Hemlock anyone?

[mike fronczak]

Has anyone been out there? I am really close to Ontario, but with a 14' boat it limits my chances out there. I hate to drive down there if nothing is going on.

[waterdog]

Was out this morning, launched at the north end. Water very high, and the north launch is tight and a little rough.

Raked the shoreline with flatlines, planers, and shallow rigger setups, as were most others. We took the west shore to the south end, east shore on the way back. Surface temp 44 to 47, with a discernable stain toward the inlet. Small amount of debris.

Saw about a dozen boats out, only one indicated that they had done anything - a single fish. As for us, we washed the lures for four hours, then bagged it. Saw few marks on the fishfinder, saw maybe a half dozen fish breaking surface near the shore.

Have had some stellar days on Hemlock, but my best outings have never been the early part of the season. Clearly I need to spend more time working on the early season program.

Today was stellar for the boat ride, just not for catching.

waterdog