long point fishing

[jigemup]

just wondering how the fishing has been around long point am coming up with my father it will be are last trip together due to his terminal cancer just wanted to see how it has been in the last couple days looks like a stable weather pattern coming up cold but stable does this normally fore tell good fishing?

[Kingfisher]

jigemup, we were up to Long Point last Thursday, we fished east about a half mile in 32 feet. We kept 15 sauger and 1 walleye, and returned about 10 more. We quit at 1:30 PM. Not a great report but we did have some action, we changed lures often, the pimple with a 8" drop hook worked well for awhile also, pink & white angle eye, gold rock-n-roll tipped with chub minnows were the best that day. Wishing you and your father the very best of fishing and fellowship.<p>[This message has been edited by Kingfisher (edited 01-11-2004).]

[Matt D]

Fished Long Point Sat. Got started at about 10:30. Didn't pick up a fish 'til ~2:30. Ended up catching about 7-8, all borderline size, by 4:45. Was in 31 ft. of water as I'd heard 32 was the ticket the day before. Wasn't yesterday!<p>[This message has been edited by Matt D (edited 01-11-2004).]

[wallydiver]

About the same thing for me on Saturday. I was Northwest out of Long Point in about 35 ft. of water. Got a 16 incher about noon and only caught five 13 inchers by 4:00. Missed about 5 more. Caught a HUGE pout also. Of course I was right in the middle of a bunch of other houses. I'm sure that didn't help much.

[sdperchman]

fished long point fri, sat ,sun half of day,1/9-1/11, caught 140 sauger/eye between 6 of us,kept about 70, biggest was 19 in. most between 12-15 in. used shiners and gold worked the best jigging. fished in about 32 ft of water. good luck

[Sand Burr]

I also fished longpoint with similiar results as sdperchman. My best advice is to keep switching baits. What worked for the first 3 fish doesnt work all day.<P>Sdperchman did you stay at longpoint?<BR>If you did how bout that crack sat. morning around 4:15 or so AM. WOW it actually shook the cabin we were staying in.

[sdperchman]

yes we stayed at longpoint in there newer doublewide. that is quite a crack. didn't here it though, probably too much liquid refreshment while fishing. how come the fish don't ever bite at night,seems like at 4:30 the fishing is over.

[Sand Burr]

sd,<BR>One of the other guys might have the truthfull answer but what I have been told is because it is turbulant water it stays very cloudy there for the fish do not go looking for food like they do during the daylight. <P>We run a eelpout contest for the biggest of the weekend and all I can say is take a gold spoon with a red glowstick send it down and hang on! By far the best pout killin lure out there.<P>I can tell you that I have caught fish into the dark in the shallows. The big crack stopped alot of people from fishing up there. You will notice when you come in from the 30' water past the ridge there is usually 10-20 houses scattered along the shoreline. They are fishing the late walleye bite. It is a hit or miss thing but can be very productive.