June 6, 2009 -- At Leech Lake

The high today did hit 50 degrees, but the low was once again in the mid-30s. I had a fire going most of the day to take the chill out of the air. The sky was overcast and grey and it sprinkled rain throughout the day. Yep, June in Northern Minnesota. Luckily, the wind was relatively light at 8-12 mph from the NW, or it would have felt even colder.

Rick and I went fishing from noon to 2:00 p.m. As we do most of the time during the day, we used jigs and shiners off Second Duck Point and the Birches trying to tempt a walleye into biting. We caught several perch, but no walleye.

We went out trolling at 9:00 p.m., and no sooner did we hit the water than it started to rain. At first it was just a light rain, but within an hour it was coming down hard. We were undeterred and continued to troll our Minnow Raps in 8-12 feet of water. There was a full moon tonight, but we could not see it through the very black rain clouds overhead.

Rick caught only one 12" walleye, although he had several hits that went unhooked. I caught a 12", a 13" and a 21 1/2" walleye and also had several other hits that didn't hook.

We came in around 11:15 p.m. I showered, got into some warm sweats since the temperature had dropped into the high 30s, and watched the movie "For Your Consideration."

Another great day at Leech Lake.