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Went out this weekend for the first time to get a feel for where the lake is at? Fishing for walleye is really slow and they are hard to find right now. Night fishing is the way to go right now. Water temps are 39 to 42 degrees on the main lake and I did find some up to 44 in one cove. I spent whole day just cruising and graphing. People seem really impatient to get started this spring but who could blame them. I am not booking any trips till after April 1st when the fishing should be much better.
I did fish a short stretch down by the dam on the north shore that sometimes produces a few males this time of year. My first cast I felt a slight tap on my jig and I set the hook. An hour and a half later we had caught 85 slimers😖 I guess they had stocked like 10,000 a few days before, lol. It was fun just to catch some fish.
When we came in to get inspected we heard that a boat had just sunk out on the main lake. Fortunately the Ranger boat got to them and plucked five people out of the lake. They were treated for hyperthermia in the ambulance while I was shutting down my boat. It never ceases to amaze me how little respect some people have for this lake when it is windy! You really have to be careful right now with all The floating timber in the lake!!!! Nets go out on March 11th.
I did fish a short stretch down by the dam on the north shore that sometimes produces a few males this time of year. My first cast I felt a slight tap on my jig and I set the hook. An hour and a half later we had caught 85 slimers😖 I guess they had stocked like 10,000 a few days before, lol. It was fun just to catch some fish.
When we came in to get inspected we heard that a boat had just sunk out on the main lake. Fortunately the Ranger boat got to them and plucked five people out of the lake. They were treated for hyperthermia in the ambulance while I was shutting down my boat. It never ceases to amaze me how little respect some people have for this lake when it is windy! You really have to be careful right now with all The floating timber in the lake!!!! Nets go out on March 11th.