(03-31-2022, 12:30 AM)wiperhunter2 Wrote: Ira and I got out to Willard today with 2knots. It started off too windy to slow troll fligs, so we made a trip around the lake trying to find a spot out of the Wind that held some fish but after looking along the North dike, then the West dike and not finding what we were looking for, we finally headed over to the Island and found what looked good but it never panned out. With the wind finally dying down, we went back to our always productive spot and within minutes had our first fish on. We stayed there for another two hours or so and a little after 2 PM we called it a day. We ended up with 5 or 6 cats and one eye. It wasn't as fast as last week but we did not spend as much time in our area either, so we felt good about what we caught. Pink tiger fligs did good today but we also caught them on other colors.  Alan found some baby fish in the walleye's stomach but I'll let him tell that story. Enjoyed getting out there with you today Alan, got to do it again soon.

(03-31-2022, 12:56 AM)stocktondunkley Wrote:

(03-31-2022, 12:30 AM)wiperhunter2 Wrote: Ira and I got out to Willard today with 2knots. It started off too windy to slow troll fligs, so we made a trip around the lake trying to find a spot out of the Wind that held some fish but after looking along the North dike, then the West dike and not finding what we were looking for, we finally headed over to the Island and found what looked good but it never panned out. With the wind finally dying down, we went back to our always productive spot and within minutes had our first fish on. We stayed there for another two hours or so and a little after 2 PM we called it a day. We ended up with 5 or 6 cats and one eye. It wasn't as fast as last week but we did not spend as much time in our area either, so we felt good about what we caught. Pink tiger fligs did good today but we also caught them on other colors.  Alan found some baby fish in the walleye's stomach but I'll let him tell that story. Enjoyed getting out there with you today Alan, got to do it again soon.

I’ve been wanting to head out there recently. How is it for bank anglers?

(03-31-2022, 01:05 AM)wiperhunter2 Wrote:

(03-31-2022, 12:56 AM)stocktondunkley Wrote:

(03-31-2022, 12:30 AM)wiperhunter2 Wrote: Ira and I got out to Willard today with 2knots. It started off too windy to slow troll fligs, so we made a trip around the lake trying to find a spot out of the Wind that held some fish but after looking along the North dike, then the West dike and not finding what we were looking for, we finally headed over to the Island and found what looked good but it never panned out. With the wind finally dying down, we went back to our always productive spot and within minutes had our first fish on. We stayed there for another two hours or so and a little after 2 PM we called it a day. We ended up with 5 or 6 cats and one eye. It wasn't as fast as last week but we did not spend as much time in our area either, so we felt good about what we caught. Pink tiger fligs did good today but we also caught them on other colors.  Alan found some baby fish in the walleye's stomach but I'll let him tell that story. Enjoyed getting out there with you today Alan, got to do it again soon.

I’ve been wanting to head out there recently. How is it for bank anglers?

Ripnlips has had a couple of succeful trip out there ishing from shore, here is a link to his last trip:
https://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1100521
Catching from shore will continue to improve as the water warms but I think you could catch eyes from shore right now if you were to fish the West dike in the late evening or night, as they are spawning and they move in close to the dike to spawn in low light conditions.

(03-31-2022, 12:30 AM)wiperhunter2 Wrote: Ira and I got out to Willard today with 2knots. It started off too windy to slow troll fligs, so we made a trip around the lake trying to find a spot out of the Wind that held some fish but after looking along the North dike, then the West dike and not finding what we were looking for, we finally headed over to the Island and found what looked good but it never panned out. With the wind finally dying down, we went back to our always productive spot and within minutes had our first fish on. We stayed there for another two hours or so and a little after 2 PM we called it a day. We ended up with 5 or 6 cats and one eye. It wasn't as fast as last week but we did not spend as much time in our area either, so we felt good about what we caught. Pink tiger fligs did good today but we also caught them on other colors.  Alan found some baby fish in the walleye's stomach but I'll let him tell that story. Enjoyed getting out there with you today Alan, got to do it again soon.

(03-31-2022, 02:14 AM)Mr. J Wrote: It looks like you fished from Alan's boat today. Nice isn't it?  Sorry you had to spend the extra time looking for them. As they say, that's why they call it fishing.

