May 24, 2008

We planned to feast on fresh walleye for dinner on Saturday night, May 24, so Rick and I limited our fishing to the afternoon. The stats:

Time: 1:00-3:30 p.m., CDT
Location/method: Trolling @ Ottertail Peninsula Point (very rough water), Duck Point and Second Duck Point; drifting with jigs and Gulp Alive leeches and minnows at "The Birches."
Winds: South, 10-15 mph, gusting to 25 mph
Water Temp.: 54 degrees

No fish caught. We did enjoy a tasty walleye dinner from the two fish I caught the previous evening. I cleaned the fish just an hour before cooking them for dinner. That's fresh fish!!

After dinner, Kathleen, Rick and I enjoyed a roaring fire in the fire pit at the cabin.

May 23, 2008

Rick and I went trolling on Sucker Bay on Friday, May 23. Our target fish, as always, was the walleye. Here are the vital stats:

Time: 8:15-10:45 p.m., CDT
Location: Second Duck Point to the Malays
Winds: calm
Water Temp.: 54 degrees
Sunset: 8:57 p.m.
Moon: 88% waning
Lure: Rapala Minnow Raps (Rick: Bleeding Copper Flash; SJ: Hot Steel)

Rick caught 3 walleye; 10", 15", 21" (all went back into the lake)
SJ caught 2 walleye; 16", 16 1/4" (both were kept, and made an excellent dinner the following night)