I visited Leech Lake in mid-July and then again the week after Labor Day. The walleye fishing during July was good, but most of the walleye caught came while trolling Rapala Minnow Raps in the evening.The fishing during the week after Labor Day was fantastic!! Once again "the Birches" proved to be the hot spot. In addition to a plethora of perch, the Birches held a good number of good sized walleyes and an amazing number of pound-plus crappie. One early afternoon, my daughter Melissa and I found a large school of hungry crappie and we managed to coax dozens of the paper lips to bite our jig and plastic presentations. Both Melissa and I were using 1/8 ounce Lindy Techni-Glo Max Gap jig heads tipped with 3-inch Northland Slurpie Swim 'n' Grubs in Firetiger Cutworm and Crawfish Cutworm colors. We kept 9 of the beauties which was enough for two separate fish fries. Very tasty.
My new boat (pictured above with me at the helm) performed perfectly after the early-season repairs to fix a leaky seal around the front livewell pump. Everything from the livewells to MinnKota Maxxum Pro 80 electric trolling motor to the SmartCraft features on the Mercury Verado motor performed without a hitch. With the addition of the SportTrak brackets on the gunwales, I could attach rod holders on either side of the boat, which made trolling even easier (if that's possible!).
We had very enjoyable visits with our neighbors the Malays and the Newmans, and even had a visit from my parents, who joined us from their home in Grayslake, Illinois. Come on now, no FIB jokes.
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