Well, I got my wish.
Starting Friday night the wind switched to coming out of the north and stayed that way for a day or so. Why the wish for the north wind? Normally I don’t pray for a high pressure system for fishing, but the north wind cleans up the north end of the entire lake and if you plan accordingly, the fish still can be found and cooperative.
I was unable to hit the lake until Sunday evening and within a couple of hours we put 20-30 bluegills to the net well as a 15 inch smallie. Our first spot was a bust, but eventually found active fish in 9FOW around some old lake structure. Rigs were the same (stationary float, 4lb sensation,#8 aberdeen hook and euroworms), but with a little tweeking. We reduced the size of the split shot to the smallest we had (1/32nd?), this allowed the bait to flutter more and slow the drop speed. If you left your bait stationary, you did not get bit-a slow twitching retrieve was the ticket coupled with tight placement to the structure the fish were holding on. Most of our fish came from a circle approx. 10 feet in diameter, anywhere outside that circle and it was no fish. I did include a pic of a typical eater gill for Sunday. Hardly a soul on the lake other than us. I did hear that Woody and his family got into some nice gills as well. Funny thing about Menomin-most fisherman go somewhere else in the summertime, but the fish don’t.
See you on the lake,
Doc
