Happy 4th everyone! I hope you week is going as good as ours is. The resort is stuffed to capacity, our pool runneth over with activity and the weather has been cooperating wonderfully and looks to continue doing so. It’s hard to believe it’s already the 4th of July, which marks the half way point to the resort season.
Fishing in general is just so-so right now, it’s summer after all. Water temps have cruised right on past 70 degrees and in many places pushing towards 72-73 which isn’t far off of the highest temps we’re likely to see for the season. When you factor in highs in the 80’s and clear blue skies, fishing, especially walleye fishing tends to take a little bit of a nose dive. Walleye are still being caught just smaller amounts and the windows of opportunity are also shrinking.
Pictured below from L to R: Marty and Brian Power from Worthington, MN, Brian didn’t catch much that morning until he came back and picked up his good luck charm. Monty Menning his son and grandson Jackson from Sedalia, MO with a nice bunch of eater walleye they trolled up from near stoney point. David Brady and his son Grant from Urbandale, IA and Ms. SanRoman from Bloomington, MN and her “big fish” winning pumpkin seed from out kids fishing tourney.
Get up early and fish, get out at 7 am or earlier if you’re able to get out of bed (I’d rather sit and listen to the birds myself) that will really put the odds in your favor when walleye are not feeding heavily. Stay out late too, make sure you’re out during the sunset it’s easily the best time to be out on Leech and if you don’t get a bite you can at least take in some beautiful views – take a camera along and do some photography, you’ll be glad you did.
Trolling seems to be the best method to find fish right now, areas in 10-16 feet of water have been best, you’re going to want to stick to rocks, hit the mid lake reef structure(submarine, mokey, northbar, annex reef) and change sizes and colors of your rapalas often, you will catch plenty of northern pike while doing so and even a rogue small mouth bass has been showing up.
Pictured below is a shot of our Monday night hotdog and chili feed, we supply the food you bring the stories, it’s always a good time, and finally a picture of a guest giving his kids a ride on the hydro bike.
Muskie activity is beginning to heat up with reports of fish being seen in miller and uram bay chasing various spinner baits. Look for muskie in dense weed beds and shallow wind-blown rock structure, be ready to put in some time, they are the fish of 10,000 casts after all. Is there any truth to the 10,000 cast part? I’d say you won’t need that many casts, but if you put in a good 8 hour day of casting you should get at least 1 chance to get some hooks in a fish, if you manage to keep them in, that’s up to you.
I’ll be going into our little town of Walker tonight to watch the fireworks and I would imagine many of you will be doing the same in your home towns, please be safe. Don’t point your bottle rockets at your sister.
Thanks for reading
Come see us at Big Rock Resort
Ray
