Iwaterdave
10/2/2022 4:20:45 PMGreat to hear fishing is still good there. We were there in Aug and was not enough water to launch a boat at state park. Maybe 1.5 ft at the dock. I needed at least twice that to get boat off trailer.
Sounds like the dunes are where it at this time of year.
Sounds like the dunes are where it at this time of year.
Walleyemark1
10/2/2022 6:50:00 PMThe water is about 4 feet higher now. I also had a hard time laughing my boat a month ago
Walleyemark1
10/3/2022 12:50:34 PMFSHINLEGEND - Yes we bleed them. We cut their gills about 30 minutes before we head back to the launch. In hot weather, Glenn will bring a cooler full of ice. In that case we cut the gills right after we catch them, let them bleed out and then put them on ice. Cutting them sure makes for nicer fillets.
buc
10/5/2022 9:20:13 AMMark, I fish the humps in november through decemberin front of the dunes, before ice. i marked a bunch of plastic boxes or pipes they put out for structure. did you hook up on them are they still there ?
Walleyemark1
10/5/2022 12:40:32 PMBuc, they are all over the place. We marked the ones near where we were trolling so we could avoid them. We found some nice shallow humps and points that are free of them.
buc
10/6/2022 12:14:12 PMThanks ,good info I had not made it down there for last two years , probably have 2to 3 dozen marked as well. Jigs and blades 4 me .
thanks again
thanks again
morrow50
10/6/2022 7:14:12 PMNice report Mark..I just returned from Banks. Limited 3 days in a row but the fish were smallish. Sounds like potholes is the place right now.
hassan03
10/11/2022 7:19:20 PMI was looking to come out there from the westside in the next two weeks or so...should the fishing be pretty good then? We'd be aiming for walleye....had mixed results this year in May/June with unusual weather and high waters.
Any advice? We'd be on a boat so can get around.
Any advice? We'd be on a boat so can get around.
Walleyemark1
10/14/2022 11:50:27 AMPotholes should be good for the next few weeks, at least until the weather gets really cold. The water temperature last week was still in the 60s; as it drops down in to the 50s the bite should only get better. The cold water will probably drive the bait fish deeper so when that happens, the humps away from the face of the dunes should produce. In previous years a silver blade bait was my go to lure. For smile blades, try green. Gold and pink for starters. 6 to 14 FOW has been where I have recently had the best luck.
hassan
10/14/2022 9:03:36 PMAweseome - thanks Mark; curious - what size blade bait do you typically use?