It was a beautiful night to be outside on Roosevelt Lake. Then; throw in the fact that I was fishing, and BAM...you have one of those nights that reminds me why I moved to Minnesota all of those years ago. Even if I wouldn't have caught a fish, I would still love that fact that I lived here...right Jim/net boy? Sorry I keep giving my partner so much shit, but it's kind of fun. He is a very good net man though, he brings good snacks, and he helps me get around a lot: that is very much appreciated. BUT, and I'm still not sure I believe him, the night we fished Gull, he claims he wore a KILT! Despite the fact that no one noticed he wore a KILT, (including me) he maintains he actually wore something called a "tactical" KILT. He even went so far to send me a link to where I could buy one of these skirts in hopes that we would sew some patches on them, "you know, like the Bassmasters do", and fish together in them. I don't know about the rest of you, but I really don't need to see another guys junk while enjoying a night in the boat. You can bet your ass that the first thing I looked for after he got in my car last night, wasn't what kind of hat he was wearing.
I don't know anyone in our league that doesn't enjoy fishing Roosevelt, and even though we had 3 no shows and one team that didn't catch a fish, it was a big points night, despite the fact that Lonnie and Stacy didn't do a thing to redeem themselves. Last year, we had 10 teams that fished Roosevelt, and we had an accumulative total of 100 points. This year we had 10 teams and together we scored 144 points. That is a big difference, and I think it's very encouraging. The big winners were Brian and Dustyn, minus Dustyn last night, with 31 points. We've had four events, and we've had four different winners this year...that's pretty cool. Brian and minus Dustyn had a 25.5 inch walleye, which almost turned out to be the biggest fish, but thankfully my partner and I (with KILT boy on the net) had a 25.75 inch pike, so we won the big fish pot. Surprisingly, we've had four different winners there too.
So, the halfway point of the season is already coming up on July 6th when we fish the Whitefish Chain for the first time this year. I'm going to go out on a limb and say we have a better chance of catching a 25.75 foot ski boat, than we do of catching a 25.75 inch anything that swims that evening. Let's just hope we have weather like we did on Roosevelt. With that, I'll say I'll see you then, unless I see you Saturday night in Pequot when you come to see Decade 7 play in the park starting at 7:00!
For updated standings, click HERE.
For the event points breakdown, click HERE.
Friday, June 23, 2017
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Event #3 - Edward Lake - 6/13/2017
Edward may be a mans name, but that lake was a BITCH last night. The good Lord saw fit to give us sustained winds of 15-20 MPH (13-17.4 knots) with gusts up to 30 MPH (26 knots), and I for one did not appreciate it...especially since I still don't have reverse. On top of that, we got wet, but He did see fit to hold off on the hard stuff until after we left. Looking on the bright side though, there were no bugs. They were all blown to California, which is a good place for them to be. We had 11 boats last night, and did you happen to notice we had the whole lake to ourselves? I wonder why? Did you also notice the surface temperature dropped 3 degrees while we were fishing? One of the bad things about Edward, excluding that there is only one landing, is you can't get out of the wind when it's blowing like that. The lake is so shallow, so even if you went to the east side of the lake, you'd still be in the wind if you wanted to fish water deeper than 3-6 feet. I like the lake though, because we've figured out where to catch some walleye's, and the rest of you haven't! I hope to keep it that way.
Like I said, we had 11 out of 13 boats fishing last night. Night one's winning team of Lonnie and Stacy weren't there, making their fall from first the hardest I've ever seen. 1st after week one, and they are now tied for 7th after three events. That may be hard to recover from, but they also had big fish on Pelican, so they walked away with $175, which means they're fishing for free the rest of the year. Last night Jamie and Chuck won with a total of 17 hard earned points. Big fish went to Chris and Shelly with a whopping 22 3/4 inch pike. I'd almost be embarrassed to take the $50 for a fish like that...no I wouldn't.
I think the way we're measuring fish is working out well this year. I'ts going quite a bit faster, but I do have one thing I need from you. I need to know if both team members fished. Since it's dark, and I've got my head down writing measurements, I have no idea if you're both there or not. I found out last night that Stacy didn't fish Pelican this year; 1 point may not seem like a lot, but after I deducted that point from their score on Pelican, it almost threw them into a tie with Mark and Luther (this years points leader thus far) who ended up only 1 point behind. So, when you come to the table to have your fish measured, someone take the time to make sure I know who you are, and if both of you were there.
Out next event is on the 22nd, and we'll be fishing on beautiful Roosevelt Lake. See you there!
Updated standings HERE
Point breakdown by teams HERE
Like I said, we had 11 out of 13 boats fishing last night. Night one's winning team of Lonnie and Stacy weren't there, making their fall from first the hardest I've ever seen. 1st after week one, and they are now tied for 7th after three events. That may be hard to recover from, but they also had big fish on Pelican, so they walked away with $175, which means they're fishing for free the rest of the year. Last night Jamie and Chuck won with a total of 17 hard earned points. Big fish went to Chris and Shelly with a whopping 22 3/4 inch pike. I'd almost be embarrassed to take the $50 for a fish like that...no I wouldn't.
