Fishing report August 28th - 29th

Picture is a 3 lb even largemouth bass caught in The Cut.

Arrived at the cottage Friday night to find the water level had rose at least 18 ".  It's amazing that the water level rose every day from last weekends rain.  It came up two more inches this weekend even though it didn't rain either day.  Saturday - I started out at Orchard Bay at 6:45 am.  I was able to fish all the way around Snake Island thanks to the high water.  Caught 6 bass there.  Went to Lower Deep and only caught 2 bass.    Struck out at M.P. Bay and Dwaynes.  Went back to pick up Denise then headed to Apple Island.  Caught two bass there.  Ten bass for the morning.   It was a warm a sunny day, with s/w winds about 10 - 15 mph.  In the evening we headed to The Cut around 6:45 pm and fished until 8:10 pm.  We caught 6 bass there.  Had a decent 3 pounder that looked like it was on a diet.  For the day we had 16 total bass.  Winds made fishing difficult and the action is on the slow side.  Sunday -  Fished 6:15 am to 12:00 pm.  Spent most of my time at Conger Island.  Landed 6 bass there.  I was able to work in deep with the high water.  Went to Browns Bay and worked in deep also.  It didn't produce that well because I only caught 2 bass in there.  Went to Conger east for the last 15 minutes and caught 1.  That makes 25 total bass for the weekend.  The action has definately slowed down the past couple weeks.  The high water may have something to do with it.  We are supposed to have a heat wave the next 3 to 4 days.  Forecast is for upper 80's until next Saturday when temps are supposed to return to the low 70's.  Today, the WHEC TV weather reported that this year, from March though August, it has been the second warmest time period since 120 years ago.  Amazing!  It's been a great summer folks!  That wraps up another fishing report at Black Lake.  Until next time...

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Smallmouth Bass

Nothing special here.  Just a typical smallmouth bass at Black Lake.

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Fishing report August 21st - 23rd

Well, it was a rainy weekend to say the least.  Almost 4 inches of rain.  I did manage to get some fishing in, but Mrs. Lunker Hunter did not.  So, there are no fish pics.  Saturday morning I fished 5 hours and caught 18 bass.  Biggest was probably two and one half pounds, nothing special.  Fished most of the usual bays I like.  Headed out again around four o'clock.  Could only stay our 45 minutes before the rain rolled in.  Caught one scrappy smallmouth near conger island.  No fishing after dinner due to rain.  For Sunday, I didn't get out until 10am, even though a light rain.  Fished until 3:45, the last two hours were hard rain.  I got soaking wet, but I NEEDED to fish.  Spent some time at Upper Deep Bay west and Conger Island.  Caught a few there.  Decided to spend most of the time trying new spots around Elizabeth Island and Thompson Island.  Didn't do too well.  Caught a couple.  Ended up with 9 fish for the day.  No Lunkers!  Didn't fish Monday morning.  It rained all night and in the morning.  The rain didn't let up until around noon.  This is the first time this year we have seen so much rain for a weekend.  We've been spoiled most of this summer with GREAT sunny weather (until this weekend that is).  So, to wrap-up, I had 28 bass for the weekend with none over three pounds.  Denise read a lot of books.  ha ha.  Until next time...

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Covered boat

This is how the boat spent the majority of the long weekend.  How sad.

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Rainy weekend

This is Monday afternoon after it FINALLY stop raining.

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Sundown at Black Lake

This was a nice July sunset.

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New Blog Design & Walking Stick insect pic

I was bored, so I came up with a new blog design. Hope you like it.  Here is a picture of a Walking Stick that was on our shed door.

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Fishing report August 12th - 15th

