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Fishing for us on Thursday was like that. Our idea, let's just take a day and explore to see if we can find a cool spot. Since I'd already heard from a bunch of fishing buddies, and had a fairly good idea about who was doing what and where they were. And knowing that the fish have been just reliable enough to provide action for a boat or two at each spot, but not for a crowd.

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I decided to try and stay away from where everyone else was fishing. That part worked out wonderfully, the fishing was good enough for us, but not exactly action packed. At the landing, we found a surface temperature of At our first stop, I really thought we'd be in great shape. As soon as we tossed our jigs toward the weedline, we got strikes immediately. Smaller Walleyes, Perch and Pike we tucked into the Coontail, just inside the drop off.

As we moved from spot to spot, the trend was the same everywhere. Mixed schools of fish were still hiding in the heavier weeds and rooting them out was the only way to be productive. There was one school of Crappies located on the deeper breakline in about 18 feet of water, they were pretty un-coaxable, but easily spotted on the Humminbird. I'd guess that a trip back, closer to the evening, or maybe even just during a cloudy period might be a good idea. Speaking strictly in terms of fishing production, I'll probably have to scratch this lake off the list, at least for a while.

But in terms of fulfilling the complete "Northern Minnesota experience", well then it was a clear winner! September 14 , - On Lake Winnie and Cutfoot Sioux - Walleye fishing the fall patterns is getting easier, but you still have to keep the search going. He could have gotten discouraged and given up, but instead, he tried one more spot. This time, the stop paid off and they worked the small spot, an underwater point and caught nine keeper size Walleyes.

He turned the trip into a success by sticking to it until he found a school of active fish. That's where we're at right now, not only on Cutfoot, but on Winnibigosh too. Fish are active, willing to bite and completely catchable. They're just not roaming in large schools yet. Weedlines, submerged points and rocks are becoming key locations. Breezy weather brings out the best in a spot, so when you can With a hunt and peck technique and we were able to run into a couple of spots where they were condensed.

They were located on points or inside turns of the points. My guess is that they are waiting for mother natures signal to send them to there winter haunts. Took advantage of the wind and soon met up with some real aggressive walleyes, 10 feet of water was the sweet spot. Tried crawlers and chubs, I would give the knod to the chubs. Ran across alot of schools of bait fish that they walleyes were feeding on. Along with that, alot of debry in the water. Vegetation that is dying off, getting swept away by the strong winds. All in all a very successful day on the water.

I had a couple of cancellations for the weekend, so if you want to go one last time let me know. Mike and John, when you read this, I look forward to next year and I hope your recovery is going well I'll keep the fish warmed up for ya. He flattered me by giving me credit for teaching him something. Trying to avoid allowing my head to swell up, here's what he said; "I've learned a lot this year from my good buddy Jeff Sundin, who has taught me one thing for sure; That's how NOT to turn a bad day, into a horrible day. So with that bit of knowledge in mind.

We decided to switch things up a little bit and started looking for some Both techniques are working equally well. Current water temperature is 63 degrees, down from 69 last week. Forecast looks warm and light wind the next few days and then a cooling trend starting Sunday through the week. The weather should help cool down the water and start setting the stage for the emerald shiner run and incredible Rainy River fall fishing we look forward to every year. Fishing with the crew from Drake Airo is always a good time, plenty of smiles and never a dull moment. But, we've had better fishing before.

It was just one of those days; the wind was blowing about 25 MPH and for me, it was really tough just to try and keep a fishing rod in my hand. When we arrived at the lake, whitecaps were already rolling across the surface. We knew that the waves would be a challenge, but the surface temperature was still hanging in there at 65 degrees and I had high hopes that we could hurry out and make one final appearance at the Crappie hole before it fizzled out. You know, get in there quick, catch a bunch of fish and still have plenty of time to move on to another productive spot.

