06-16-2021, 10:22 PM
Wanted to go fishing but not in triple digit heat. Figured Deer Creek would offer a bit cooler spot. It did. 53 nice degrees air temp at 7 am launch...but up to 89 at noon departure. Water temps started at 66 and rose a couple of degrees to 68 by noon. Oh yeah, the whole lake filled up with boats and water toys by then too. Bye bye.
Got to see Rocky's new black tracker. Good to see ya again ol' buddy. Glad you got a couple for your efforts.
My 4 species slam started out slow. I was trying my whirly fligs for walleyes. The ones in Willard liked them so I figured Deer Creek dearies should too. They did. But my first fish was a footlong smallie. And my next fish was a 7 inch BLUEGILL. To the best of my reckymemberies that is the first bluegill I have ever caught at Deer Creek. I have caught grundles of green sunnies, but that was a first on bluegill.
Then I worked through an area that had a few perch. They loved the whirlies. Had a few of them strip the bait or at least destroy it. Hooked a few from about 6" to almost 11". Kept a couple of the larger ones.
After a lot of S turns and changing colors on the whirlies I got into an area with some active walleyes. Caught 5 and kept 3. The two smallest were mere footlongs. The largest was 16". Didn't see any of the other boats bring in anything but a couple of perch.
By 11 am it was getting hot and the boat traffic was getting a bit heavier. One wakeboard boat was running the rocky shoreline only a few feet out from some fisherfolk trying to do their thing. Some people's kids.
Ended up with a mixed basket of perch, smallie and walleyes. Should be good for some surf and surf. (Oven broiled with shrimp)
Got to see Rocky's new black tracker. Good to see ya again ol' buddy. Glad you got a couple for your efforts.
My 4 species slam started out slow. I was trying my whirly fligs for walleyes. The ones in Willard liked them so I figured Deer Creek dearies should too. They did. But my first fish was a footlong smallie. And my next fish was a 7 inch BLUEGILL. To the best of my reckymemberies that is the first bluegill I have ever caught at Deer Creek. I have caught grundles of green sunnies, but that was a first on bluegill.
Then I worked through an area that had a few perch. They loved the whirlies. Had a few of them strip the bait or at least destroy it. Hooked a few from about 6" to almost 11". Kept a couple of the larger ones.
After a lot of S turns and changing colors on the whirlies I got into an area with some active walleyes. Caught 5 and kept 3. The two smallest were mere footlongs. The largest was 16". Didn't see any of the other boats bring in anything but a couple of perch.
By 11 am it was getting hot and the boat traffic was getting a bit heavier. One wakeboard boat was running the rocky shoreline only a few feet out from some fisherfolk trying to do their thing. Some people's kids.
Ended up with a mixed basket of perch, smallie and walleyes. Should be good for some surf and surf. (Oven broiled with shrimp)