fish report 7-24

[ryguy2010]

hahaha wowww. so ironic you just posted that. decided to go try Ballast for perch yesterday cuz we had been hearing great things...we had no idea it got THAT shallow south of ballast island. 2.1-2.3 feet for a while. it was quite the experience. thank god we were idling along cuz we were unfamilar with the waters. we were able to reverse on out of there.

however, we did try perch fishing for a little while north and then northwest of ballast island. did awful. size was just pathetic. kept 1 or 2. 90% were 6 inches or smaller. maybe we werent far enough east??? Tried southwest of green island with a couple other boats. same deal. actually did our best fishing at the CIC green can about a mile from our cut. ended up with about 20 perch

[wakina]

hahaha wowww. so ironic you just posted that. decided to go try Ballast for perch yesterday cuz we had been hearing great things...we had no idea it got THAT shallow south of ballast island. 2.1-2.3 feet for a while. it was quite the experience. thank god we were idling along cuz we were unfamilar with the waters. we were able to reverse on out of there.

however, we did try perch fishing for a little while north and then northwest of ballast island. did awful. size was just pathetic. kept 1 or 2. 90% were 6 inches or smaller. maybe we werent far enough east??? Tried southwest of green island with a couple other boats. same deal. actually did our best fishing at the CIC green can about a mile from our cut. ended up with about 20 perch

You were just a little SE of Lucy's Point maybe a mile or so when you were at Ballast Island, that green can is out in the lake quite a little distance from Middle Bass so be careful, it lies straight out from the rock ledge that enters the water off of NE corner of Middle Bass. You can see North Bass and the passage between the 2 islands from that green can. You have alot of water on the outside of that green can though. But watch the SE corner of North Bass, it is the same deal but does not run out into the lake as far and may not be marked. Have had very good luck on the perch there in years past right next to that green can, but they are either there or they are not , but it can be really good when they are there. CORRECTION You were SW of Lucy's Point and not SE as stated originally I even proof read this post twice, I am sorry, Lucy's Point would be NE of Ballast
Have fun and stay safe.

[sig061]

You were just a little SE of Lucy's Point maybe a mile or so when you were at Ballast Island, that green can is out in the lake quite a little distance from Middle Bass so be careful, it lies straight out from the rock ledge that enters the water off of NE corner of Middle Bass. You can see North Bass and the passage between the 2 islands from that green can. You have alot of water on the outside of that green can though. But watch the SE corner of North Bass, it is the same deal but does not run out into the lake as far and may not be marked. Have had very good luck on the perch there in years past right next to that green can, but they are either there or they are not , but it can be really good when they are there.
Have fun and stay safe.

I had the pleasure of meeting the rocks on the S/E corner of N Bass..! I didn't see them & they were not visible at the time. Even after we wrecked we wouldn't have known what we hit.. had it not been for the boat's paint on the rocks that made them visible when looking over the side of the boat. One of the worst and scariest days of my life. Yet another reason to thank god for Rescue Marine!