Here's the report for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. (Didn't fish Sunday). Saturday started cloudy and 65 degrees and light N/E wind. Fished 6:30 am - Noon. Winds picked up later. Had 4 bass a Dwayne's Island. 3 Bass at Upper Deep Bay. Conger - Nadda! Fished a little bit in the afternoon. Denise caught 3 at Conger. In the evening we fished The Cut N/W shore. Caught 6 bass. I had a 3 lb 3 oz best for the day. Caught 16 fish for the day.
Friday the 13th - Turned out to be a great day of fishing Denise and I both caught our biggest of the year so far. Denise 3 lb 5 oz lady lunker in M.P. Bay. Brian 4 lb 5 oz lunker in Lonesome Bay. We had 22 fish for the morning. Action picking up! For the evening was had 12 fish. Two double headers. Denise caught most of the fish and has been hot lately. She had 3 bass in 3 casts at Dwaynes Island. 34 total bass for the day.
Saturday - Winds finally changed to S/W. Fished mouth of Fish Creek. Had a couple. Went to M.P. Bay caught a few. One nice one at 3 lb 4 oz. Middle Point Bay produced a hand full. It also produced a visit from the D.E.C. officers. We were totally legal of course! We caught 15 bass for the morning. In the evening we fished U.D. Bay and Conger. Caught 7. So for the day we caught 22 bass.
Sunday - No fishing. Boo hoo hoo. Have to give the bass a chance sometime. Ha Ha! So, 72 total bass for the trip. Not too shabby. Water level still dropping slowly and I'd say almost at normal level. I had to move the boat hoist out about 2 feet because of the water level. Well, that wraps up another trip for the Lunker Hunters. It's been such a great year!!! Until next weekend...
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Nice Bass!

Denise with another nice Largemouth Bass.

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3 lb 5 oz Friday the 13th Lady Lunker

Here is Denise with her biggest of the year so far. A 3 lb 5 oz Lady Lunker. Caught in M.P. Bay on a black and blue flake senko worm. Friday the 13th turned out to be our best day for big bass in quite awhile.

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4 lb 5 oz Friday the 13th Lunker

Who says Friday the 13th is bad luck? Not me! Caught this 4 lb 5 oz the 13th, on a Yamamoto kreature bait in Lonesome Bay. Biggest of the year so far. Pictures taken on wife's Droid phone the past two weeks. Forgot to bring the camera. DOH!

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Fishing report August 7th & 8th

Rained a little overnight. Saturday morning 55 degrees 7am, fishied until 1:30. Caught 16 fish for the morning. 3 at Upper Deep Bay, 3 at Red Point Bay, 5 at Middle Point Bay, 3 at Crow Island, 2 near Dwaynes Island. Best was 2 lb 12 oz. Caught a good amount of Smallmouth, with a couple weighing 2 1/2 lbs. 3:15 pm to 8:15 pm: Caught 14 fish. Did well near Jennies and Lookout Island. Denise caught a lot of fish today, so she was happy. :) 30 total bass for the day was our best in quite awhile. Action was good today! Nice day, no rain.
Sunday fished 7am until 12:15. Caught 7 fish. 3 in Lonesome Bay, 1 at Jennies and 3 in M.P. Bay. The morning started out cloudy with light winds. Had to put on my rain gear around 8am. It rained on and off for about and hour. I thought it would help the bite pick up but it didn't. Got pretty windy too. So, 37 bass for the weekend. I'll take it! That wraps up the weekend report. Until next week...
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2 Lb 11 oz

Denise with a nice 2 lb 11 oz largemouth caught near Jennies Island.

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Fishing report July 31st - August 3rd

Well, we had another great mini vacation. Saturday the 31st started out foggy and cold 48 degrees! No wind thank god. Warmed up nicely and turned out to be a nice day. Fished Conger Island caught 4. Had 2 at Jennies and then 9 at R.P. Bay. In the evening we only caught 1 at M.P. Bay. 16 for the day but nothing over three pounds. Sunday August 1st started out cold at 50 degrees, but again warmed up and was a great day. Only caught 10 fish for the day. August 2nd 63 degrees in the morning, low 80's afternoon. We caught 18 fish, this was our best day of the trip. Decent in Lonesome Bay, Devils Graveyard is still slow for us. Upper Deep Bay was very good for smallies. Had good catches in the evening in our new honey hole. Denise had a 2 lb 9 oz and lost a real nice one. Tuesday the 3rd 70 degrees at 8am. It finally rained a little bit last night. Fished Lonesome Bay and caught 7 fish. 3 lbs 3 oz was the best of the trip. The bite seemed to pick up the past two days. Caught 51 total bass for the trip. Water level still dropping but still high for this time of year. Time to go back to work for a couple days, then return for the weekend. Stay tuned for the next report early next week. The search for the big Lunker continues...
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Smallmouth 2 lb 6 oz

Denise caught this smallmouth bass outside of Upper Deep bay. 2 lb 6 oz.

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Another Largemouth

Brian 3 lb 3 oz Largemouth caught in Lonesome Bay. Fish had a small injury on its side.

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Largemouth Bass

Denise 2 lb 7 oz Largemouth

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Sundown

Sundown July 31, 2010

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