03-08-2007, 01:20 PM
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[#0000bf]Water clarity is good...a bit green but good visibility. No wind all day. I can deal with that.[/#0000bf]
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[#0000bf]Water depth off the end of the ramp was 2.5 feet. The channel out was 6-8 feet in most spots...as shallow as 5 feet at the lip and as deep as 9 feet between the two channel shorelines. Depth straight out drops to 10 feet within a hundred yards or so of the channel entrance. If you go left you will hit 2' of water fast. If you go north, you may run aground on some shallow gravel bars. I went over some less than 2 feet deep and could see dark spots in some places that looked like gravel just under the surface...two hundred yards off Eagle Beach. I plan to return to those bumps and humps in a couple of weeks to see if some wacky wallies might find them attractive.[/#0000bf]
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[#0000bf]Saw fish on sonar all the way out the channel, but no biters. Threw a bunch of different plastics. Nothing the fish wanted. TubeBabe's sonar battery took a nap so she was fishing blind. But, the catfish gods d upon her and she caught the first fish...a small channel cat. She then proceeded to miss a whole succession of "pop and drop" encounters. No more fish for the whole day. First fish can be a jinx sometimes. Happens to her a lot.[/#0000bf]
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[#0000bf]She caught her first (only) fish right at 8 AM. About 8:30, I was just getting ready to lift my chartreuse jig off the bottom for a new cast and THUMP! I cranked a cold and walleye up off the bottom and was reaching for the net. Bad move. Ol' wallie read the book on disconnection from anglers. She opened her big mouth, gave a couple of side to side head shakes and let me have my little jig back. Mighty thoughty. Looked like it would have been between 4 and 5 pounds. [/#0000bf]
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[#0000bf]I figured there was more where that one came from. Wrongo. Didn't get another hit on plastic all day. Started dragging a minnow around a little later and ended up catching a couple of good eater size kitties. I did get quite a few picky pickups but most of the fish were really cold and slow. Hard to get a hook in them.[/#0000bf]
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[#0000bf]I kicked out as far as 12 feet deep, but did not see many fish on sonar past about 9 feet. Most of the fish and hits we had were actually in shallower water...5 to 7 feet. I suspect the fish are staying shallow to soak up some rays. Water temp climbed to 43 outside and 45 inside the marina by the time we got off the water at 2.[/#0000bf]
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[#0000bf]Beautiful day and lots of birdlife. Had a bald eagle fly over treetop high...and there were no trees. Also saw flights of ibis, ducks, geese, cranes and some big white pelicans.[/#0000bf]
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[#0000bf]For anyone who is interested, the water at the SE corner of the marina is only a little over a foot deep and there were lots of carp rolling and splashing in the warm shallows.[/#0000bf]
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[#0000bf]Water clarity is good...a bit green but good visibility. No wind all day. I can deal with that.[/#0000bf]
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[#0000bf]Water depth off the end of the ramp was 2.5 feet. The channel out was 6-8 feet in most spots...as shallow as 5 feet at the lip and as deep as 9 feet between the two channel shorelines. Depth straight out drops to 10 feet within a hundred yards or so of the channel entrance. If you go left you will hit 2' of water fast. If you go north, you may run aground on some shallow gravel bars. I went over some less than 2 feet deep and could see dark spots in some places that looked like gravel just under the surface...two hundred yards off Eagle Beach. I plan to return to those bumps and humps in a couple of weeks to see if some wacky wallies might find them attractive.[/#0000bf]
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[#0000bf]Saw fish on sonar all the way out the channel, but no biters. Threw a bunch of different plastics. Nothing the fish wanted. TubeBabe's sonar battery took a nap so she was fishing blind. But, the catfish gods d upon her and she caught the first fish...a small channel cat. She then proceeded to miss a whole succession of "pop and drop" encounters. No more fish for the whole day. First fish can be a jinx sometimes. Happens to her a lot.[/#0000bf]
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[#0000bf]She caught her first (only) fish right at 8 AM. About 8:30, I was just getting ready to lift my chartreuse jig off the bottom for a new cast and THUMP! I cranked a cold and walleye up off the bottom and was reaching for the net. Bad move. Ol' wallie read the book on disconnection from anglers. She opened her big mouth, gave a couple of side to side head shakes and let me have my little jig back. Mighty thoughty. Looked like it would have been between 4 and 5 pounds. [/#0000bf]
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[#0000bf]I figured there was more where that one came from. Wrongo. Didn't get another hit on plastic all day. Started dragging a minnow around a little later and ended up catching a couple of good eater size kitties. I did get quite a few picky pickups but most of the fish were really cold and slow. Hard to get a hook in them.[/#0000bf]
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[#0000bf]I kicked out as far as 12 feet deep, but did not see many fish on sonar past about 9 feet. Most of the fish and hits we had were actually in shallower water...5 to 7 feet. I suspect the fish are staying shallow to soak up some rays. Water temp climbed to 43 outside and 45 inside the marina by the time we got off the water at 2.[/#0000bf]
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[#0000bf]Beautiful day and lots of birdlife. Had a bald eagle fly over treetop high...and there were no trees. Also saw flights of ibis, ducks, geese, cranes and some big white pelicans.[/#0000bf]
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[#0000bf]For anyone who is interested, the water at the SE corner of the marina is only a little over a foot deep and there were lots of carp rolling and splashing in the warm shallows.[/#0000bf]
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