Fishing with Joe and Val....7/27/2024

The air was clean and crisp, the stars were shining, and the temp was a comfortable 65 degrees. The wind was absent, so I checked the iWindSurf app, to see what it was doing, and would be doing this morning.

It showed light winds out of the SSE last night and through the morning hours, so that would help knock down the NE rollers from yesterday's wind.

Joe and Val are local, so they planned on meeting me at the launch, this morning. I asked them to meet me in Huron, because it was closer to the fish that I was on, Monday, and I had heard the fish were still there, yesterday, so I didn't want to launch from Mazurik's if there were still NE rollers out there. I'd rather drive the truck that distance, and launch over there....go out 4 miles, and set lines, than running 13 miles from Mazurik's. The truck gas is less expensive. ;)

I told them to meet me at 5:45. 

At 5am, they passed me on the highway, and I was 45 minutes early! I wanted to add a bead to the 4 dipsey lines, to keep customers from reeling the snap swivel up into the tip, while I waited for them (so they got to watch me do it). 

That can cut the guide, which in turn can cut the braid...making one lose an entire dipsey set up.

If I hadn't thought of it, while I was drifting off to sleep last night, I would have done it yesterday. But, it was still dark out, so we had lots of time to waste. 

I was early enough to get the spot under the light, up by the bathrooms, so I could see what I was doing, while cutting lines, adding a bead, and retying. It didn't take very long, and was done just in time to get the boat launched, before it got busy.

We headed out of the river at 5:45, to a beautiful scenic view of the lighthouse, lit by a morning sky in the background. The Sunrise wasn't happening for another 35 minutes, so we had time to get to the area near the Huron Dump, before the Sun would show itself. It was beautiful this morning. :)

The lake had some residual small NE rollers still, so the ride out was slower than normal, but it wasn't bad.  Once we hit 39 feet of water, we came off plane and started marking fish. The bow mount and the kicker were deployed after the FishHawk was, and synced together... to maintain a speed of 2.3-2.5mph.

Once again, the baby Spro (85s) were set behind Off Shore boards, (because, that's what I had on the last time out)...with 2oz Guppie weights, and run at 50/75, 50/67, 50/50, and 50/47. 

Colors were:

Chrome Perch

Purple Glass Perch

Blue/Chrome

and, one I don't know the name of, but it's purplish-perch on its back and has a white belly

The dipsies ran the usual zero settings on the two inside rods, at 50 and 54 back...sporting BadMo Arrow spoons (smaller ones).

The two setting on the starboard side ran at 65 back, and had a Yeck Spoon (D-11)

The three setting on the port side ran at 75 back, and fished a spoon Val picked out. It looks something like Veggies on the back and had a pink belly.

The largest of the fish came on the spoon Val picked, (it may have gone 3 1/2-4 pounds, I think), so she was pretty happy about that. She said it was the biggest walleye she's ever caught. In fact, she caught the top three best fish in the cooler this morning. lol  

We had to go through a ton of itty-bitty walleye, white perch, white bass, and sheephead to get to our 18 fish limit, but we did it.  I showed them how important it is to keep checking the dipsies, because if they aren't doing something, there is probably a little fish on it. It didn't take long for them to learn how to reset the dipsies, and get them fishing again. Val really liked them, and I know they will fish them more on their boat now, because they both did a great job handling them.

Joe gained plenty of experience with the Off Shore boards, by learning how to set them, and has more confidence now, to use them on their own boat. They have some, they just weren't sure how best to use them. Now, they do. 

Today's best direction for us was from west to east, or SW to NE...every other direction was mostly junk fish,  and a slower bite.

I'm off tomorrow, but then back at it Monday, for a three day trip, with a couple from Missouri (I think). They want to chase Perch and Walleye next week, so I'm really looking forward to the perch'n. Did I ever tell you, that I LOVE perch fishing? heheh

Stay tuned....

Capt Juls