around at all the rock walls, I remember those being built. Just mother nature's way of letting us know she us still in charge ! Hope for a better season next year.....