03-15-2019, 08:57 PM
Finally made my first trip of the year after the cats. Timed my arrival at Lincoln with the sun (about 8:30) to avoid frostbite. No other boats when I arrived so I had to blaze a trail through about a half inch of ice in the channel -- no problem. Water temp was 40 degrees at launch and soared to 41 when I left at about 12:30. The lake was dead calm with only a slight breeze when I left. Two or three other boats showed up and headed for the island, probably in search of walleyes.
Slow fishing, but good fishing and I was glad to be there. Had to really search to find fish and when I found a few they were afflicted with lockjaw. Only caught two cats, both cutters. I did not anchor up, dragged baits all day. The two fish I caught were taken on carp minnows, no interest in the white bass cut bait.
The water was a bit murky from the north winds yesterday but it was good to see the water level continuing to climb. Channel depth was about 3+ feet deep, no problems launching. The BS is running very high and is overflowing and flooding the fields for a mile or so to the south.
Slow day but a great day just to be back on the water and knowing that todays small cataholic fix will get better and better as the weather warms. No contest fish today but have plans to fish with Tube Dude on Tuesday so maybe some of his “luck” will rub off on me.
It has begun.
BLK
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Slow fishing, but good fishing and I was glad to be there. Had to really search to find fish and when I found a few they were afflicted with lockjaw. Only caught two cats, both cutters. I did not anchor up, dragged baits all day. The two fish I caught were taken on carp minnows, no interest in the white bass cut bait.
The water was a bit murky from the north winds yesterday but it was good to see the water level continuing to climb. Channel depth was about 3+ feet deep, no problems launching. The BS is running very high and is overflowing and flooding the fields for a mile or so to the south.
Slow day but a great day just to be back on the water and knowing that todays small cataholic fix will get better and better as the weather warms. No contest fish today but have plans to fish with Tube Dude on Tuesday so maybe some of his “luck” will rub off on me.
It has begun.
BLK
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