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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 Post subject: 8/31

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Old 08-31-2008, 09:02 AM
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Default Fishing Report 8/31
WATER TEMPS HOVERING BETWEEN 67-70 DEGREES.
WALLEYE FISHING CONTINUES TO BE EXCELLENT,PROBABALY THE BEST OR CLOSE TO AS I'VE SEEN IT IN 10-15 YRS AND ACCORDING TO MY LAST COUPLE YRS PREDICTIONS OF THE FUTURE OF THIS FISHERY IT IS RIGHT ON. BESIDES THE MANY YRS CLASSES OF FISH FROM SLOT AND OVER WITH MANY FISH IN THE 25-30" CLASS THE YOUNGER YR CLASSES OF FISH 12-16" COMING UP ARE INCREDIBLE AND WILL SUPPORT THE RECRUITMENT AND MUCH MORE FOR YET MORE STEADY IMPROVEMENT OVER THE NEXT 4-6 YRS AT LEAST.
IF YOU'RE NOT CATCHING WALLEYES AND LOTS OF THEM RIGHT NOW THEN YOU'RE SIMPLY NOT FISHING OR AT LEAST NOT FISHING THE RIGHT STUFF AND/OR NOT DOING THE SIMPLE THINGS RIGHT IT TAKES TO CATCH FISH.
LOOK TO PREVIOUS REPORT POSTS FOR TIPS I DON'T NEED TO REPEAT CAUSE IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME.
THE WEAK THERMOCLINE IS SLOWLY STARTING TO DROP WITH ACTION MOST DAYS OFF MAIN LAKE BASIN REEFS,POINTS,AND OVER THE TOPS OF DEEPER BARS AT THE 28-35' DEPTHS. WINDY DAYS,DARKER DAYS,PMS,ETC CAN BRING THEM UP SHALLOWER ON CERTAIN STRUCTURES ACCORDING TO WHAT BAITFISH THEY ARE CHASING SO DON'T BE AFRAID TO CHECK OUT DEPTHS ON THE SAME BARS FROM 18-28' ALSO ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE ONTO PERCH OR SHINER SCHOOLS.
JIGS AND RIGS STILL DOMINATE PRESENTATIONS ALONG WITH BIG MINNOWS PARTICULARLY PEARL DACE.
THE RIECHERTS HAD 7 WALLEYES 29-31" BESIDES LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF FISH 18-26" AS DID THE JEAGURS.

BIGGER PIKE NOW SHOWING UP AGAIN, CHUCK STRAND BOATED A 45" 25#ER CASTING MUSKIES WITH US THE OTHER EVENING AND SOME 38-42" JUMPING ON MUSKY BAITS HERE AND THERE AS WELL AS BIGGER PIKE NOW SHOWING UP QUITE REGULARLY WHILE FISHING WALLEYES ESPECIALLY AT THE DEEPER DEPTHS AND WITH THE BIGGER DACE AND SUCKERS BEING USED.MANY ARE IN THE 35-40" RANGES. IF YOU WANT TO TARGET THEM JUST USE THE BIGGEST BAITS YOU CAN OBTAIN AND GO TO 1/2-3/4 OZ SINKERS AND 20#-30# FLORO LEADERS WITH #2 CIRCLE HOOKS OR SMALL QUICK SETS.
BOTH THE REICHERTS AND JEAGURS BOATED SOME BIG PIKE FISHING WALLEYES AND ALSO TARGETING THEM WITH DANNY LAST WEEK
TROLLING SPOON PLUGS AT THE 30-40" DEPTHS NEAR MAIN STRUCTURES AND IN BETWEEN WILL PUT SOME BIG PIKE IN THE BOAT RIGHT NOW.

TROUT ARE STILL SUSPENDED AND ON A TERRIFIC BITE AND STARTING TO SHOW THIER BEAUTIFUL SPAWNING COLORS WITH DARK BACKS,HOOKED JAWS,AND BRILLIANT YELLOW/ORANGE/WHITE FINS.
THE HARRIMANS,JEAGURS,AND REICHERTS ALL FISHED A 1/2 DAY WITH DANNY AND ALL GROUPS BOATED FISH OVER 34" TO 39" AND 20-25+# RELEASING ALL.

MUSKIES AND THE PATTERNS/PRESENTATIONS HAVE REMAINED CONSISTANT WITH PAST RECENT PREVIOUS POSTS,THE MAIN DETERMINING FACTORS REGARDING SUCCESS FROM DAY TO DAY AND WEEK TO WEEK IS SIMPLY THE WEATHER. IT WAS A BIT TOUGHER LAST WEEK DUE TO ALOT OF FLAT SUNNY WEATHER BUT ONCE WE GOT A LITTLE WEATHER IT KICKED IN AND OVERALL WAS STILL GOOD.
7 OVER 50 LAST WEEK WITH DAN RODELLIS 54" THE LONGEST (HIS FIRST 50 THOUGH HE HAS TICKELED THAT MARK WITH 49 AND 49.5"s)
CHUCK GOT HIS 7TH 50 IN ROW WITH US. PERRY GOT HIS 5TH.

WEATHER HAS BEEN GENERALLY VERY AGREEABLE WITH TEMPS AVG 70'S THOUGH HAVE SEEN 60'S AND 80'S,SOME WIND BUT NOT TO BAD AND FOR MANY DAYS IN ROW,NO BUGS,AND FISH ARE BITING.
I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT WITH THE COOLER AVG WATER TEMPS THIS SEASON,THUS THE WEAKER THERMOCLINE,VERY LITTLE BLOOM/COLOR IN THE WATER,THAT THE TURNOVER AND IT'S EFFECTS WILL BE PRACTICALLY NON-EXISTANT THIS SEASON AND ACTUALLY THE WAY THINGS ARE POINTING AND HEADING COULD VERY WELL BE SOME OF THE VERY BEST FISHING OF THE SEASON COMING UP ESPECIALLY FOR BIG MUSKIES AND I DON'T BELIEVE THE WALLEYES WILL DROP INTO THOSE DEEPER PRE TURNOVER/TURNOVER FALL DEPTHS EITHER. SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST 20 YRS I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR WEATHER PATTERNS AND THE FALL SEASON ENDED BEING ABSOLUTLY TERRIFIC AND THE BEST IN YRS.