Well, either the fish already made their move, or the wind just made it impossible to find them. Three foot waves, weren't exactly the recipe for success, but we hung in there for an hour or more. After a while, we figured that we'd done the best we could and caved in to the Crappies. Luckily though, making a few drifts did produce some Walleyes, so I at least we had a head start. We put the boat on the trailer, headed North and tried again. This time, we found out that there was a mother lode of what I can only call "Glop" that had built up on weeds, Bulrushes and along the shoreline.

I guess it was because of all the warm weather this summer, but whatever caused it, the soft, hairy moss was just about impossible to fish through. There were a couple of particularly good spots on the lake though and somehow, I managed to stumble into them. One spot in particular, a semi protected shoreline where we drifted until we had come almost all the way across the entire North side of the lake. Another small, clear spot near the landing, was chock full of Perch. They weren't giants, but they were active and most of them were just touching the border at 10 inches. Good fish for a shore lunch or to round out the bag heading for home.

He has been doing a little exploring on Cutfoot Sioux and with the wind under contro, Walleye action was good on Tuesday. Zach was fishing the Water temperatures are trending down, days getting shorter and fish are responding, at their own pace. Winds moderated on Tuesday and that made it much easier to concentrate on catching fish instead of just holding on for dear life. There's been very little change in the water temperatures over the past couple of days, but generally, they're slipping down.

On Tuesday, we found surface temperatures ranging from 65 to 67 degrees, depending on the time of day and the location on the lake. There was a fairly heavy Algae bloom, in fact heavier than usual for this typically clear water lake. With lots of sunshine, all of the area lakes are still sporting heavy blooms. We started our day with a session of Crappie fishing; As it has been over the past week, the action was really good. It hasn't been taking us long to find them, or catch them.

Generally, we have been able to fill our bag limit within a couple of hours. But I'll let you in on a little secret, just between us. The Lion's share of Crappies are not where you'd expect to find them at this time of the season. Keep in mind that in spite of the date on the calendar, we are definitely still in late summer fishing patterns. After lunch, we fished for Walleyes and found the action slower than the Crappie fishing, but it was better than we expected for the high, sunny skies and relatively calm water.

Fishing the weedlines in 10 to 12 feet of water, using Lindy Rigs tipped with night crawlers, we picked up seven keeper size fish, a few smaller ones and a handful of mixed Panfish, Perch and Rock Bass. I've been using the worm blower to inject a bubble of air into the crawlers, that helps keep them off the bottom and reduces snags. Late in the afternoon, the wind picked up and we did switch to jig and minnow combinations for a short time. We caught a hodge-podge of fish, most of the action though came from small Northern Pike that were in that mood to bite the jigs off.

Jig sales were definitely up! I think we're going to see an uptick in the jig and minnow bite soon, but for now, you might have more fun using night crawlers. We're in the middle of the mid-week report updates right now and from what I'm reading, everyone has been reporting similar experiences.

Blake and I put the miles on again last weekend, fishing from Lake Vermilion to Cut Foot Sioux, along with parts in between. Lake Vermilion - Arriving at the lake early Saturday morning, we" Nelson, Bemidji Area Lakes Guide Service says; "Lakes in the Bemidji area have begun their fall cool down, with surface water temperatures in most lakes dropping into the mid 60s this past week.

Most species of fish have been active, but when fish change locations, anglers have to find them before they can catch them.

Walleyes in most of the deep water lakes have moved off the sides of structure into deeper water. There will also usually be fish that stay shallow, so most lakes will have at least two active patterns as the lakes cool down in the fall. Walleyes in shallow lakes like Winnibigoshish, Upper Red Lake and Leech Lake have been moving shallow, with most walleyes on shoreline weeds or rocks in 6 to 12 feet of water in most situations. Perch are active feeders that like a variety of choices for food, with crayfish, minnows and smaller perch all on the menu.

