Willard 5/3

[BearLakeFishGuy]

I fished it Saturday morning 5/4 from 0645 until noon. Surprisingly there were not a lot a boats for a weekend. I think the weather forecast scared people away. Anyway, it was SLOW. I caught one small wiper in 5 hours! We tried four different spots where I have had luck in the past. I was watching other boats and I never saw one fish caught or netted! When I pulled my boat at noon, I hung around the cleaning station/restroom for about 30 minutes while I was prepping my boat for the ride home. It was the same story with the 9 other boats that I spoke with. All were good fishing boats and everyone seemed to know what they were doing. But out of those 9 boats, I saw exactly two cats and nothing else! Those guys were still fishing just for cats, but everyone else was in search of the elusive walleye/wiper/perch. It has been pretty fickle so far.....one day hot and the next miserable. It was still a nice day on the water. East wind about 10-15 mph to start with but it calmed down by about 0830. Nice day on the water and bugs weren't terrible either. 56.9F water temp mid morning. Ran harnesses, flatfish, and then switched to crankbaits. Just wasn't happening.