Sk8man

To qualify what I said above....my son and his buddy caught a 7 lb walleye slow trolling above the weeds with a worm harness yesterday (actual night crawler used) but the algae problem will be getting worse as the summer rolls on (and often coliform bacteria is often present (Ecoli from sewage) and last year it was reported (no actual verification) that a couple dogs actually ingested some water with the blue green algae and died from it.

A major factor may be the presence of the blue-green algae in the water...it is now present and at least in my experience the fishing for most species shuts off (large mouths may be an exception). The water column gets choked with the stuff and the weed growth just amplifies and compounds the problem. I don't even bother fishing it at this time of the year anymore.

Good answer!

areyounuts -just a suggestion for next time if you decide to try trolling faster don't use the Sutton's at that 2.7 to 3 or above as they are much better at handling slower speeds for the most part.

OR.......aliens have eaten the fish and placed rubber ones in their place

John Mann IS the "MAN" when it comes to canvas work

Replace the fuse for the radio.....there may be one inline too it may have blown.

WTG Your son will remember these times forever no matter where he goes or does in life and there is no replacement for that. The fathers out there that don't take advantage of those fleeting opportunities miss a lot in life. Congratulations Kane!

Good work Andy. We'll be on your turf tomorrow AM early. We'll save you a few in there though

Thanks Jason. It won't be the best weather from the forecast but sometimes adversity brings out the best performance. See you in the AM.

Geez Hop you didn't need to admit to being at the wheel...they could have thought I had autopilot and both of us would have been clean and about those lures.... I think might have just been "testing the action" to see how they responded without the line attached

18 ft Boston Whaler Ventura with 135 Salt Water (blue writing) Merc Optimax but at the time I was hauling butt toward the ramp

Al - I'm pretty sure we saw you jigging as we were heading for the chamber launch full tilt about noon. You were in the usual spot on west side (we've discussed before) Nice going . I think I may bring my jigging stuff next time too....a lot of fun getting them that way.

Not sure from the report whether the fish were suspended or near bottom if near bottom shorten your lead up close to the ball say 8 ft and try dragging by close to them (near bottom) watching the bottom contour closely. If suspended put your lure back about 20 ft from ball and put it right at the depth you see the fish at on your finder and troll through them.Your lure will probably be a little above them because of blow back and hopefully they will come up and after it. Also be aware that not all fish at depth or suspended are actually trout or salmon so give it a good work out and if not takers move on to next group and repeat.

I feel better now Mike . I saw Frankie at the launch this morning and he was doing the same stuff today as has been working great right along....he probably knocked the heck out of those lakers.