"The Hole" in front of the old Bay Shore Resort
The sky was mostly cloudy, with just moments of sun here and there, the wind was calm to 5 mph from the south and the temperature was a cool 46 degrees when Rick and I went fishing today at 12:15 p.m.
We started by jigging shiners off Second Duck Point in 8-10 feet of water. The water temperature was 58 degrees. No sooner had Rick lower his jig into the water when he had a hit and called for the net. I grabbed the net and scooped up a nice 20 1/2" walleye. Not bad for 5 minutes on the water.
Unfortunately, the next hour in that spot proved less fruitful. We caught several small- to medium-sized perch, but no walleyes. So we decided to move to a new spot. I motored the boat slowly along the shoreline until finally stopping in front of Norm's cabin in 9-feet of water.
We jigged shiners in this spot for about 30-45 minutes, but again caught only small perch. So we decided to move yet again. I fired up the Verado and quickly got us north on Sucker Bay to "The Hole" in front of the old Bay Shore Resort.
Rick and I both put shiners on our jigs and lowered them into 14-16 feet of water. Almost instantly I hooked a 14" walleye. We caught dozens of perch, and I had the unfortunate luck of catching 3 small northern pike.
During the next 2 hours we caught lots of perch and I caught another 14" walleye as well as a nice 15" walleye. All fish were released. At 3:45 p.m. we came ashore in preparation for a tasty seafood pasta dinner tonight. I'm sure after dinner we'll make our way onto the lake for some night trolling for walleye.
Rick and I went out onto Leech Lake at 8:55 p.m. tonight. The wind at the time was roughly 10 mph from the NNW, the sky was mostly cloudy, the temperature was 54 degrees and the water temperature was 58 degrees.
I took the boat straight out from the lift to 10 feet of water and we began trolling #9 Minnows Raps -- Rick using one a purpledescent color, while I used my favorite hot steel. I immediately caught a small pike, and shortly after a 3" perch. How it got the Minnow Rap in it's mouth I have no idea.
As the night progressed and darkness came, the walleye bite picked up. From 10:00 to 11:00 p.m., I caught two 14" walleye and a 15" walleye. Rick caught a 14", a 22 1/2" and a 17" walleye. We kept the 17" walleye, and will most likely enjoy that fish for dinner Friday night.
During both of our fishing trips today we boated a total of 10 walleyes. Another good day of fishing on Leech Lake.
We started by jigging shiners off Second Duck Point in 8-10 feet of water. The water temperature was 58 degrees. No sooner had Rick lower his jig into the water when he had a hit and called for the net. I grabbed the net and scooped up a nice 20 1/2" walleye. Not bad for 5 minutes on the water.
Unfortunately, the next hour in that spot proved less fruitful. We caught several small- to medium-sized perch, but no walleyes. So we decided to move to a new spot. I motored the boat slowly along the shoreline until finally stopping in front of Norm's cabin in 9-feet of water.
We jigged shiners in this spot for about 30-45 minutes, but again caught only small perch. So we decided to move yet again. I fired up the Verado and quickly got us north on Sucker Bay to "The Hole" in front of the old Bay Shore Resort.
Rick and I both put shiners on our jigs and lowered them into 14-16 feet of water. Almost instantly I hooked a 14" walleye. We caught dozens of perch, and I had the unfortunate luck of catching 3 small northern pike.
During the next 2 hours we caught lots of perch and I caught another 14" walleye as well as a nice 15" walleye. All fish were released. At 3:45 p.m. we came ashore in preparation for a tasty seafood pasta dinner tonight. I'm sure after dinner we'll make our way onto the lake for some night trolling for walleye.
Rick and I went out onto Leech Lake at 8:55 p.m. tonight. The wind at the time was roughly 10 mph from the NNW, the sky was mostly cloudy, the temperature was 54 degrees and the water temperature was 58 degrees.
I took the boat straight out from the lift to 10 feet of water and we began trolling #9 Minnows Raps -- Rick using one a purpledescent color, while I used my favorite hot steel. I immediately caught a small pike, and shortly after a 3" perch. How it got the Minnow Rap in it's mouth I have no idea.
As the night progressed and darkness came, the walleye bite picked up. From 10:00 to 11:00 p.m., I caught two 14" walleye and a 15" walleye. Rick caught a 14", a 22 1/2" and a 17" walleye. We kept the 17" walleye, and will most likely enjoy that fish for dinner Friday night.
During both of our fishing trips today we boated a total of 10 walleyes. Another good day of fishing on Leech Lake.
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