Is the water level still coming up?

rj

(03-31-2022, 12:30 AM)wiperhunter2 Wrote: Ira and I got out to Willard today with 2knots. It started off too windy to slow troll fligs, so we made a trip around the lake trying to find a spot out of the Wind that held some fish but after looking along the North dike, then the West dike and not finding what we were looking for, we finally headed over to the Island and found what looked good but it never panned out. With the wind finally dying down, we went back to our always productive spot and within minutes had our first fish on. We stayed there for another two hours or so and a little after 2 PM we called it a day. We ended up with 5 or 6 cats and one eye. It wasn't as fast as last week but we did not spend as much time in our area either, so we felt good about what we caught. Pink tiger fligs did good today but we also caught them on other colors.  Alan found some baby fish in the walleye's stomach but I'll let him tell that story. Enjoyed getting out there with you today Alan, got to do it again soon.

(03-31-2022, 04:10 AM)Catfishhunter19 Wrote:

(03-31-2022, 12:30 AM)wiperhunter2 Wrote: Ira and I got out to Willard today with 2knots. It started off too windy to slow troll fligs, so we made a trip around the lake trying to find a spot out of the Wind that held some fish but after looking along the North dike, then the West dike and not finding what we were looking for, we finally headed over to the Island and found what looked good but it never panned out. With the wind finally dying down, we went back to our always productive spot and within minutes had our first fish on. We stayed there for another two hours or so and a little after 2 PM we called it a day. We ended up with 5 or 6 cats and one eye. It wasn't as fast as last week but we did not spend as much time in our area either, so we felt good about what we caught. Pink tiger fligs did good today but we also caught them on other colors.  Alan found some baby fish in the walleye's stomach but I'll let him tell that story. Enjoyed getting out there with you today Alan, got to do it again soon.

Can I ask where I might get some fligs?

(03-31-2022, 04:10 AM)Catfishhunter19 Wrote:

(03-31-2022, 12:30 AM)wiperhunter2 Wrote: Ira and I got out to Willard today with 2knots. It started off too windy to slow troll fligs, so we made a trip around the lake trying to find a spot out of the Wind that held some fish but after looking along the North dike, then the West dike and not finding what we were looking for, we finally headed over to the Island and found what looked good but it never panned out. With the wind finally dying down, we went back to our always productive spot and within minutes had our first fish on. We stayed there for another two hours or so and a little after 2 PM we called it a day. We ended up with 5 or 6 cats and one eye. It wasn't as fast as last week but we did not spend as much time in our area either, so we felt good about what we caught. Pink tiger fligs did good today but we also caught them on other colors.  Alan found some baby fish in the walleye's stomach but I'll let him tell that story. Enjoyed getting out there with you today Alan, got to do it again soon.

Can I ask where I might get some fligs?

(03-31-2022, 01:12 AM)2knots Wrote: Fun day despite the wind, got to try out my new FF with side scan and learned a lot about its use from Curt and Ira, going to be a good tool. The eye I caught, thanks to the pass off of the rod from Ira, had a bunch of baby cats in its stomach when I cleaned it (pic below with 3 of the ones still in better shape), the spines don’t dissolve as fast as the rest of the fish lol. Looking forward to the next trip guys, just let me know.

(03-31-2022, 01:17 PM)Redrebel Wrote: I’m close to Willard but it scares me to go there. Wife and I bottomed out the SUP so I can only imagine what I would do to my nice red paint on the lund. Any advice on what to avoid will be helpful. Thanks!

(03-31-2022, 01:52 PM)wiperhunter2 Wrote:

(03-31-2022, 01:17 PM)Redrebel Wrote: I’m close to Willard but it scares me to go there. Wife and I bottomed out the SUP so I can only imagine what I would do to my nice red paint on the lund. Any advice on what to avoid will be helpful. Thanks!

I had no idea what a SUP was, so I looked it up, guess it is a Stand Up Paddle board. Not really sure how you would bottom that out, unless you tried to go into the perminate Summer boat dock area of North marina last Fall, when it was very shallow. The water level is shallow to the East of the North marina launch but as long as you watch your depth finder and go right out the channel, after you launch, you will be fine. After you go out the channel, do not turn left or right for 50 to 75 yards and you should be fine out in the main part of the lake. In the next month or so as the water level goes up, it will be even better but by June or so I would expect the water level to start dropping again to the point by mid Summer it might be tough to even launch at Willard, unless we get a very wet Spring and Summer.  Also because the South marina is so shallow, until you get into the channel, I would not launch there and if you do, only nose up to the dock, it is very shallow with big pices of concrete right below the outer part of the dock.