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Newsletter 2008 Letter This year I will continue with my cold water specials. From Ice out until April 10th and Nov.20th until ice in I will offer a 6 hr charter for the reduced price of $130.00 for up to 2 anglers. A $50.00 deposit per day booked is required within 7 days of booking to hold all charter dates Evening charters will also be available from 4:15PM until 7:15PM at the rate of $75.00 for up to 2 anglers.Call or e-mail me for availability Best time to call me is between 8:00PM and 9:00PM thanks.
2008 open daytime dates as of 5/7/08: April:Full May:Full
June: 24-30 Oct.:Full
Nov.:2-5-6-8-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-21-23-25-26-28-29-30
2009 open daytime dates
May:1-3-7-11-12-14-16-17-18-19-26-27-28-29-30-31
May 9th: Went fishing with Dick Rivers in the cold rain all day. We caught 52 fish with 4 walleyes, 1 rock bass, 1 northern pike, and Dick caught a 40" Muskie! We called it a day at 2:00PM. Another great day! May 8th: Went fishing with Dave Shaw and we had a great time! The sky was overcast and no rain. The water was light stained and 59-61 degrees. Perfect for Top water and that's what we did. We caught 65 fish with 1 small muskie in the mix. There were 25 trophy smallies all on top water lures and Dave got a 19" and a 19 1/2" hog smallies. May 7th: went fishing with Dale Moyer and Don Lechner. The day was mostly sunny then overcast at the end. The water was light stained and 59-61 degrees. We caught 58 fish with 13 trophy smallies, 2 rockies, and 2 walleyes. Top water baits, jerk baits, and Trick sticks caught the fish. May 6th: Went fishing with Marion and Barry again today. The sky was partly cloudy and the water light stained at 58-61 degrees. This was a top water day.! We caught 95 fish with 22 trophy smallies, 4 walleyes,1 sucker, and 2 rockies. 75 of the fish were caught on a LC 85 Sammy, the rest on Alluring Baits Trick sticks. May 5th: Went fishing with Marion Nunan and Barry Stark. The sky was sunny and the water stained and 57-59 degrees. We caught 55 fish today with 4 trophy smallies, 8 walleyes, and a 31" Muskie that Marion caught. Most fish were caught on Alluring Baits Trick Sticks, Baby Beaver Craws, and the muskie was caught on a Yum eel. May 4th: Went fishing with Joe and Mike Romanosky. The sky was mostly overcast and the water was stained and 57-59 degrees. We caught 68 fish with 8 walleyes 2 rockies, and a sucker in the mix along with 7 trophy smallies. All fish were released, all fish were caught on Alluring Baits 3" & 4" trick sticks. May 3rd: The first day of walleye season for keeps if you wish. Went walleye fishing with Ed Nester and Barry Buchecker. It was a perfect walleye day. Overcast, windy, nasty. Yep the worst you feel the better the walleye bite. The river was stained and 52-55 degrees. We caught 108fish!!! 75 smallies and 30 walleyes, a new one day record for walleyes. We also caught 2 suckers and a 33" Northern Pike. There were also 8 trophy smallies caught, a 18"er was the biggest. I have a slot limit on my boat for walleyes which is 15 1/2" to 20" for harvest, the rest goes back. Even though we released 7 legal 15" walleyes, the guys still had 10 keepers for a fish fry. A good day with a couple of great guys. All fish were caught on Alluring baits Trick sticks and a few on their tubes. May 2nd: Had an evening with Todd Shaner and his buddy. We caught 29 fish with a couple of trophy smallies. All were released, all were caught on Alluring Baits trick sticks. May 1st: Evening charter with Lenard Wambold and Marvin Gehman. We caught 36 fish with a couple of trophy smallies. All fish were caught on Trick Sticks. May 1st: It was just me and Val Larioni today. The sky was partly cloudy and the water was stained and 54-55 degrees. We caught 55 fish today with 7 walleye and 1 sucker in the mix along with 9 trophy smallies. Val got a 18" and a 20" hog smallie. He also had a Muskie on for about 5 