Little Bay de Noc Fishing Reports

Well...the wife got home from work this afternoon and I was ready to hit the water. This nice weather (and a day off) gave me a great opportunity to do some scouting. I launched from Gladstone around 4:45 p.m. (only one other trailer in the lot) and headed to a sharp weedline to check out if the fish were there yet. Last year we started getting lots of fish there at this time. Well...the fish were there, I could see them with my polarized glasses on. Saw several schools of walleyes, and except for a nice 19 incher caught while casting a crankbait, they were not on the bite. So...it was off to another area that I haven't fished much the past couple of years. Here I was pitching a 1/4 oz. chartreuse jig tipped with just 1/2 a crawler and I managed to find some fish. I finished out my walleye limit, released a couple of keepers, lost several walleyes, and caught 6 or 8 pike and about a dozen sheepshead. They were fun on 6lb. line, but also a nuisance. I could not believe the water temperature was 73 when I first hit the water, and 70 when I came in just before dark. Just a week ago Saturday I had ice on the windshield in the morning and the water temp. was 56 to start the day. What a difference a few nice days makes, seems like it's improving the bite too. Good luck from all of us in the Bay de Noc area.
Captain Ken Lee
Bay de Noc Charters
http://www.baydenoccharters.net


Re-posted by Kevin Lee