Kayak time

[eyeguy 54]

fun time with rickg doing a little kayaking today.  no monster fish this outing but what a great day to be out on the water! monsters maybe next time.

[Tom Sawyer]

Good to see they finally started biting in the channel.

[Rick G]

Fun day on the water, started a little slow, but action got better as the water warmed through out the day.

[BartmanMN]

looks like fun.

[eyeguy 54]

heading out again today then not till next week or so. 

[Tom Sawyer]

Might be a good spot to get out of the wind......

[Rick G]

Back at it with Royce again today. Had to find a lake that offed us some protection from the wind. Lots of fish starting to push shallow. Bigger ones should start soon

[eyeguy 54]

I am wore out... LOL   fun time. 

[Rick G]

Paddling in the huricane took its toll on me too

[eyeguy 54]

lovin the kayak,  gonna be a blast chasing smallies on the creek ! ! 

RickG LOL 

stinking thumbnail aches from pulling jigs out of mouths....  lol... a good ache

[eyeguy 54]

Got out for about 3 hours today.  Not as many  but better fish. Ended up with 2 over the 9 inch mark and 6 others broke 8,  now the yak needs a 10!   Gulp maggots in natural white under 3 different ice jigs worked dandy. 

[Rick G]

Nice job, Royce :-)    Wih I could have made it out there with you.

About to head out the shore spot for a few moments....doubt  we will get any pushing the 10in mark there.....If i get a few fish I will have called it a worthwhile evening

[Tom Sawyer]

Nice fish eyeguy54!

[smurfy]

2 hours ago, Tom Sawyer said:

Nice fish eyeguy54!

yep that last gill sure is pretty!!!!!!

[Rick G]

Out in the yak this afternoon Weather kinda sucked,  wind and a little rain made for cold fingers and face. The fish didn't seem to mind though..... we found them just a hair deeper than the last time I had been out.  

[eyeguy 54]

hats off to andy if she fished out there today.  

[DLD24]

I can't wait to get out in my kayak and catch some big gills, water is still cold up here in the Duluth area...Any idea what the water temp is that your catching them dandys??

[Rick G]

Eyeguy, darn right she was out there.....she was the one that talked me into going

Dld24, water temp has been high 50s- low 60s dependind on day

[Tom Sawyer]

That's one strange lookin' seed! 

[Bass Thumb]

Great looking fish, especially those pumpkinseeds!

[eyeguy 54]

Some dandy color from today. The seed (or whatever it is) had part of the tail gone. Might have hit 9 if all there...

[Fish-for-life]

Cool looking fish

[Rick G]

Spent the first part of the day with Royce....fihing was fast and furious.....lots f big seeds and hybrids....way too mny crappies to count

Second part of the day was spent with Andi.... again, tons of fish.some darn nice bluegills. Andrea socred big one at 9.5 in 

 

[eyeguy 54]

nice job Andy!!  thx for the tackle tip Rick.:)  Found the rod I was looking for online and hope to have it here in a few days. 

I wonder if I caught a green Sunfish ??   

[Fish-for-life]

 Nice those are some thick gills!!

[eyeguy 54]

My game was off a bit today but still fun.   Rick smoked em!   8 1/2 was as good as I could do. 

[Lights]

Nice, I will be down in the Wabasha area backwaters on Saturday with my Yak. Never been there before, any good tips for the area?

[Rick G]

Took a little bit to find some bigger ones today. Water is getting pretty warm in some of the back bays, weeds are getting thick. Find the right type of bottom and cover and the fish should be there.

[eyeguy 54]

Fun day today ! Chatted with a couple elderly gents at the landing who had some nice gills in their basket.  I mentioned that I am on the hunt for a 10 incher to take it's picture. One told me a spot to try so headed there first with the yak. Fist 2 fish broke 8 inches and then wham, thought it was my 10 as big and round as she was but 9 3/4 is where she measured. PB for the yak.  Hit a couple more spots and got 1 more that just broke 9 and 8 more between 8 and 8 1/2. Much better than the day I had yesturday.  All the bigger ones today were on gulp alive Waxies on a plain 1/64 ounce jighead.  Thx for the bobber info rickg !  much nicer than the spring ones I was using. Andy and Rick showed up a bit before I had to go so hopefully they got into some also. 

[big10inch]

Nice looking gills, R G. Thanks for CP & R!

On Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 5:08 PM, Rick G said:

Took a little bit to find some bigger ones today. Water is getting pretty warm in some of the back bays, weeds are getting thick. Find the right type of bottom and cover and the fish should be there.

 

Edited April 23, 2016 by big10inch