6-23-08

[Walleye Express]

Notice I didn't put a title but just a date on my post? I'll tell you why. I'm out of adjectives that describe what the fishing has been like on the Bay so far this year and totally speechless to describe the last 2 days. 24 keeper walleyes 1 giant perch and a white bass in about 2 hour 10 minutes this morning. This on top of yesterdays catch and release fest with the TV guys and I'm ready for a long rest. All the smaller walleyes were coming on the spoons sliders today so I removed them pronto and we kept pounding them on the Rattle Tots. Same place in 21 FOW. Nicer size fish as well today.

[shu9265]

Great Job Capitan Dan.

You guys have really had a banner year up there thus far.

[GLF]

Nice haul Dan! Do you cheek the eyes for your charter customers?

[Priority1]

GJ Dan. The AuGres Eyes must have migrated S. We worked hard for 10 fish for three of us.

[Walleye Express]

Nice haul Dan! Do you cheek the eyes for your charter customers?

After the workout I got today on the bay, then cleaning/bagging all those fish and going through my boat scrubbing regiment, I seriously thought about calling 911 to get tranported off the dock to my truck. Fishing today came as close to work as it ever has for me. If one of my clients would have suggested "Cheeking" the fish I might have blown the generous tip I ended up geting.

[EdB]

Great job, sounds like the bay is on fire! How are your year classes on the bay?

We seem to be missing a couple year classes of fish between 10 and 16 inches down here on Erie. You don't need a tape measure, all the keepers are 16" on up. The boxes are nice due to the overall size. We are getting some spikes from 7 to 10 inches on every trip but those fish won't be legal for a couple years. I think we might have 1 or 2 tough years on Erie coming up unless the "legal next year fish" are hiding somewhere out there.

[Walleye Express]

As far as I can tell we have 4 distinct groups we keep catching, which reflects the 4 record year classes of naturally spawned fish our DNR has detected in their fall trawls. We caught fish from 6 inches to 25 1/2 inches yesterday. It was also my understanding that Erie to has had 3 great year classes in a row. Don't be to discouraged because your not seeing any as they often segregate in waters as deep as Erie. Remember we call a spot just 24 Feet deep here on Saginaw Bay "The Balck Hole".