Crappies are moving towards structure and getting more active during the day. Most crappies spent the summer suspended over the top of the thermocline, but as the thermocline breaks down, crappies will almost immediately move towards structure in deeper water. Bluegills will be on the edges of the greenest, healthiest weeds, with cabbage, coontail and northern milfoil all tall weeds that give bluegills cover and hold insects on the leaves. Bass are beginning to move out of the super shallows towards the outer edges of the weeds, with reeds, cane, wild rice, lily pads and bulrushes all potential cover for bass.

Northern pike and muskies are both very active in the fall, with the larger fish following the schools of tulibees, especially when they move into shallow water. Fishing on the North end of Leech Lake was a great idea until we found out that the South winds were gonna come in at upwards of 30 MPH. On my way across Highway 2, heading for Sucker Bay, I called ahead to give the crew a heads up about the predicted winds. It didn't take much coaxing from any direction before we had decided that an alternative game plan might be better.

To begin with, a slight adjustment put us on the South end of Lake Winnie where the wind was strong, but manageable. At the landing, we were greeted by calm seas, clear water and a surface temperature of 66 degrees. By the time we got out about a half mile out on the lake, the whitecaps and gusty winds got a grip on us. A turn back to the South corrected that and we settled into a stretch of weedline where we could drift, but were still out of the worst wind.

At first, it looked like we had made a great decision. A shallow weed bed in 6 to 7 feet of water held a school of fish. They were cooperative, but we caught three in a row that were all over the protected slot size. Nice fish, great fun, but if you're fishing for the dinner table, it's not a good idea to stick around. Things got a little discouraging when series of moves into other weed beds and shallow shoreline structure were giving us nothing to work with.

I had all kinds of great ideas about places where I wanted to be, but none of them were in friendly territory, at least not at the time. A move up to Cutfoot Sioux would be easy, so we trailered up there for a do-over. Here we go, DejaVu all over again! The very first spot we stopped at had a nice little school of fish sitting there waiting for us. We caught a few more slot fish and a few keepers too. A handful of small Pike got into the act too and for a while, it seemed like we had just made a fantastic move.

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But once the action on this spot fizzled out, I just couldn't find another good one. I'm not sure what I did wrong exactly, but I never got another good school of active fish under the boat. There were times that I found fish that we couldn't persuade, times that we caught odds and ends, but never another good shot at the Walleyes. After spending the afternoon feeling helpless while I was looking at several Crappie spots that were getting pounded by the waves, I finally couldn't take it any more and talked the boys into one last stop in Little Cutfoot for a shot at the Crappies.

We didn't spend enough time to perfect the system, but we did have some action. We only fished one small area, but it was friendly. Even the dock was friendly, greeting us with a little smile and pointing to a school of active fish. Most of the fish were on the small side, but there were enough for a good meal. We wrapped up the trip after that spot, but I'm sure that we would have found better size fish if we'd tried a few more areas. The same thing holds true about our experience on Winnie. I really think that I should have stuck around out there and waited for the fish to settle in.

Sooner or later, we would have figured out where there was a good bite. But feeling pinned down in rotten territory just because it's the calm spot isn't much fun either. When you're not catching, it's awful tough to stick around. Luckily, we did manage to catch a fair dinner pail full of of fish for supper. The boys were super nice, very welcoming and fun to be around. So it was a fun, fast moving day and for Bob, a good warm up.

Fishing Report September 10, Jeff Sundin - Sunday's calm weather gave us a breather from the rockin' and rollin'. A nice way to spend a day, maybe not the fastest action, but good enough for us. I'm up against a couple of big projects here this morning, so I'll be cutting the report short. We were fishing on Sand Lake where the surface temperature began at 67 degrees and before days end, had risen back into 70 degree territory. The lake still has a fairly heavy Algae bloom and as the calm water soaked up ray's of sunshine, the surface bloom got noticeably heavier late in the day.

