7-27-2012

[Capt. Ken]

Today's 5 hr. trip was with Brad and his son Jesse all the way from northern Indiana. Having never walleye fished before, this was a new experience for them, and I wanted nothing more than for Jesse to get into some nice fish. They are camping over by Germfask, so they had a little drive this morning to meet me at the resort, so we didn't hit the water until around 7 a.m.. We started out trolling harnesses, but after only having 2 fish in the box at 10:30 it was time for a switch in tactics. We started drifting with floating jig heads tipped with 1/2 crawlers...and in the next hour and a half we put 11 more fish in the box making for a great morning on the bay. We had fish from 16 to 27 inches today, and lost several nice ones as well. In addition to the walleyes, we landed a giant smallmouth, a carp, a pike, a sheepshead, and a few bonus perch! Jesse was a great little fisherman, and his dad was a quick learner as well...being able to feel the light pick-ups from the fish. The fish weren't hitting hard...just feeling like you picked up a weed. It's one of my favorite ways to fish, and I think Brad and Jesse are sold on the technique too. Good luck from all of us in the Bay de Noc area.

Captain Ken Lee

[JWheeler]

Nicely done! We have been talking about jogging the open water of Saginaw bay, looks like we're going to nerd to do it. Hoping it works as good for us as you!

[Nailer]

Very nice.

[Priority1]

Nice work Capt. Ken.