Another day on Willard Bay

[PACKFAN]

My wife and I got on the water and started fishing by 6:20 am. 
As happened last trip not a bite for the first hour even though we were marking plenty of fish. 
Stayed with crankbaits in #5 &7 trying multiple colors and depths. I dont know if the fish just turned on or if the color did the trick but we started catching multiple species on a perch colored glass rap and when that slowed went to a fire tiger shad rap.
All said and done we pulled off the water by 12:30 PM with a total count of 8 walleye most were small, 3 wipers that were between 4.2 and 4.7 pounds and 4 channel cats that were also in the 4 pound range.





We also talked to who I believe was Tin can as per name on the boat and Doitall at the cleaning station. Both were great to share info.

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My son and i were on the water at willard the same time this morning coming in from the North Marina. It was slow but we managed to boat our limit of eyes by 1030 only one small eye (15 inches) the rest went from 17 1/2 to 23 inches all on flicker shad. No fisherman in the area we fished which was nice. The largest eye went 3.32. Havent been catching many wipers which is fine with me. We did manage two perch largest being 12 1/2 inches.

Were you trolling out in the openness. We have only caught bigger walleye well off shore. If we get even within 500yrds of any shoreline the walleye get smaller the closer we get. Just my observation. Sounds like a dang good morning.

I have mainly been fishing the open water and trying to stay away from the boats as much as I can. We are in 13 to 14 feet of water now. will be heading back up a morning or two next week. I had reservations for a week up there which would have started this past Weds. but with the predicted hot weather and mainly fishing the mornings  I didnt feel like sitting in camp the rest of the day. That was suppose to be my Fathers Day and 74th Birthday trip. Thats OK though we hope to be headed back home to Northern Wis. for a couple weeks the end of July.
If you see the old Crestliner Give me a wave, I think I have seen your red Skeeter on the water there.