08-15-2004, 08:10 PM
[url "javascript: addTag('cool')"][cool][/url][#0000ff]Hey ocean, sorry about your busted trip. That's the way it can be with fishing some times. It breaks my heart about the low water level, especially around the South Marina area. That used to be a favorite place for me to launch my tube, or to roam the rocks too.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The wipers are still there, and they are feeding heavily right now. It's just that there is not the usual flotilla of boats keeping tabs on their movements. If you get lucky enough to find them, you should be able to score some fish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am planning another daybreak shot next Saturday, the 22nd. I will be starting at the SW corner, as per my last trip, but I intend to power up the west dike fairly quickly, casting and watching as I go. If I move in and out in my tube, from shallow to deeper and back, I should be able to intercept at least a couple of dumb ones.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I can only hope that the wind gives me a break this next trip. It came up early last week and ruined my plans for a major exploration of the west dike area.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If anybody else wants to help prove me wrong, we will be launching a little after 6 AM. We plan to throw a variety of plastics and hardbaits. Will also rip some spoons and maybe even some big feather jigs.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you have to wait until September, that is okay too. Sometime after Labor Day, there is a break in the weather and temperature patterns. All of a sudden, the water drops several degrees and that seems to trigger a desperation feeding period for most of the species in the lake. Walleyes often get more active then, and they bite good early and late clear up to iceup.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It is surprising how aggressive the cats can become at that time too. I have had days when a cat smacked a jig everytime I let it sink near the bottom, while fishing for crappies and walleyes.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It won't be good times for boaters for awhile, but for bankers and tubers, Willard just might be a great pond for the next couple or three months.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The wipers are still there, and they are feeding heavily right now. It's just that there is not the usual flotilla of boats keeping tabs on their movements. If you get lucky enough to find them, you should be able to score some fish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am planning another daybreak shot next Saturday, the 22nd. I will be starting at the SW corner, as per my last trip, but I intend to power up the west dike fairly quickly, casting and watching as I go. If I move in and out in my tube, from shallow to deeper and back, I should be able to intercept at least a couple of dumb ones.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I can only hope that the wind gives me a break this next trip. It came up early last week and ruined my plans for a major exploration of the west dike area.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If anybody else wants to help prove me wrong, we will be launching a little after 6 AM. We plan to throw a variety of plastics and hardbaits. Will also rip some spoons and maybe even some big feather jigs.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you have to wait until September, that is okay too. Sometime after Labor Day, there is a break in the weather and temperature patterns. All of a sudden, the water drops several degrees and that seems to trigger a desperation feeding period for most of the species in the lake. Walleyes often get more active then, and they bite good early and late clear up to iceup.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It is surprising how aggressive the cats can become at that time too. I have had days when a cat smacked a jig everytime I let it sink near the bottom, while fishing for crappies and walleyes.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It won't be good times for boaters for awhile, but for bankers and tubers, Willard just might be a great pond for the next couple or three months.[/#0000ff]
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