There’s this one particular island.
Weber Island. Just look for the guy in Beaver Dam WI.with the big grin on his face and he will tell you all about it. It’s almost like fishing in a barrel. Just rig up with jig and minnow, drop it in 25 feet of water with a straight line and set the hook just as you feel the little tug. I was using leeches on a jig and hooking up with some nice fish. Again jig color was not a factor for me. Some fisherman are set on one color and wont change up. Its just fishing. If you find yourself working at it then its time to stop and rethink why your on the water. The other day my fishing partner got a case of the giggles. She was hot on the walleyes, every cast. I couldn’t get my line in the water cause she kept me on the net for most of the time. So she pipes up and says “whats so hard about this”? The other day I headed up to the north end with a group and fished in a few spots that produced fair numbers but no real whoppers. I was pulling 16 inchers from 46 feet of water. We moved down to the Beav and again had just small to average size fish. I beat the rain back in, so I didn’t get to try a few deeper holes. This is the time of the year when we start fishing in the deeper holes for the big meat. The narrows are still holding walleye with the evening bite being the hot time. With the overcast and spotty showers we have just been running up to the narrows for a quick limit. No report on the lakers as the focus has been walleye. Just a few northerns with the odd one taking a walleye here and there. I’m sure everyone has heard the tale of a gator grabbing a walleye while reeling it in. Well, it’s true and it happens more often than what you would think. Of course you cant keep the northern because you caught it using game fish for bait. It usually makes me mad because they take a bite out of the walleye and then it dies, so these gator bitten walleye have to go for the frying pan. The majority of our fishing is catch and release of course, but a fresh walleye meal is our reward. This morning brings another day of overcast and rain, although we did go almost 36 hours with no rain and mostly sunny yesterday. We worked on the grass again but just cant manage to get ahead. If we wait long enough the snow will cover it. Today, take your favorite fishin buddy and go to the local mom and pop sporting goods shop, look at fishin gear and spend a few bucks. Don’t break the bank, just a $20 or a $50. And remember……..THINK WALLEYE!
Howdy Scott and MaryJo! Just thought I would check in from the ‘little America’ group at the North end. How very awesome that ya’ll have a blog up and running. Getting to read about my favorite spot in the world will definitely make the year long stretch between each visit to the camp pass quicker. We were up for the first week of August and the fishing was great.
I used a 1/4oz pearl headed jig with green body and orange tail nearly all week. For those brave enough to make the 25 mile trek to the north end, I say ‘No minnows or worms required’. The west side of Keller near the old trapper cabins was a bit of a bust. We did manage to find a fair amount of fish biting at the river (the cove just south of the trappers) and across from the river (just look for the point that juts out towards the island that protects the river’s cove).
I completely agree with your “$20 or a $50″ comment for fishing gear. The amount of tackle you carry is inversely proportional to the amount of fish you will catch. Throw some walleye jigs in your pocket, grab your rod and reel, and hit the water.
The weather started improving the last few days of our trip, I hope it continued to improve after we left.
JRNevill — August 13, 2009 @ 5:14 pm