I-Bay east Saturday 3/17

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Fishing Report

Your Name / Boat Name: Jersey Star

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TRIP OVERVIEW

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Date(s):3/17

Time on Water:7:30-12:30

Weather/Temp:chilly and froggy

Wind Speed/Direction: ENE?

Waves: 1-2

Surface Temp:44-48

Location:I-bay

LAT/LONG (GPS Cords):

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FISHING RESULTS

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Total Hits: 5

Total Boated:4

Species Breakdown:Browns

Hot Lure: blue and silver stickbait

Trolling Speed: 2.0-2.25?

Down Speed:

Boat Depth: 7-20

Lure Depth: 1-5

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SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS

Launched out of I-Bay for the first trip of the year. Battery wouldn't do it at the launch, but a generous fellow angler let us borrow his jump box (thanks, man!) and we got under way. Headed east out of the bay toward Webster Park. Fished four lines off planer boards and one flatline straight out the back. Picked up 3 fish in about 45 minutes about 8:00-9:00 and thought we were going to have a 10+ fish day. All were in 12-17' of water. We fished 10-20'. 3 of the 4 four for the day came on various blue/silver stickbaits. Water over in that area is quite clear. Later we headed back toward the bay, but no action. Turned and hit another fish approaching Webster Park. Decided to head west to see if many of the other boaters we had seen at the launch had gone toward the Genny for muddy water/or the mudline. Didn't see much over there. Temp at the Genny mouth was 50.0. Trolled west and in but nothing. Still foggy, but the sun finally started to shine through a bit. Trolled back past the pier but still no action and we pulled for the day. Kept two 4.5 lbers for the grill.

Back out tomorrow - probably hit the same area and hope for southerlies and some sun (chilly out there today!).

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