Eye Opener

[Mac Attack]

Who's going out and where.


Jeff is coming out about 5:30am and we are hitting Erie.
Our launch is still not finished here on PB.
So we will launch from Sturgeon.
I'm really looking forward to the zoo there.
 

[yellowpike1]

the zoo will be at hamburg and the bar there more perch fisherman than walleye  launching at st pt       been there done that water  still too cold !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   YELLOWPIKE 

[Captain1978]

Mohawk River. The plan is to limit out. Caught a nice Walter last weekend fishing for Bass. C&R only for all you  out patrolling! Got 2 nice Pike the other day too. Again fishing for Bass C&R only with artificials. ....

[fin reaper]

I am at hamburg right now only boat here I got 4 in the box got a surface temp of 49.5 not crushing them by any means but I am picking away at them

[Mac Attack]

Just got back.
Launched at Sturgeon about 6:30
Maybe 20-25 perch guys out then.
Trolled toward Evans Bar in about 18-20 FOW.
Picked up a smallie about 4-5# and then got an eye that we lost at the boat.
Leader broke.
I'm going to retie all of them.
They are at least 2 years old.
Dumb!!
Then got another smallie.
Turned around about 10 near the Bar and picked up a steelhead.
Got picks of the fish and the boys but can't legally show them.
 
Didn't mark much.
Caught some fish and the day was a day fishing instead of working.
Good day out with my son Jeff.
When we got back to Sturgeon the perch guys grew in size major league.
Like 50 boats or more right outside the harbor about 1/4-1/2 mile out.

Mac

[jeffmac85]

First smallie was hand lined too, I'm blaming zebra mussels from Ontario line was extremely chafed.  Broke off before the board, went to retrieve the board and the fish was still on the end lol .

[rgfixit]

Well, at least I boated a good walleye. 

Along with a channel cat, 4 largemouth, 2 smallies, some gills and 4 pike, one of which was 34". Big for the spot I was at. Oh yeah and a 13 1/2" perch of all things

Had my first "boat nap" of the season.....warm......pleasant......great day on the water.

Rg

[jboggey]

Well, at least I boated a good walleye. 

Along with a channel cat, 4 largemouth, 2 smallies, some gills and 4 pike, one of which was 34". Big for the spot I was at. Oh yeah and a 13 1/2" perch of all things

Had my first "boat nap" of the season.....warm......pleasant......great day on the water.

Rg

Attaboy Bob,
Wasn't quite as lucky as you but got my first keeper Walleye of the season.. Big enough for Sweet Rita and I to have a meal. The boat is in the water and the new motor is finely tuned and running like a top. Plan on terrorizing Oneida this spring. Might come over your way and hit Irondequoit as well. Watch out.

[rgfixit]

Skip I-Bay unless you want to wear yourself out on drum.

Rg

[Mac Attack]

First smallie was hand lined too, I'm blaming zebra mussels from Ontario line was extremely chafed.  Broke off before the board, went to retrieve the board and the fish was still on the end lol .

Yup Jeff.
It was a very interesting day to say the least.

BOTTOM COMING UP!!!!!

LOL

 

[Mac Attack]

BTW, Jeff spoke to a guy who told us guys are getting eyes deeper than typical for this time of the year.
(and of course deeper that we fished)


I think Jeff said 45-50 FOW

[perchpirate97]

seen some eyes come over the sides of boats in the perch pack today. we were in 48 fow. one boat was intentionally maneuvering throughout the perch pack trying to stay on the bait pods, eyes were mixed in and they were jigging them up with twister tails.

[jeffmac85]

Ha, I suggested shortening up or leads and trolling through the pack of perch herders on our way out, I'm sure we wouldn't have been very popular though to say the least lol.  And at that point at 6 am there were only about 15-20 boats in the pack not the 40-50 that were there when we left

[Bosco]

I don't know RG. I fish I-Bay as my Walleye home water all spring, summer, and fall and I do pretty good (at night). I got an 8 lber on opening night (the only fish of the night though). Last summer I had 7 eyes in the boat in less than an hour of fishing. That was the absolute best night of my life though. Very much an exception and not the rule. But when the alewives are done and it gets a little deeper into the season I can generally do 1 to 3 fish when it's slower and 3 to 5 fish when it picks up. For me, that's pretty good local Walleye fishing.

[rgfixit]

OYE! Post some gps coordinates why don't you . Now all those skunked out Buffalo and Oneida guys will be swarming the Bay.

Rg