The temperature today hit only 60 degrees. The skies were grey and it rained pretty much all day long. The winds were out of the NW at 5-8 mph.
We stayed inside during the day, but this evening Rick and I decided to go trolling for walleye despite the rain. I pulled the boat off the lift at 7:45 p.m., and under a moon that was 97% waxing (although we couldn't see it) I maneuvered the boat into 9-11 feet of water. We let out our lines and began trolling. Rick again used a variety of colors of the #9 Minnow Rap, while I stuck to my favorite, the hot steel color.
I trolled from south of Second Duck Point to north of Malay's cabin, but not as far as Norm's cabin. I stayed in 9-12 feet of water and kept my Mercury Verado steady at 580 rpm thanks to the SmartCraft controls.
During the next 2 hours and 15 minutes, Rick and I caught eight walleyes between us. I caught 2 15" and one 18" walleye, and Rick caught walleyes of 14", 17", 18", 23" and 24". All fish were released back into Leech Lake unharmed.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
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