willard south dike

[doitall5000]

I thougth my truck tires needed to be rotated, so I drove to willard bay. Went around the sough dike looking for some spawning action. The south west corner has some gravel on the shore and I hopped to find some walleye love going on. Found the road very wet and some mud to. Good solid road but still muddy. The first picture is of the road, she is passable but you will need a car wash with $3:00 to get it cleaned off. Climbed up the side and started fishing the south west corner stayed 2 hours with no bites,---
There's a construction crew working on one of the culverts but you can get by, as did one vehicle that went to the light pole to fish. Never talked to them. There was one boat by the post too.
Drove back to the parking lot, had 6 vehicles stayed and talked to one returning fisherman and his two kids. No fish and he said only one other person had a fish.
Took a picture of the river wow, very fast and full.
Only two boat trailers at the south boat ramp. slow action
You know willard Maybe Next week.
I have edited it my self, did not want to offend anyone.
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[BagABigOne]

Thanks for the report. Looks like I'll put Willard off for a bit.
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[gmwahl]

Thanks for the report, bum deal that you didn't get any fish. Willard can be a tough one and some days/nights it can be unusually easy. Luck of the draw I suppose.

Now....No disrespect intended, but please do us a favor if you will. Unless you ACTUALLY witnessed somebody ACTUALLY intentionally snagging fish, please refrain from referring to them in such derogatory terms as "snaggers" and such. Fishing the inlet or fishing the dikes during the spawn is really no different and completely legal. I personally can't stand the idea of fishing with a mob at the inlet, but I've had some incredibly easy and productive fishing during the spawn in years past fishing the dikes in the evening and at night with loads of walleyes brought to net. I surely wasn't snagging them though. The walleyes use both the inlet AND the dikes for spawning, but get a little more concentrated at the inlet obviously. Could be that the gentleman you spoke with just wanted to take his kids fishing somewhere that he could manage them and they stood a chance of catching a fish. That said, I have no ill feelings toward you and appreciate that you posted the conditions and your success or lack thereof, it was very informative and helpful.

If you DO see someone actually snagging and keeping fish please call the sheriffs dispatch number and turn them in and they will be dealt with hopefully. Again, no disrespect intended.

Mike
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