It Felt Sooooooo Good To Be Back In The Saddle!
GO TIME!!
We always expect to have a little break at two separate times of the year:
- Late November
- Early to Late April
This spring, that 1-2 week break stretched into 3. If you know me at all, I don’t do well with idle time, I want to go-go-go. That is why today, it felt so good to have a break in the wind and the weather and to be able to get back out there.
We knew it would be tough but I had to go, had to get out and get back at it. We found just about what we expected initially. After 3 consecutive days of winds in the 25-50 mph range, the water was pretty much pure mud. The temperature however, was a pleasant surprise. We found 54-55 degrees at 10 a.m. with it topping our at 60-61 at 4 when we left the water.
With such dirty water, we knew it was going to be a grind, and it was. The White Bass were active but even they couldn’t see very well. We still managed 2 quality Walleyes (that were spawned out btw). Two pike and 13 White Bass were also boated and overall I was very pleased with the day.
Lure Of Choice!
We tried a gambit of lures but the one that boated almost all of our fish was this one, kind of a Devils Lake Spring/Early Summer go-to.
Keeping the boat in 6-8 feet of water and pitching to 3-4 was the zone for the day but I imagine that will adjust some as the mud settles and the water clears a little.
Weather permitting, we will be hitting the water on as many days as we possibly can from now until pretty much the 1st of September.
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Good Luck out there!
