LittleDrummerBoy
Senior Member
Great guest today. Slower today than it has been - just a 6 lb striper and 3.5 lb spot. Beautiful, cool, calm morning though, so no complaints. I stuck to the same plan of trolling back and forth in front of Three Sisters Island. I started with 6 of the 7 lures 20 ft deep, with 1 at 30 ft, just in case the storm or another factor pushed them deeper. Sure enough - both fish today came on big Michigan Stinger spoons behind Dipseys 30 ft deep. First time without any fish on lead core or Capt Macks Chipmunk jigs.
A number of other boats went by trolling, but none stayed long. I'm not sure how to apportion responsibility for the slow morning. It was a cool front that pushed though, and that could have slowed them down. Full moon. We also ended up pulling around leaves, twigs, and pine needles longer than we should have. We may have done better clearing the lures more often. The fish may be deeper, but I'm reluctant to play chicken with timber with all 7 lines, so we put a few at 30 ft and left most at 20 ft deep. Only lost one lure today. I'm also beginning to think more fish have moved closer to the dam.
I'll wait for this week's thermocline and dissolved O2 measurements to come out and read the reports from others before deciding to stay in the same area or head toward the dam next time out.
A number of other boats went by trolling, but none stayed long. I'm not sure how to apportion responsibility for the slow morning. It was a cool front that pushed though, and that could have slowed them down. Full moon. We also ended up pulling around leaves, twigs, and pine needles longer than we should have. We may have done better clearing the lures more often. The fish may be deeper, but I'm reluctant to play chicken with timber with all 7 lines, so we put a few at 30 ft and left most at 20 ft deep. Only lost one lure today. I'm also beginning to think more fish have moved closer to the dam.
I'll wait for this week's thermocline and dissolved O2 measurements to come out and read the reports from others before deciding to stay in the same area or head toward the dam next time out.
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