The upshot of Sunday's Walleye fishing was a return to the weedline, where the fish showed a strong preference for the Night Crawlers again. This time, the shoreline weeds were more important than the weeds out in the center portion of the main lake. While the Walleyes were near the weeds, they weren't really buried in them. I think that the color of the water has a lot to do with that. Another departure from my experiences on the lake earlier this summer, was that a Lindy Rig with a plain leader and an air injected night crawler was far better than the jig and crawler combo I'd used earlier.

Simple, but effective, the Lindy Rigs managed to trick enough Walleye so that we could claim a victory. I'll expand on the patterns as time allows. For today , I'm heading West for what could turn out to be a whole week of fishing on Leech Lake. There's been an eerie silence about the action on Leech this summer. This is typically a great time to fish the giant though, and I'm hoping to have a lot of good information soon. Fishing Report September 9, Jeff Sundin - A blustery day on Saturday added a new dimension to our fishing, four foot rollers!

Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining, it had to get here sometime, but the colder winds are forcing some changes on the lakes; Fall, is working it's way in and we're going to be making some adjustments. When I arrived at Bowen Lodge to pick up my crew, the whitecaps were rolling onto Bowen's Flat and the tree tops were already bending over. We chatted about the conditions on some of the smaller lakes and what the fishing options would be.

We had planned a split at mid-day, so that, combined with the heavy seas was making us lean away from heading out on the big lake. I mentioned seeing a sign on may way in, I couldn't read it all, I just remember it said something like; "I don't think you should go up there without a paddle". Okay, so we headed East with the idea of fishing for Walleyes, with the Crappies as a backup plan. We launched the boat on the calm side of the lake and found water temperatures at A drop of 8 degrees since mid-week.

This time though, the fish were gone. Knowing that the wind was only gonna get worse later in the day, I decided to buck the waves and head for the Crappie hole.

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Now we were on the windy side, water temperature was It was rough, but not impossible to control the boat. I'll get back to this later, but I do need to mention that without a Big Tiller, Wave Wackers and the willingness to get sore feet from standing at the tiller, you might as well just fish from the dock.

Luckily for me, I have all of those things and along with a crew who got a kick out of toughing out the waves, we were able to manage catching nearly their limits of Crappies and a few bonus Walleyes. In fact, if we wouldn't have lost any, or if the giant wind would have held off a little while longer, we would have made it. By about Noon though, the wind was howling and the waves were crashing up over the bow, it was just plain time to get out of there.

The Crappies had been holding in about 8 feet of water, on a rocky point surrounded by weeds. Way larger than normal, Shiners in the 3 to 4 inch range are not a problem for the big Crappies and using the larger bait gives you a better shot at attracting some Walleyes. Yes, it cut down on the number of smaller Crappies we caught, but who cares? In that heavy water, reeling in small fish just wastes a bunch of time anyway.

On our way back to the landing, we tried one more stop on the calmer side of the lake. Northern Pike were fairly easy to catch, but except for a couple of missed strikes, Perch and Walleye were still absent. On the trailer and up the path we went, heading back to Bowen's for phase two. This time, I found out about a time element. One of those hard deadlines that drives me crazy!

Knowing that I was in a hurry, we decided to stay on Cutfoot Sioux for the rest of the afternoon. With only one passenger, fishing in the whitecaps wasn't that bad, as long as I didn't take my hands off the tiller. Our first few spots all yielded a few fish. Mostly a mixture of small Walleyes and a handful of Perch. We tried several of the "usual spots", but as we fished, I kept looking at one particular point.

The wind was pounding into the point and had been for the past three days. A little birdy kept telling me to run over and try it and I finally listened. The point topped out at about seven feet, has a small patch of weeds on top and then drops into deep water. The Walleye, along with some Northern Pike were holding at the tip of the point in 12 feet of water, just outside the weedline, but not too far way. Pitching our jigs toward the weed edge, then letting them fall onto the drop off, yielded somewhere close to a dozen fish.

Now the other half of the Walleye we boated were very nice fish. About a half dozen in the 20 to 21 inch range gave us a little something to giggle about. If I could have spent more time, we would have checked out some more submerged points like this one.

