I woke up this morning not feeling well and spent most of the day either in bed or taking it easy around the house.
Rick finished up the trim work on the door in the game room and replaced a broken window in the cabin.
The weather today was not conducive to fishing anyway, with winds from the NW at 15-25 mph, with gusts up over 30 mph. The lake was covered in big waves and white caps. The high temperature today just hit 60 degrees.
No fishing on Leech Lake today.
Sunday, June 07, 2009
June 1, 2009 -- At Leech Lake
The high temperature today hit 60 degrees with a low of only 37. The winds were relatively calm to 5-8 mph out of the ESE. The water temperature was 60 degrees.
Using jigs and shiners, Rick and I drifted the boat off Second Duck point in 8-12 feet of water and caught several perch, including a few nice jumbos. All were released.
We then came back on shore to finish hanging the door in the game room. With that chore mostly complete -- some trim work still needed to be finished -- I cleaned and cooked the 16 3/4" walleye from the other night for dinner.
After dinner, from 9:00 -- 10:20 p.m., Rick and I again trolled Minnow Raps for walleye. We fished in 8-12 feet of water from Malay's to the north to between Duck and Second Duck Points to the south.
Rick caught two small 12" walleyes and I didn't catch anything. Nonetheless, it was good to be out on Leech Lake.
Using jigs and shiners, Rick and I drifted the boat off Second Duck point in 8-12 feet of water and caught several perch, including a few nice jumbos. All were released.
We then came back on shore to finish hanging the door in the game room. With that chore mostly complete -- some trim work still needed to be finished -- I cleaned and cooked the 16 3/4" walleye from the other night for dinner.
After dinner, from 9:00 -- 10:20 p.m., Rick and I again trolled Minnow Raps for walleye. We fished in 8-12 feet of water from Malay's to the north to between Duck and Second Duck Points to the south.
Rick caught two small 12" walleyes and I didn't catch anything. Nonetheless, it was good to be out on Leech Lake.
May 31, 2009 -- At Leech Lake
Rick and I went out fishing on Leech Lake today on two separate occasions. The first time we went out from 1:00 - 3:45 p.m. and used jigs and shiners as we drifted off Second Duck Point in 7-10 feet of water. We caught a few perch but no walleye.
The temperature today was a cool 52 degrees, the wind was 5-15 mph from the ESE, the sky was overcast and grey and it rained off and on all day.
After dinner, we went out again, this time from 8:00 - 11:15 p.m. We trolled Rapala Minnow Raps in 8-12 feet of water with the Mercury Smartcraft gauge set at 570 rpm. With this method we did much better than we did earlier in the day.
Rick caught a 23" and 12" walleye and I caught walleyes of 16 3/4" and 18 1/2". We kept the 16 3/4" fish for dinner. As we headed back to the boat lift we caught two more walleye at the same time, a doubleheader! The first time Rick and I have hooked walleyes at the same time.
Rick reeled in a nice 22" eyeball and my fish measured 17 1/4". Both were released.
Another great day of fishing on Leech Lake.
The temperature today was a cool 52 degrees, the wind was 5-15 mph from the ESE, the sky was overcast and grey and it rained off and on all day.
After dinner, we went out again, this time from 8:00 - 11:15 p.m. We trolled Rapala Minnow Raps in 8-12 feet of water with the Mercury Smartcraft gauge set at 570 rpm. With this method we did much better than we did earlier in the day.
Rick caught a 23" and 12" walleye and I caught walleyes of 16 3/4" and 18 1/2". We kept the 16 3/4" fish for dinner. As we headed back to the boat lift we caught two more walleye at the same time, a doubleheader! The first time Rick and I have hooked walleyes at the same time.
Rick reeled in a nice 22" eyeball and my fish measured 17 1/4". Both were released.
Another great day of fishing on Leech Lake.
May 30, 2009 -- At Leech Lake
New door leading from the game room to the garage
It was very windy all day today. The winds were out of the WNW at 15-25 mph with gusts over 30 mph. The lake was covered with large waves and white caps. The high temperature today was 64 degrees with a low of around 40.
Rick and I went into town today to pick up a pre-hung door to go between the game room and the garage at the cabin. In addition to being an engineer, Rick both enjoys and is very good at any type of home repair or building project. Last year he repaired the deck at the cabin, this year it was the new door in the game room.
