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The wife and I will be spending 2 weeks at Pine Trees Resort the first 2 weeks of June. The wife is worried about the may fly hatch, when does this usually happen? We usually spend 1 week a year On big V. But it is usually in September. Will the things I do in September still be a viable option in early June?

Thanks and good fishing!

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Last year that period was very slow for me. The weather was very hot and calm and the mayflys were staging to hatch but the weather conditions were not right so they just stacked up in the water column.

Most years that does not happen though.

Cliff

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Cliff and all:

It appears a cold front will be coming through for Memorial Weekend. I have traditionally had challenges with cold fronts on Vermilion. I have decent electronics, but wondered if there is a general rule, i.e. slow and deep, etc.

Thanks for any insight

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PSU,

You nailed it! wink.gif

Slow and deep with lindy rigs. 5' to 6' snell, minnows or leeches,

Preferably in mud or mud/sand transition areas.

Cliff

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I could swear I saw small mayflies last Friday. BTW, the fish were biting very well from 5' to 37' of water.

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Dave B~ how they hittin leeches?

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Cliff and all:

It appears a cold front will be coming through for Memorial Weekend. I have traditionally had challenges with cold fronts on Vermilion. I have decent electronics, but wondered if there is a general rule, i.e. slow and deep, etc.

Thanks for any insight


PSU do you slip bobber around your place at all? It can be a fun effective way to fish when they aren't jumping in the boat....

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We've started to but usually during the day. I think you said last year that night was pretty decent for walleye. Confirm? Sort of tough sometimes with the kids, games, and refreshments flowing.....We you up for opener? I saw some folks around your dock but never stopped by.....always a bit too much going on.

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I like how Larry's wife is worried about the may fly hatch. grin.gif

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I like how Larry's wife is worried about the may fly hatch.
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LMAO I missed that.

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Funny you should ask, how did you know we were using leeches?

Actually, we caught fish on fatheads and leeches. Most of the bigger fish came on leeches, but you dont seem to get as many fish on the small end. So if you wanted action, small minnows were the key, if you wanted quality, leeches were good.

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I could swear I saw small mayflies last Friday. BTW, the fish were biting very well from 5' to 37' of water.


You are right. There have been a few small mayflys hatching this week. They are not the ones that cover the lake surface though. They are an early season varity.

Cliff

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It appears that some people don't beleave that the wife is worried about the hatch. as much as hate cleaning that black tar of my boat its a black & gray lund so it does'nt show up to much. But I cant get the wife out if the flys are sworming. Maybe that can be a good thing! grin.gif

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Ranckenstuff what side of Hinsdale are you on?

We are across the channel on the north side of hinsdale. grin.gif

huntump

Dan

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Southwest side.

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Funny you should ask, how did you know we were using leeches?

Actually, we caught fish on fatheads and leeches. Most of the bigger fish came on leeches, but you dont seem to get as many fish on the small end. So if you wanted action, small minnows were the key, if you wanted quality, leeches were good.


I did some research. You like your leeches and I remember last summer you commented on early season leeches.

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It appears that some people don't beleave that the wife is worried about the hatch. as much as hate cleaning that black tar of my boat its a black & gray lund so it does'nt show up to much. But I cant get the wife out if the flys are sworming. Maybe that can be a good thing!
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Ha!

Your right Larry.

Id say later June into the 1st of July your more prone to be driving thru the clouds of bugs.

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