I think the way we're measuring fish is working out well this year. I'ts going quite a bit faster, but I do have one thing I need from you. I need to know if both team members fished. Since it's dark, and I've got my head down writing measurements, I have no idea if you're both there or not. I found out last night that Stacy didn't fish Pelican this year; 1 point may not seem like a lot, but after I deducted that point from their score on Pelican, it almost threw them into a tie with Mark and Luther (this years points leader thus far) who ended up only 1 point behind. So, when you come to the table to have your fish measured, someone take the time to make sure I know who you are, and if both of you were there.
Out next event is on the 22nd, and we'll be fishing on beautiful Roosevelt Lake. See you there!
Updated standings HERE
Point breakdown by teams HERE
Friday, June 9, 2017
Event #2 - Gull Lake Chain - 6/8/2017
Gull Lake can be sooooooo frustrating. It was a great night to be on the water amongst friends, but Gull has so much shit floating in the water, that it's hard to make a cast without pulling in a bunch of shit on your line. I think the amount of shit in the water is directly correlated to pontoons with twin 300 hp motors on them. I mean c'mon man...what's the point? I don't care how much money you have, putting twin 300's on your pontoon is like putting a big block 454 hemi with a scoop sticking out of your hood, in a mini van. It's STUPID! A pontoon isn't even a boat, because it doesn't have a live well and trolling motor, which is a prerequisite to determining if you're in a boat, or just something that floats and goes fast.
So anyway, at the time of year we fish Gull, water temps are in the mid 70's. Fish are like where the hell do we go? Do we stay shallow and soak up some rays, do we park ourselves among the weeds, do we hang out just outside of those weeds, or do we go deep and just float around in 80 feet of water about 20 feet down? So us fisherpeople are like where the hell are all of the fish? (In my partners case, he thinks the fish are on the docks...not under the docks, but ON the docks.) In other words, the fish could be, and are anywhere. They're also not in a much of a mood to chomp down on whatever it is you've decided to throw at them, even though you've invested thousands of dollars to try and do just that. Fish are assholes.
For some, it was actually a pretty good points night. Mark and Luther came out on top with 32 points, thanks to a 12 point walleye. A 12 point walleye you may ask? Well, it was the only walleye caught, so they got 3 big fish points, it gave them a bonus of 5 points for a tri-fecta (the first and only one of the year), and the fish itself was a 4 pointer. They would have finished third, and Troy and Ryan would have won with 26 points without that lucky walleye. Troy & Ryan did have the biggest fish of the night with a 27 inch pike, so they walked away with the $50 big fish pot.
It turns out we have 13 teams this year, instead of 12. It was good to see Joey again...I wasn't sure if he was going to make it this year, so with his entry fee, the nightly payout will now be $125 instead of $110. Lonnie and Stacy took off before collecting their money from Pelican Lake, so by league rules, those of us left standing around after they left, were able to take that money and go party at Zorbaz. We closed that place down, so thanks guys!
The next event is on Edward, this coming Tuesday from 6-9:30. Bring your bug goop, cause you're gonna need it. I'll bring my fogger for the measuring area, so that will help. See you there!
For event detail, click HERE.
For updated standings, click HERE.
So anyway, at the time of year we fish Gull, water temps are in the mid 70's. Fish are like where the hell do we go? Do we stay shallow and soak up some rays, do we park ourselves among the weeds, do we hang out just outside of those weeds, or do we go deep and just float around in 80 feet of water about 20 feet down? So us fisherpeople are like where the hell are all of the fish? (In my partners case, he thinks the fish are on the docks...not under the docks, but ON the docks.) In other words, the fish could be, and are anywhere. They're also not in a much of a mood to chomp down on whatever it is you've decided to throw at them, even though you've invested thousands of dollars to try and do just that. Fish are assholes.
For some, it was actually a pretty good points night. Mark and Luther came out on top with 32 points, thanks to a 12 point walleye. A 12 point walleye you may ask? Well, it was the only walleye caught, so they got 3 big fish points, it gave them a bonus of 5 points for a tri-fecta (the first and only one of the year), and the fish itself was a 4 pointer. They would have finished third, and Troy and Ryan would have won with 26 points without that lucky walleye. Troy & Ryan did have the biggest fish of the night with a 27 inch pike, so they walked away with the $50 big fish pot.
It turns out we have 13 teams this year, instead of 12. It was good to see Joey again...I wasn't sure if he was going to make it this year, so with his entry fee, the nightly payout will now be $125 instead of $110. Lonnie and Stacy took off before collecting their money from Pelican Lake, so by league rules, those of us left standing around after they left, were able to take that money and go party at Zorbaz. We closed that place down, so thanks guys!
The next event is on Edward, this coming Tuesday from 6-9:30. Bring your bug goop, cause you're gonna need it. I'll bring my fogger for the measuring area, so that will help. See you there!
For event detail, click HERE.
For updated standings, click HERE.
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