Kevin J Legg

At night I like something with a lot of flash and often run something with chartreuse. After sunup I often go to more natural colors like perch, bronze and silvers.

I made up a few more bottom bouncers today. I haven't lost one all year but my fishing partners lost 4 and the accompanying lures in the last 3 trips. I either have a more educated touch or have been incredibly lucky. If you drag them on bottom rather than bounce them, the zebras will claim them. I thought my bouncers were around 12 oz. but I weighed one and it was just shy of a pound. I think most of them are 12 -15 oz. Guess it's no wonder I have some issues with carpel tunnel as you can't leave these in a rod holder effectively.

TD 11 and reef runner

Nice catch they must have feed up everywhere last night on the full moon.

Sounds like the bit continued till morning as we had an outstanding early morning of fishing. From 4:30 -5:30 we boated 5 between 4.5 and 7.4 lbs. Glad your getting them dialed in trapper!

I took my good friend Mike Ringer for and early morning on the river and we were not disappointed. We fished from 4:30-5:30 and boated 5 walleyes between 4.5 and 7.5 lbs. After the sun came up they shut down and it took us two hours to scratch out the sixth walleye and a couple bass. We caught 3 on bottom bouncers and 3 on deep divers on the long lines. I love fishing a full moon at night. They really seem to be on the feed. I did well during July's full moon and August may be even better. I believe this morning was the best walleye morning I've ever experienced on the river. Wish I had started at 2:00 as we only had them pounding for about an hour before sunrise. I tried trolling a wire rod with heavy bottom bouncer and although it did take a couple fish, the 65 lb. braid has less drop back and I like the feel better. I guess the thin diameter of the braid has less drag in the current.

I had what I believed was excessive tongue weight and moved my axle too much and had sway issues. I moved it back near the original position and have no issues now. You've been given good advice.

Nice, I heard they were hitting crabs as well.

Gamblers got it right.

I was finally able to get one of my former basketball ballplayers out for a morning of fishing the river this morning. We fished from 4:30- 7:45 and went 6 for eight. 5 keepers, 1 short, and 2 drop offs that felt like good fish. All in deeper water 33' in the dark and up to 65' after the sun came up.

Pap, You got that right. I've been fortunate to have only fished the river one day and not caught at least one eye but I've got a date with some Kings and early season geese before I think too much about the deer. I'm actually setting out some trail cams today and looking over some property where I hunt. Looks like a nice few days of weather ahead.

Back at it again this morning. I was able to get Jordan a nice limit of walleyes (his first) and his mom and dad some bass later in the day. Largest eye weighed 7.4 two came on bottom in 35 fow one right along the shore on a TD 11. Bass were on Senkos largest a fat 18 incher.

Nice fish. I fished there a couple weeks ago and we caught a couple decent kings and some streelhead.

Gong to have them for supper tonight with fresh green beans, Harvard beets, a fresh salad all from the garden. So much produce right now I better do some canning and freezing this afternoon.