Fishing with Logan and Danielle...10/19/2024

The air temp was in the low 40s, the sky was clear, and the wind was calm. The plan today was to put the perch rods away, and head out of Huron for some Walleye. It's been over a month since I had chased the toothy critters, and thought it best to head to Huron, for the best chance at finding some willing to eat.

I picked Logan and Danielle up at the Whitecaps Motel at 6:45, and we headed into town, to hit the gas station for the usual staples, and then headed over to Huron to launch. We were on the water by 7:30.  The ramp was pretty busy, but not crazy busy, so it was easy.

My plan was to use the last program I used when I was in Huron last, and just go out and find some marks on the Helix...set up...and start trolling.  It worked...lol

Dipsies set on the zero setting started out at 40 back on the port side, and 50 on the starboard side, but eventually were dialed in at 43 on both sides. The two setting was set at 65 initially, but dialed in at 57, and the three setting was at 70 back the entire time.

We were fishing over 42 feet of water to start, and we were headed north, but the marks dried up as we went north, so we turned around and headed back south. Then, when I had to change course for another boat, and headed west, and we started catching pretty fast, so we stayed on that course, over 40 feet of water....until, we were forced to change direction again...and, headed east over the same line. The fish liked the other direction better though, so when we were able, we turned around and did that line again.

The Bill Lewis PWC Lites, behind the Off Shore boards, did the job.

The PWCs were running with 2 oz snap weights (weights on at the 50 mark) at 74, 80, 97, and 100 back.

Speed was 2.3-2.7mph on the FishHawk.

Logan and Danielle had never trolled with planer boards or dipsies before, so after a quick tutorial, Logan was helping set lines like he's done it before. I was pretty impressed with his level of common sense. I thought to myself, "This young man will go far in life". :)

We had one that broke the line at the tip of the rod, but luckily I had my hand on the line, to take the board off, when it happened, so we were able to handline it into the net. I think it was the biggest fish of the morning, too.  I have to replace that rod, because I think there is a knick in the tip's eye, that caused that.  That happens when people don't stop reeling and reel the snap, and bait up, tight into the eye....usually done out of excitement. 

We managed to circle around that area, and stay out of the pack to the west of us, and had our 18 nice eaters by 10:21. Logan and Danielle said they had fun, and learned a lot, and that makes me happy!

Tomorrow, I have a father and his young boy wanting walleye, so we will be meeting at Huron, in the morning.

Stay tuned...

Capt Juls