We picked up other supplies in town as well, and made it home around 4:00 p.m. -- just as it started to rain.
No fishing on Leech Lake today.
Saturday, June 06, 2009
May 29, 2009 -- At Leech Lake
Rick with a 23 1/2-inch Leech Lake walleye; off Second Duck Point.
Today was Rick's first day on Leech Lake since September 2008 and he was happy to be back on it. We started fishing today jigging with shiners at the Birches. We caught a couple of small perch but no walleye. Then we motored across Sucker Bay to Big Hardwood Point where we joined about 8 other boats. We again jigged for walleyes with shiners and again were skunked.
We then motored back across the bay to Second Duck Point where we decided to fore go jigging and start trolling crankbaits. That was the ticket.
Using #9 Rapala Minnow Raps -- Rick's in purpledescent color and me with a bleeding hot olive colored lure -- we started to catch fish.
I caught several perch, a rock bass and a small northern (generally disappointing), but Rick did much better. He caught a perch, a small 9" walleye, as well as a 22" and 23 1/2" walleye.
The temperature today was a pleasant 66 degrees as a high, with a low of 42. The water temperature was 61 degrees. The wind while we were out fishing was 6 mph from the south, but by evening it had picked up to 15-25 mph from the NW so we didn't go out trolling tonight. The wind finally died down to around 5-10 mph from the west around 10 p.m.
A very good day on Leech Lake.
May 28, 2009 -- At Leech Lake
Today was a strange day weather wise. The morning sky was overcast and gray, but the winds were relatively light at 5-8 mph out of the south. As the day progressed, the skies cleared to sunny, but the wind picked up to 12-18 mph and shifted to the NW. The lake got very choppy.
The temperature today hit a high of 68 degrees and the low was around 40.
Tom Malay stopped by today with his trailer. We had talked last night while fishing that he would help me load my ATV onto the trailer and then he'd take it into Bemidji Sports on Friday when he and Lainey (his wife) went into town. It was a very nice gesture and I took him up on it.
After Tom left with my ATV in tow, I transplanted a small cedar tree from near the house to near the shoreline by the harbor. Over time, this little cedar tree, along with the cedar tree I transplanted last year, should provide a nice wind block and help stop shoreline erosion.
I did other chores around the properties today included making the beds at the cabin, watered the plants and the newly planted spruce trees and generally cleaned house. At 10:50 p.m., my friend Rick from Brisbane, Australia arrived at the Bemidji airport. By the time we got home it was after midnight.
No fishing on Leech Lake today.
The temperature today hit a high of 68 degrees and the low was around 40.
Tom Malay stopped by today with his trailer. We had talked last night while fishing that he would help me load my ATV onto the trailer and then he'd take it into Bemidji Sports on Friday when he and Lainey (his wife) went into town. It was a very nice gesture and I took him up on it.
After Tom left with my ATV in tow, I transplanted a small cedar tree from near the house to near the shoreline by the harbor. Over time, this little cedar tree, along with the cedar tree I transplanted last year, should provide a nice wind block and help stop shoreline erosion.
I did other chores around the properties today included making the beds at the cabin, watered the plants and the newly planted spruce trees and generally cleaned house. At 10:50 p.m., my friend Rick from Brisbane, Australia arrived at the Bemidji airport. By the time we got home it was after midnight.
No fishing on Leech Lake today.
May 27, 2009 -- At Leech Lake
Yesterday when I went into Bemidji I bought two small Colorado blue spruce trees from the Home Depot. Today, I planted them near the property line between our cabin and Poage's. I dubbed the trees the "Jayden trees," in honor of our little grandson Jayden Stephen who was born on Easter Sunday. I plan to track the growth of both Jayden and the trees over time.
It was a pleasant day to work in the yard. The high temperature today was 60 degrees with a low of 42. The sky started out overcast, but gradually cleared to mostly sunny. The wind was out of the SSE from near calm to 8 mph.
At 1:30 p.m. I decided to go fishing. I started out at Second Duck Point and drifted with the breeze past our house and all the way to the Birches. I used a jig and shiner and was able to hook two very nice jumbo perch, a rock bass and a 15" walleye. All were released. Just before 5:00 p.m. I came to shore for some dinner.
