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Post by ScoutB on Oct 4, 2015 20:20:33 GMT -5
I just spent four days with a couple of buddies fishing Lake Gogebic for walleye. The lake has a great reputation but reports from recent years were that the fish were running small. I can say for sure now that they are. Between the three of us we caught probably 35 walleye in four days but only 9 were keepers. We planned the last week in September in the belief that the water would have cooled down a bit but it was still 65 degrees, pretty warm by walleye standards. Add to it the fact that we were feeling our way around on a new lake and the wind was from the east most days, I'd have to call the trip a success over all. We would probably do better if we go next year now that we know our way around. The highlight was watching the full eclipse from beginning to end from the boat in the middle of the lake, no trees or city lights to obscure the view. Our catch from the last day:  |
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Post by drspeckler on Oct 5, 2015 16:19:30 GMT -5
good to hear you caught something on your trip scoutb and pics also.now find some time to get yourself a grand river king or 2.i spent 13 hours on the grand last Saturday and ended up with one Skamania.didnt see many fish and it was less than 2 feet deep in some areas and lots of hobos.
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Post by ScoutB on Oct 5, 2015 21:34:16 GMT -5
Did you find my secret spot?
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Post by drspeckler on Oct 6, 2015 6:24:34 GMT -5
Did you find my secret spot? yeah but it must be popular because 2 boats were anchored up there.i only saw 5 fish jump the whole time I was on the grand.all up by charlies crab. |
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Post by ScoutB on Oct 6, 2015 19:51:10 GMT -5
Yep, that's the spot. My buddy has been checking the fish ladder and says there's no activity there.
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Post by Swampbuckster on Nov 18, 2015 21:59:23 GMT -5
Tell me more about this Grand River you speak of.....  |
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Post by ScoutB on Oct 1, 2016 21:59:20 GMT -5
Time for another report. I just spent four days at Gogebic last week and this time the results were significantly better. Rereading last year's post I see we had nine keepers between three guys. This year we had 24 keepers with just two of us even though the weather kept us off the lake for a whole day. The last evening there we limited in just over three hours. I don't remember ever bringing home so much fish from a fall walleye trip. Last year we rented a boat but this year we took mine. My boat is essentially a 16' mod-v jon boat set up as a bass boat with fore and aft platforms. It's a fine boat for rivers and small inland lakes but it's no match for a 13,000 acre lake when the wind is gusting 40 and from the wrong direction. We tried to fish anyway that day but couldn't hold anchor and couldn't slow down even with a drift sock deployed. That day we had to settle for chucking spinners in a trout stream with no success.  |
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Post by drspeckler on Oct 2, 2016 10:30:39 GMT -5
great job scoutb.good eating right there.i was starting to think you gave up fishin.haha
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Post by ScoutB on Oct 2, 2016 19:46:35 GMT -5
great job scoutb.good eating right there.i was starting to think you gave up fishin.haha Sometimes it feels like I gave up fishing. Not by choice, just too much going on. It sure was nice to live in a boat for a few days. |
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Post by Swampbuckster on Oct 2, 2016 20:18:07 GMT -5
Scout,
Were you trolling for those eyes or fishing bait? Those are great eater size walleye! Nice job. You got to bring home some meat this year!
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Post by ScoutB on Oct 5, 2016 23:42:15 GMT -5
Bobber and minnow, about as easy as it gets. Sometimes drifting and sometimes anchored depending on conditions. We'll be eating walleye dinners for quite a while.
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Post by gogeezer on Oct 7, 2016 15:20:06 GMT -5
Wow, what a coincidence, I did the same thing that week!   |
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Post by gogeezer on Oct 7, 2016 15:21:56 GMT -5
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Post by ScoutB on Oct 7, 2016 19:28:52 GMT -5
Really? How odd. Those fish look very familiar. That walleye in the bucket in your avatar must be at least 25" long!
In case the rest of you guys haven't guessed, gogeezer is the buddy I referred to earlier in this thread. We've been friends and fishing partners for over 35 years and most of my tales over the years include him as supporting cast. We've fished together in Florida, Kentucky, and all over Michigan. Some of our best stories go back to when we were young, broke, and invincible. But now that he's a geezer and we've both got more money we can do these trips the right way with better equipment, accommodations, and creature comforts. Fewer near-death experiences too. But always plenty of fish caught.
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Post by gogeezer on Oct 9, 2016 21:47:35 GMT -5
Yeah, it's good thing none of those Near Death Experiences weren't any nearer...
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