Minnesota Fishing Reports September Fall Walleye Fishing

Maybe they all would have been good, maybe just a few of them would have been. Either way, it's an idea to keep in your bag of tricks for the next time you visit the lake. Fatheads, Shiners, Rainbows, they would all work. I think the correct size it what matters the most. Fishing Report September 8, Jeff Sundin - Since I allowed myself a little extra sleep this morning, I'm gonna give you the quick rundown. Nothing changed from Thursday, so read yesterday's report too and I'll be adding info as the conditions continue to change.

On Friday, we managed to pick up right where we left off from the day before. Surface temperatures had already dropped, 67 to 69 was the range we found. Cooler on the calm side and warmer on the breezy side. We returned to the last spot first, Crappies were in the same location as Thursday; Ready, willing and able!

After that, we did some jigging and found a very scattered, but still willing mixed bag of Walleye, Perch and Northern Pike. With a strong wind from the Northwest, we got pinned into the calmer side of the lake, but where there was a good drift, there was action.

Six to seven feet of water on the weed edges. When Crappie action went into hyper-drive and Walleyes shunned the "old reliable", night crawler in favor of the jig and minnow. After meeting the crew, and having a chat. We'd decided to try some fresh water for Walleyes, partly to cut down on drive time, partly to try and find some fresh spots to fish and partly because I needed a good spot to cook lunch.

When we got to the lake, it was sunny and the surface was like a mirror. There was a heavy green algae bloom, but that was part of the reason for coming. The heavy bloom was supposed to help us defend against the high, sunny sky and calm conditions. But by the time we got on the lake, everything started changing. I don't think we ever even wet a line before it clouded up. Then it started to sprinkle and then it got breezy.

I'd fished a few spots already and was getting nowhere in a hurry. I had become a little frustrated, I was second guessing my decision and rightly so. You know how these stories go though, just like the movies. I used those famous last words; "It's pretty slow, looks like we'll be switching lakes".

But first, lets just try one more spot. A shallow point where rocks and heavy cabbage weeds meet, this spot could have anything on it, I said. In about a minute, I stumbled into something special; I looked over and Phil was reeling in a nice slab Crappie. I slowed down and backed the boat over the spot again and Phil had another, and then within a couple of minutes we had 7 Crappies. They were on the bite and within an hour, we were on our way back to the landing.

Prepared to cook lunch with a cooler containing our limit of the hefty slabs. After lunch, we decided to try again. Another new lake, renewed enthusiasm and high hopes that Walleyes would be cooperative. At lake 2, surface water was 70 degrees, there was a havy bloom here too, but the West wind had stirred up a nice drift. At our first spot, a shallow point, with a heavy patch of Cabbage weeds on the top. Kim dropped in his jig and minnow and pulled out two nice Walleyes. It looked like we were on Green for go, but subsequent drifts never produced another.

After a few more spots, he got another nicer Walleye and for him, the trip was made. As it got later and the sun dropped in the sky, there was a pickup in the action but the fish ran really small, too small to add to the bag. The most intersting thing about the experience, was that Walleye completely snubbed the night crawler that I was using.

After a couple of hours, I finally got smart, switched to a jig and minnow and almost immediately started getting bites. We never caught a fish deeper than 12 feet and the geography they like was shallow watrer points with weeds on them. If I was starting again this morning, I'd fish every small point on the lake, hoping to scrounge a fish or two at each of them. I'll be expanding on all of this, but right now, I've got a hectic day ahead of me.

An early start, lots of fishing and then an important special project to work on this evening. Watch for more as we work our way through the weekend. Fishing Report September 6, Jeff Sundin - Early signs of the fall Walleye patterns emerged on Wednesday as strong West winds delivered cooler temperatures to the north land. For those of us who were keyed in Lake Winnie's weedline Walleye pattern, that wind put an end to fun.

