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Fishing Vermilion WEST END June 8th-15th


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Hi Guys I have not fished Vermilion for the past cuple years, but me and the wife and 5 kids are headding up tomorrow, we will be staying on west end near ludlows, I ould like to know if you guys can give me the fishing report for that area? How deep should we be fishing? What type of bait for walleyes ? also how is the crappie bite and smallies? Really need to get on some fish to keep the kids busy and help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

SPC

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Thanks for the message I appreciate it.. I want my kids to have a memorable fishing trip..

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Well, we got out on the water this evening, what a beautiful day, bur the fishing was not very nice to us, we tried some of our old spots near muskego points north and south points for walleye we got blanked we did nor even get a bite we drug leeches and crawleres on jig heads ans crawlwr harnesses anywhere from 9- 15 fto. These spots are normally money for us.. where to start next?

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Ok I am willing to go to east and for walleye any advise their? Everybody on west end I am running into has had bad luck this week to whats going on?

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spc,

I haven't been able to get out myself but from what I have been hearing and from reading reports on here it sounds like the cold fronts have been making it hard. Fish shallow near bays to take advantage of warmer water and more forage. All in all it sounds like it is just tough up there now. Terrible weather/Spring.

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You can go back several years in a row to find that folks are having a hard time with walleyes on the West End. You are not alone. West End is full of wiser older walleye.

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spc,

The walleyes have been biting on the East end from Frazer Bay East.

Lindys, jigs, or slip bobbers have all been working for me. Leeches or 1/2 crawlers as bait.

They are being caught from very shallow to 40+ feet this week.

Cliff

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Well we ran east today and found a nice school of smallies staging to come up and spawn, it kept the kids busy!! That was in frazier bay... but did not find any wslleyes, this is just driving me crszey....I need some walleyes.. just cant figure it out.

Anybody know where I can take the kids to find some good bluegills

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Hey-

I will be up tomorrow with the family and would be happy to let you tag along or meet. I fish this same week and have been for 15 or so years. Can you motor up Norweigian bay? If so PM me and I we can chat.

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Hello, also looking to keep a 5 YO busy this weekend... (he cannot wait to catch "crabs"... crayfish) I think after his fist walleye on KAB last year he was hooked, but has lost interest as I cannot get him on a good bite and we get out twice a year. Looking for general areas around the narrows besides the dock. Any advice?

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