August 29, 2008 on Leech Lake

My parents arrived today for a 4- or 5-day visit, but before they did, I managed to sneak out onto Leech Lake for a little late-afternoon fishing.

From 4:20 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. I used the 8-15 mph NW wind to drift from Schiebe's cabin to our cabin in 8-10 feet of water. The air temperature was 75 degrees. I used a 1/16 oz. orange Northland Neon-tone Gum-Ball jig with a silver blade spinner tipped with 3" Gulp minnows in smelt color.

I caught a few perch, a couple of bluegills, a handful of rock bass and a couple of crappie, one of which tipped the scales at about 1 1/2 pounds, a real slab if there ever was one. All fish were released.