Willard Tues. May 28

[wiperhunter2]

 I didn't get launched until 11 am yesterday and it took a while to find them, I stayed until 6 pm. I caught 10 walleye putting back 4 small ones, I did keep one small one to finish out my limit for the day and 1 catfish. I got all of mine on 2 oz. bottom bouncers going 1.7-2.1 mph with long 125+ setbacks perch pattern Lindy rig was my best producer. I'll have Fast Randy and a couple of his buddy's with me Friday and I think Ill pick up some 2.5oz Bottom bouncers as the average depth is now 25'

You guys did better than most members did Shawn. I wonder if the late afternoon time frame is better this week
Lets hope Fri is even better.

It was just me yesterday as I got my work done early and headed out on a last minute trip to put some fish in my freezer for summer fish fry's, I usually send most of the catch home with my guest. The surface temp got up to 70.5 degree before a breeze started at 5pm and then it dropped several degrees. I did pick up a couple 2.5oz. bottom bouncers today that Ill run Friday and see if it makes a difference. Yesterday was the first trip this year I wish I had a bag of ice in my fish box the fish looked a little worse for wear when I cleaned them, but the fillets where still firm and good when I vacuum sealed them. One thing I think helped with my success yesterday, is once I got that first fish I just kept grinding in the same 100 yard box, like you guys and I did last friday.

Good to hear the temps are getting that warm, later in the day. The ones we caught last week were put on ice as soon as we got off the water. It always makes a difference to stay in one spot when catching fish, sometimes it's a while between fish being caught but in other areas, you can cover a lot of ground to catch few if any fish. When the catching gets better that will change but I guess we aren't there yet.