last week on the canal

Got out a few days last week and spent some time on the canal. Did some trolling and casting and managed a few fish. The water sure has been rushing through the canal this year with the water out west, so I’m still trying to figure out how that really affects what the fish are doing. We managed about 50 crappies in the boat in a few days, including this nice 13 1/2 incher that dad got just dipping a jig.
Trolling was slow, but we did get 3 saugers one day, including another nice one from dad, this 20 incher. Almost a MA. Picture isn’t real good, the fish didn’t want to cooperate, but he was real chunky and healthy, more than the picture tells. As usual, all fish were released.
The great thing about this time of year is that when you cast for fish, you have the chance to catch about anything. We brought in LMB, gills, catfish, crappies, whites….it’s a real fun time to be out there.

That is a PIG of a sauger Awesome and great report!

Dad’s pretty cagey, lets you take him fishin’ so he has somebody to drive the boat and run the net good job Royal, way to give lessons jerr

No kiddin, Jerr…that’s the way it’s been lately, too!

You think dads got it good, how about this guy. Thats your secret weapon right? It lays down and sleeps when the fish are near.

Ha!! Ya, I think he is the secret weapon….maybe we should have had him in the boat in the tourny this past weekend at Johnson!

That’s about as excited as he gets while you’re fishing…until you break out the lunch.

nice fish Brian we will have to try to get out next week. The wife goes back to work on monday. I wil call you this weekend some time. Hell of a saguer.

Thanks Matt….I’ll have a report up soon. This is the first day I’ve been online because I’ve been on the water almost exclusively lately. Got some real nice fish this week.