minutes before it broke off. I saw it was 40" plus and was getting the cradle net when the fish said good by. All fish were released, All fish were caught on Alluring Baits trick Sticks and some on jerk baits. April 30th evening. Went fishing again with Rick Steven and Joe Daly. They were turkey hunting this week and came for an afternoon charter. We caught 35 fish with 7 walleyes and 4 trophy smallies in the mix all on Alluring Baits Trick Sticks. April 30th: Went fishing with Bill Dombrowski and Dave Shaw. The sky was partly sunny and the water stained and 54 degrees. We caught 77 fish with 5 walleyes, 1-31" northern pike that Bill caught, and 21 trophy smallies. All fish were released, all fish were caught on Alluring Baits Trick Sticks. April 29th: Went fishing with John and J.D.Hendricson in very high constant wind 18 to 25 mph and the water came up yet another foot and dark stained to dirty. We ended up catching 42 fish with three trophies and a walleye in the mix. All were caught on Alluring Baits Trick Sticks. April 28th: Evening Charter. Went fishing with Rick Steven and Joe Daly still in the rain. We caught 28 fish with 8 walleye in the mix. Joe got a walleye at 24". All on Trick Sticks. April 28th: Went fishing with Rick MacNiel and his buddy . It rained all day and the water came up a foot and dark stained. We caught 70 fish with 7 walleyes in the mix. All on Alluring baits Trick Sticks. April 26 & 27: These were my two days off this month. I went and did some cowboy action shooting at the North Mountain Sportsman Club. I sucked as usual but i had a good time. April 25th: Had an evening charter with Joe Scisly and Bill Hoernle. We caught 50 fish with one walleye and 3 trophy bass in the mix, all on jerk baits. April 25th: Went fishing today with Paul Szyszko and Lou Quin today. The sky was partly cloudy and the water light stained and 61-63 degrees. We caught 63 fish today with 4 walleyes, 1 rock bass, 1 sucker, and 7 trophy smallies in the mix. All fish were released, all fish were caught on jerk baits and Alluring Baits trick sticks. April 24th: Went fishing with Mike Prodo and Dan Butts today. The sky was sunny and the water was light stained and 66-63 degrees. We caught 84 fish today with 6 trophy smallies, the biggest being 18 1/2", 1 walleye, and one rock bass. Jerk baits and Alluring Baits trick sticks caught the fish. April 23rd: Went fishing with Jim and Val again. We caught 100 fish with 8 trophy smallies in the mix. Jerk baits and Trick Sticks from Alluring Baits caught the fish. April 22nd: Went fishing with Jim Giombetti and Val Larinoni. The sky was sunny and the water light stained and 60-61 degrees. We caught 108 fish today with 2 walleyes and 7 trophy smallies in the mix. All fish were released, all fish were caught on Alluring Baits Trick Sticks, Baby Beaver craws and jerk baits. April 21st: Had an evening charter with Marty Whatley and Butch Stin. We caught 50 fish with 3 trophy smallies in the mix. All on jerk baits. April 21st: Went fishing with Doug and Joe Harner. The sky was partly sunny and the water was light stained and 59-60 degrees. We caught 101 fish with 3 walleyes and 6 trophy smallies in the mix. All fish were released, all fish were caught on Alluring Baits trick sticks, jerk baits, and some on Baby Beaver Craws. April 20th: Went fishing with John Snyder and his buddy Evan. The sky was cloudy and the water was stained and 58-59 degrees. We caught 92 fish with 2 walleyes and 1-28" Northern Pike along with 10 trophy smallies. Alluring Baits Trick Sticks and jerk baits caught the fish. All fish were released. April 19th: Went fishing with the husband/wife team of Matt and Annissa Wilson. The sky was sunny, the water was stained and 55-58 degrees. We caught 117 fish with 3 walleyes and 15 trophy smallies in the mix. All fish were released, all fish were caught on Alluring Baits Trick Sticks, Beaver Craws, and suspending jerk baits were also working. Good people, fun time.
