Friday, April 10, 2009

August 5, 2008 on Leech Lake

Today was much cooler than it's been in weeks; the high today was only 68 degrees. Not exactly a hot August day. The winds were 5-10 mph out of the NW and the skies were partly cloudy. The water temperature was still warm at 75.5 degrees.

From 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. I took Liz and Ashley out on the boat to do some panfishing. Ashley and Liz each caught several small perch and a couple of rock bass. I caught numerous perch and one very large bull bluegill. All the fish were released.

Later in the evening, from 8:30 to 10:50 p.m., Liz and I went trolling for walleyes. We fished in 8-12 feet of water and trolled at a speed of roughly 1.7 to 2.2 mph. I caught one small northern pike and two nice walleyes, 22" and 23", all released. Liz caught a 17" walleye, which we kept for a later fish fry.

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