Thread: Perch Fishing with Team Overalls

Originally Posted by spartannation

We can make you an honorary member of Michigan Team Overalls, too. Sort of like the exchange student program but for old guys.

With the secret decoder ring and handshake included!


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Originally Posted by wicklundrh

I have to be careful with my secret spots!

Walleye fished yesterday and caught 15. Had rookies who lost about 30. This was trolling. We did catch 18 small mouth. Very odd to find that many in one area while trolling. All the bass were 2 plus pound stout fish. Was a good time. It appears I may have done better than others while trolling.

Let me guess up in the banana dike

Also caught a nice small mouth,probably would of better but some knuckle head forgot his rod holders

That’s funny, I couldn’t buy a Walleye on the Lake Sunday night, or Saturday.

Well Sunday I got one, but it was to small.

Saturday, I caught a “Kings Ransom” of White Bass.

I stopped counting @ 22. Was a good course in Planer boards though.

Have to figure some things out, like pulling in an outside board with out making a mess.

Only on tangle each day......

So I call that some sort of success.

Ready2Fish, got to see a Pollack in action vs a tent.

I got to see his new boat. Pretty sweet, if he reports that the launch steps for his boat are missing with no visible damage to his trailer, and parts missing, DON’T, look in my garage, or at the steps mounted on my trailer.

They are SWEET, especially for a person who launches solo.

OE

Just ordered a new Green Bay landing net, ended up breaking mine on a monster of a fish Saturday

Originally Posted by OneidaEagle

Ready2Fish, got to see a Pollack in action vs a tent.

I got to see his new boat. Pretty sweet, if he reports that the launch steps for his boat are missing with no visible damage to his trailer, and parts missing, DON’T, look in my garage, or at the steps mounted on my trailer.

They are SWEET, especially for a person who launches solo.

OE

And it's all true what they say about pollocks,LOL

Originally Posted by ready2fish

Just ordered a new Green Bay landing net, ended up breaking mine on a monster of a fish Saturday

FISH Story..........

Want to know what really occurred?????,



OE

Originally Posted by ready2fish

Let me guess up in the banana dike

Also caught a nice small mouth,probably would of better but some knuckle head forgot his rod holders

Nope! Not up by the Banana dyke.

I wanted to stay as far away from that goat rodeo as possible (no offense to wilbur). I heard reports of launches being full and people being turned away by 6:30am. I would have like to launch out of LEMP because of the close proximity to where I was fishing however, I knew better!!!

I got to Sterling State park around 7:05 and parked at the back of the lot. Within 5 minutes my customers (who were early) had arrived. We exchanged some small talk, plesentries, and got the boat ready. They were all in their 50's and have been friends since they were 4. It was like being around my friends. Everybody ribbing each other. I fit right in!!!

A lesson for people seeking walleye in open water this time of year: They are still in spawning mode. NOT all fish spawn in the rivers. In fact, a large portion of them spawn in open water. What do they need in order to spawn??? STRUCTURE! That is how you can narrow down areas in a vast expanse of open water.

When I motored out, there must have been 30 boats around Sterling point. I am not quite sure if they had something going or if it was a classic case of "Monkey See, Monkey Do". Regardless, I wanted no part of it. There is very little structure in Breast bay for me to key on.

I made the 10 mile run north to the outside of Pt. Moulee and fished the dumping grounds. For those not familiar, dumping grounds are designated areas for dredge companies to dump dredge tailings. What does this create? Structure! They are usually marked on your GPS with a dotted line box. This structure creates humps, valleys, troughs, and pits. The fish well be on the front or back or top of these humps.

I was the only boat there. After awhile, there were about 30 boats in view but none of them really stayed around too long. They must not have been catching anything. I worked the same exact area all day long. We caught 15 but they lost or missed an additional 30 or more fish. Doubles, triples, and quads were not uncommon.

Early in the day, flicker minnows in neatral colors set up high in the water colume did most the damage. 30 to 45 back. Purple passion was hot then died.
When the fish moved down, copperhead 73 back was the hot baits along with slick smelt at 63 back being a close second. We were fishing 18ft of water and the humps came up to 13 feet. Running 73 back puts you down 15 ft and 63 is down 14feet. At times, those outside baits would tick the tops of the humps.

We did manage a few late in the day up high as well.

With Walleye fishing, when in doubt, ALWAYS locate structure! I'm not sure how others did out there. Judging from the quitness of the radio and lack of word on the internet, I assume they did not fair well. The one boat I did talk to fished all day and caught NOTHING.