At 6:30 p.m. I hit the lake again; this time trolling a crankbait. I used a #9 Minnow Rap in "bleeding hot olive" color and caught a northern and 14" walleye. Then I got a call on my cell phone. It was Tom Malay asking if I wanted to go fishing, which of course I was already doing. I told him to meet me at the end of his dock and I'd pick him up.
After getting Tom, his fishing rods, and cooler into the boat, we trolled from his place south past Second Duck Point in water depths ranging from 8-12 feet. The water temperature tonight was 58.7 degrees.
I caught another 14" walleye as well as a 15" eyeball. Tom caught walleyes of 12", 14" and 17". He kept the 17" fish.
We got back to the boat lift around 10:30 p.m. and I was inside the house by 10:45 p.m. Another fantastic day of fishing on Leech Lake -- 7 walleyes boated today.
It was a pleasant day to work in the yard. The high temperature today was 60 degrees with a low of 42. The sky started out overcast, but gradually cleared to mostly sunny. The wind was out of the SSE from near calm to 8 mph.
At 1:30 p.m. I decided to go fishing. I started out at Second Duck Point and drifted with the breeze past our house and all the way to the Birches. I used a jig and shiner and was able to hook two very nice jumbo perch, a rock bass and a 15" walleye. All were released. Just before 5:00 p.m. I came to shore for some dinner.
At 6:30 p.m. I hit the lake again; this time trolling a crankbait. I used a #9 Minnow Rap in "bleeding hot olive" color and caught a northern and 14" walleye. Then I got a call on my cell phone. It was Tom Malay asking if I wanted to go fishing, which of course I was already doing. I told him to meet me at the end of his dock and I'd pick him up.
After getting Tom, his fishing rods, and cooler into the boat, we trolled from his place south past Second Duck Point in water depths ranging from 8-12 feet. The water temperature tonight was 58.7 degrees.
I caught another 14" walleye as well as a 15" eyeball. Tom caught walleyes of 12", 14" and 17". He kept the 17" fish.
We got back to the boat lift around 10:30 p.m. and I was inside the house by 10:45 p.m. Another fantastic day of fishing on Leech Lake -- 7 walleyes boated today.
May 26, 2009 -- At Leech Lake
The high temperature today was only 52 degrees and the low dropped to 38. It was gray, overcast and drizzly all day. The wind was 10-20 mph out of the NNW, and with stronger gusts, the lake was choppy and often filled with white caps. I decided today would be a good day to go into Bemidji.
My first stop was Corner Sports where I dropped off the boat trailer for repairs. I then went to drop off my PC to get it fixed. I registered the truck for another year, got groceries, ran some other errands then drove home.
It was cold tonight, so I had my first fire in the fireplace while listening to classical music on KCRB.
No fishing on Leech Lake today.
My first stop was Corner Sports where I dropped off the boat trailer for repairs. I then went to drop off my PC to get it fixed. I registered the truck for another year, got groceries, ran some other errands then drove home.
It was cold tonight, so I had my first fire in the fireplace while listening to classical music on KCRB.
No fishing on Leech Lake today.
May 25, 2009 -- Memorial Day at Leech Lake
The wind today was 10-15 mph from the SE which created a nice chop on the lake, but because of the direction of the wind it was calm and the water flat at the boat lift. The temperature today was a high of 62 degrees and a low of near 40. The water temperature was 61 degrees and the sky was overcast and gray.
Mike, Barb and Sean left for home around 1:30 p.m. with a nice bag of walleye fillets on ice. After they left I decided to do a little fishing. I went out at 3:00 and stayed out only an hour because I wasn't catching any fish while jigging with a live shiner at Second Duck Point and because it started to rain and I wasn't wearing my rain gear.
I made it out onto Leech Lake, although I didn't catch any fish.
Mike, Barb and Sean left for home around 1:30 p.m. with a nice bag of walleye fillets on ice. After they left I decided to do a little fishing. I went out at 3:00 and stayed out only an hour because I wasn't catching any fish while jigging with a live shiner at Second Duck Point and because it started to rain and I wasn't wearing my rain gear.
I made it out onto Leech Lake, although I didn't catch any fish.
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