April 18th: Went fishing with Kevin Readinger and Paul and Kurt Bornman. The sky was sunny, the water was stained and 49-54 degrees. We caught 75 fish with three walleye, 1 carp, and 10 trophy smallies in the mix. Paul got a catch and release Angler Award for a big fat 19" smallie he caught. Alluring Baits Beaver craws, Trick Sticks, and the suspending jerk baits started to work. All fish were released. Fun guys to fish with. April 17th: Went fishing with Ed Nestor and Barry Buchecker. This was their free trip for winning my "Most fish caught in a day" contest last season. The sky was sunny and the water stained and 49-52 degrees. We caught 37 fish with 5 walleye in the mix. Ed got a 22" walleye and I got a 31" walleye, my personal best. All fish were released, all fish were caught on Alluring baits "Trick Sticks. April 16th: We had a banner day today! Went fishing with John Yaswinski and John Jason today. The sky was sunny and the water was stained and 48-51 degrees. We caught 73 fish today with an amazing 32 trophy smallies!!! A new record!! There were also 3 walleyes and a carp in the mix. John Y got a 26" walleye! All fish were released, all fish were caught on Alluring Baits 3" Salty Trick Stick. April 15th: Got into some big ones again. Went fishing with Brad Dusold. The sky was sunny and the water was stained and 46-49 degrees. We caught 45 fish with 1 walleye in the mix, and 13 trophy smallies, the biggest being 19 1/2". All fish were released, all fish were caught on Alluring Baits 3 1/2" Baby Beaver Craw and 3" Trick Sticks. A great day! April 14th: Went fishing with Walt Shadler and Joe Lamarca. The sky was mostly cloudy with a cold wind all day.The river was high , dark stained, and 48 degrees. The fishing started out real slow but got better as the day went on. We caught 53 fish with 5 trophies in the mix. All fish were released, all fish were caught on Alluring Baits Salty Trick Sticks. April 13th: Went fishing with Dennis and Josh McGinley. The sky was overcast with an almost constant cold light rain and 7-10mph winds. A cold front came through last night and slowed down the fish bite. The river was high, dark stained and 50-51 degrees. We caught 41 fish with 1 35" carp that Dennis caught along with 9 trophy smallies the biggest being 18 1/2". All fish were released, all fish were caught on Alluring Baits baby beaver craw and trick sticks. April 12th: Went fishing with Si Belden and 13yr old Suede Reed. The sky was partly cloudy with winde10 to 17 mph. River was high, dark stained and 51-53 degrees. We caught 65 fish, all smallies with 2 walleyes in the mix. There were 9 trophies with 13yr old Suede catching a 19" hog. He got another 17" that looked fatter than the 19". Great fish Suede! All fish were released. All fish were caught on Alluring Baits Baby Beaver Craw, Trick Sticks, and tubes. April 10th: Went fishing with Pete Giombetti and John Armezzani today. The sky was partly sunny, winds 5mph. The river was still high, dark stained and 49-50 degrees. We caught 60 fish all smallies with 10 trophies and 1 walleye in the mix. 18" was the biggest bass. All fish were released, all fish were caught on Alluring Baits, Baby Beaver craws, salty trick sticks, and tubes. April 9th: Went fishing with Val Larioni today. The sky was partly sunny , winds 8 to 13 mph. Water was high, dark stained, and 47-48 degrees. We caught 60 fish with 2 walleye and 1 30" channel cat. All fish were released, all fish were caught on Alluring Baits 3 1/2" baby beaver craw, and 3" salty trick sticks. April 8th Went fishing with Grant Steller and Laurine Johnson today. The sky was semi cloudy with 5-10mph winds. The water was high and dark stained.. We caught 51 fish with 15 trophies and 4 walleyes in the mix. Alluring Baits Baby Craws and salty trick sticks caught the fish. April 7th: Went fishing with Fred Piper. The sky was overcast with a cold 5 to 15mph wind. The water was high, dark stained and 43 to 45 degrees. We caught 43 fish with 22 trophies in the mix. Alluring Baits Baby Beaver Craw and salty trick sticks caught the fish. with some CB Hawg Sauce. March 28th: Went fishing with Dick Bertolet and Steve Getsie today under some very tough conditions. The sky was overcast with a 5 to 10mph cold wind. The river started out at 38 degrees and ended up at 36.3 degrees. The river rose 1 1/2 ft while we were out with muddy conditions. I told the guys if they could catch fish today, they could any day. We ended up with 13 fish, with 9 trophy smallies, 2 walleyes, and a carp in the mix. Salty Trick Sticks and Baby Beaver craws caught the fish.
March 26th: Went fishing with Jiggerjim today. The sky was partly cloudy with 5 to 15mph winds. The river was stained, fast, and 37.5 degrees. We caught 44 fish with 22 trophies, 3 walleyes, and a carp . We even missed 12 more! All the fish were caught on Alluring Baits trick sticks and baby beaver craws, along with some CB's Hawg Sause. A great day in cold water. March 17th: Went fishing with a buddy to practice. The sky was sunny, the water was very high, too high, fast current, dark stained. The warmest the water got was 37 degrees. I was lucky enough to catch 7 fish, 2 walleye and 5 smallies. There were 4 out of the 5 were trophies. a 18'er being the biggest.It was an extream soft fish hits. My buddy wasn't so lucky but he handled the net well and he did miss three..A creature bait from Alluring Baits caught the fish. March 11th:Water in the river still too high to fish safely with a boat. I'll be on it on a regular basis starting next week.Maybe I'll get one of my sponsors to go with me .
March 3rd: Just went over to the river to check it out and found the water in good shape. The access was thick mud but the river was good. I just so happened to have one of my rods with me and threw out a hair jig and caught a walleye. Lost the jig on the next cast and tied on a stick worm. Caught a smallie on that then a couple of casts later lost that jig. That was it for the day. It since rained hard and now the river is flooded. No more fishing this week. |
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