07-24-2014, 05:57 PM
It was a great day on the Bay considering the hot temps. I've been on vacation the last two weeks and wasn't sure what to expect but with the report of a member getting into some boils, I thought it was worth a shot. WaveWolf and I launched from the North marina around 4pm, water temp at launch was 86.7*. We trolled the Openness with no success early but after moving to the West side we started catching fish, the first was a skinny 19" eye. That fish just laid on the surface as I reeled it in but still, it was a walleye and in these hot temps it was very surprising to me to even catch one. We kept trolling South and shortly picked up a decent wiper, not long but the standard size most folks are catching. A few minutes later came another wiper about the same size but this one was a snub nose wiper, I'll add pics later. We turned around and headed North and picked up another Walleye, this one was bigger and fatter around 20". We started trolling toward Freeway bay hoping to see some boils, when the fish catching turned on for a few minutes and we had three fish on in a matter of minutes. The first, likely a wiper got right up beside the boat but broke CarDell's line. The next was a standard sized wiper but the next one was a nice 21" wiper that gave me a great fight, ripping off line from the moment it was hooked. The next wiper was a very nice and fat 23" wiper that CarDell caught that gave him a great fight. We ended up with 9 total, three eyes and 6 wipers. As we got near Freeway Bay the catching shut down and the storm front hit, going from near glass out conditions to 2 and then 3 ft waves. We trolled a little while longer but no luck with the boils. Right at sunset we called it quits and headed back to the marina. Considering how hot it was, it was a very good afternoon on the lake. Thanks CarDel for getting out there with me.
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