10-29-2024, 12:55 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-29-2024, 12:57 AM by wiperhunter2.)
With the weather not looking so good for the rest of the week, Ira and I decided to get out there today, it turned out to be a good move. We launched at the North marina but decide to check out the marina before we headed out to the main body of the lake. We made two passes and got one nice cat but that was it.
![[Image: big-willard-cat.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/c6RpyqtX/big-willard-cat.jpg)
After we got out into the main body, it was game on and we never went more than ten minutes without getting a bite. None were as big as that first one but half the fish we caught were 23" or more, none were below 20". Water temp was 56 to 58 degrees. The wind was blowing pretty steady at 8 to 10 mph from the South and we were afraid that might effect the catching but that was not the case. Around noon, the wind died down and so did the catching, then it switched to the North, we still caught fish, just not as fast but before we called it quits between 1:30 or 2pm we had boated 26 cats and one 12" perch. After two weeks of poor catching, it sure was nice to have some great fishing. Pink was the hot flig today with a few coming to the chartreuse flig with three dots. I tried the orange tiger flig but got no action but the pink was working so well, there was no reason to try any other color. We lost several cats, when our lines broke from all the action. We were getting a few perch type bites but only got the one, to show for our efforts. It was an awesome day to be on the water. Only two other boats out today, at least from the North marina.
After we got out into the main body, it was game on and we never went more than ten minutes without getting a bite. None were as big as that first one but half the fish we caught were 23" or more, none were below 20". Water temp was 56 to 58 degrees. The wind was blowing pretty steady at 8 to 10 mph from the South and we were afraid that might effect the catching but that was not the case. Around noon, the wind died down and so did the catching, then it switched to the North, we still caught fish, just not as fast but before we called it quits between 1:30 or 2pm we had boated 26 cats and one 12" perch. After two weeks of poor catching, it sure was nice to have some great fishing. Pink was the hot flig today with a few coming to the chartreuse flig with three dots. I tried the orange tiger flig but got no action but the pink was working so well, there was no reason to try any other color. We lost several cats, when our lines broke from all the action. We were getting a few perch type bites but only got the one, to show for our efforts. It was an awesome day to be on the water. Only two other boats out today, at least from the North marina.