Luckily though, it forced us to do some searching in new territory. We spent our day fishing Cutfoot Sioux and did the classic mixed bag trip. First we fished for Crappies and then for Walleyes. For me, catching the fish was a bigger struggle than finding 'em, but by days end, we had what we needed. The panfish have moved out, away from the weed edges just a bit. In fact, we probably could have still cast our jigs up into the weeds if we'd needed to. The mix of Crappies and Sunfish were holding in about 17 feet of water and were located near each other. Crappies were about 5 feet above the bottom, Sunfish were within a foot or two of the bottom.

When they get all mixed up like this, I typically use cut pieces of Night Crawler for bait instead of minnows. That way, you have an equal chance of catching either Crappie or Bluegills. On Wednesday, that presentation happened to work better for the Crappies than it did for the sunnies. We did catch a few, mainly smaller size, but the action was heavily weighted toward the Crappies. The Crappies also responded quite well to the 2 inch Shad bodies that I've been using for the past couple of weeks. The presentation with the plastic tails is to lift the jig up about 4 feet above the fish and then let it free fall into the school.

Watch the line as the bait goes down, if it stops, set the hook. After we did what we could with the panfish, we started our search for Walleye and found handfuls of fish in a variety of locations. Key depths were 10 to 14 feet and fish were located on weed edges, sand points and even on a couple of the lakes, smaller sand humps.

It was the first day that I'd seen the fish show a preference for jig and minnow combinations instead of night crawlers. The problem was that they weren't hitting aggressively and we missed most of the fish that struck our lures. In the end we switched back to the jig and crawler combination, got less strikes but had better success hooking the fish. The surface temperatures on Wednesday remained in the 71 to 72 degree range, but with a cooler night and a cooler day predicted for today, I'm expecting to see water temps in the high 60's before this week is over.

As the water cools, the trend toward jig and minnow fishing will improve and so will the action.


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Polish up your gear and get ready, the next few weeks promise to offer some great opportunities. All ya gotta do is get out there! The results are mostlly the same,still finding fish on the weedlines, dont forget to check the inside of the weed line if possible. Have had success on all lakes with spinners, lindys and jigs, combo'd with crawlers and chubs.

I have some openings if anyone is interested. It's only going to get better from here on out. Have not found any major schools of panfish, that is just a matter of time my friends. Water temp is in the low 70's, looking for something in the 60's, then we will be in for a treat.

I still have some dates available, Contact Otters Guide Service. Fishing patterns and fish locations are also changing with larger Walleye moving into 8 foot shallow weed lines. Anglers are having good luck on Lindy rigged Crawlers drifted or slow trolled along the top and at the edge of the weeds. Rapalas are also picking off Walleye at this time. Leeches are also working on Walleye when you can get them at the bait shops. Northerns and Perch have been aggressive on the Southwest end of the lake in feet on the sand flats. Perch are schooling in large groups in the same area, they are willing to chase a variety of small baits or on the calmer days you can vertical jig with a bit of night crawler.

Move around to locate the larger fish. Fish the Perch feet. The larger Perch are not as close to the bottom as the smaller ones. Lake level has gradually dropped, but water level is still good". There is still some crappies being caught down at the rock pile 7 to 10 feet about 4 feet down. As it is staring to cool the bite will only get better. Even mid day continues to be strong. It seems the only time it lets up is when the wind dies down. For the past several weeks water temps have been up and down from degrees but as of yesterday we were back up to 75 degrees.

Pulling blades still is producing well. Hammered Green, Sunrise and Perch have been working for us tipped with a crawler. Working weeds in the 8' range at 1. Pulling cranks in the same area is also still producing fish. Walleye fishing continues to be good. Nice walleyes are being found outside of Morris Point and Long Point in 26'' and 30''. Controlled depth fishing with crank baits is your best bet for the most active fishing.

Sounds like we may start cooling down starting tomorrow. The current water temperature is sitting about The cool nights should start cooling off the water, it won't be long and the fall fishing frenzy will be here! Do you have your fall reservations in?

Fishing Report September 5, Jeff Sundin - Walleyes tucked back into their weedline patterns, but on Tuesday, they sure took their sweet time. When we arrived at Lake Winnibigosh, the threat of rain had all but disappeard, the sky was mostly sunny, the water temperature was holding at 71 degrees and there was a light ripple on the surface.

Not exactly the recipe for the flurry of fall fishing action that is soon to be heading our way. We'd hoped that the weedline fish that kept anglers busy over the weekend would be there waiting for us, but today they weren't. They had either hunkered down in the weeds, or maybe they moved out for a while, either way, we weren't catching them in the weeds. Hoping that the fish had just slipped out accross the flat and onto the breakline, I made a move out to deeper water and discovered a ton of suspended fish, baitfish and minnows. The screen of my Humminbird was lit up like a Christmas tree.

It didn't take very long before we'd had a few "slot-fish", one keeper and a couple of good hits on the minnow. It looked like I had found the Golden Goose, but then it just fizzled out. I'm not sure why, it just did and it didn't matter how many more deep water spots I tried, it was just plain over. Okay, so we headed back to the weedline, prepared for the long, hard search for a handful of fish, but this time, they were there.

I took a little poking around to find the right spot, but once we did, it was good. By days end we'd capture or limit and release another 8 or 9 slot-fish, plus a couple of small ones. For us, the Sneaky Pete and Crawler combo was the magic trick. Fished in six feet of water, in or near the heavy weeds, the light jigs wiggled their way to the fish. Down the shoreline though, a friend was fishing the same pattern, but doing it his own way.

He backtrolled the shallow weeds using spinners tipped with minnows and when we stopped by his boat at about 4: I'm guessing they got it and I'm guessing that there are a few other ways that you can catch them too. A side note, it seems that there are more Perch showing up in these shallow weeds too, some of them are larger than we've seen recently and I think it might be time to expect an above average run of Perch fishing.

It might not be a bad idea to start carrying a supply of Perch minnows, just in case. Fishing Report September 4, Jeff Sundin - Walleyes made a return visit to the shoreline on Sunday afternoon and we made it to the lake just in a nick of time. It was an odd day for me! They always are when I have a trip scheduled for the afternoon. For some reason, It takes me a little while to get a game plan going when I arrive at the lake.

I get anxious while I'm Multi-Tasking the morning away, pondering the list of unfinished business and wishing I were somewhere else. It gets worse when I read text updates from friends who are already out on the lake. This time it got even worse, because while I was trapped on shore, doing chores, everyone else was having a great day on the water!

Thinking that I might do a little exploring before meeting my crew, I rushed through my list, got the boat ready and showed up an hour early. There he was, a guy, with his boat parked at the dock, truck parked on the ramp, boat battery removed and connected to his truck with battery cables. He said it had been five years since the last time he used the boat and was "surprised by the fact" that the battery was dead.

There might just be a better way to find that out, but okay; I left and drove to a different ramp instead. The delay wasn't really that bad, but it added to the sense of urgency to get my boat onto the lake. By now, it was almost time to find the boys, so I got the boat launched, made one quick drift on the weedline, then drove around to the resort, picked 'em up and headed South. I was on the phone with a friend who was still catching fish on the East side of Winnie, even as we spoke. I mentioned to the crew that it goes against my better judgment to try and chase down someone else's "Hot Bite".

Somehow, I always wind up at the tail end of the action and but it sounded like we better give it a try. Now it got even worse, all three of us were pumped as you can get, in a big hurry to get in on the bite. But we arrived just in time to watch the action fizzle out.

At first, everyone was still catching fish and in spite of the fact that I really hadn't figured out the pattern yet, we caught a couple too. Soon though, the action faded and except for a couple of boats who already had the system really dialed in, the catching had stopped.