Sept 15th - 17th Dash for Cash weekend

Dash for Cash Weigh-in.  Only 8.09 lbs in the sack. 28th place.

 Boats at the launch before take-off.

 Crusing in to the launch.

 Carol, Ben & Tim at the Dash.

 Lunker Board. (hour 7 was 5.09 team 40)

Dash for Cash - Big Bass - Lunker Hunt weekend.

Arrived late Friday night.  It rained real hard almost the whole ride to the cottage.

Saturday 15th -  Practice day.  A cold fron moved in overnight.  43 degrees to start.  Wind 5 - 10 mph.  Fished 7:10 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.  Caught 10 bass.  Only 1 keeper.  Warmed up to 65 degrees, but the wind was chilly.

Sunday 16th - Tournament day.  Alarm clock went off at 4:00 a.m.  Starry sky, calm, no wind. 49 degrees.  Headed to the launch at 5:30 a.m.  Take off was at 6:25 a.m.  We caught 13 fish for the day.  Denise caught most of them.  Our 3 biggest were 3 lb 2 oz, 2 lb 7 oz and 2 lb 5 oz.  Total weight 7 lbs 14 oz.  Official tournament scale weight was 8.09 lbs.  We didn't have enough weight to finish in the top 20.  21st place weighed 8.52 lbs.  We were a tad short this year finishing in 28th place.  The winner of the tournament had 15.51 lbs.  They had 3 lunkers of the hour and lunker of the day.  Crushing the rest of the field.  Lunker of the day was 5.82 lbs.

Monday 17th -  No fishing.

Well, we had a blast fishing the tournament even though we didn't win any money.  Weather was perfect again.  Sunny all day, no wind until the afternoon.  High temp was around 70 degrees.  Looking forward to next year already.  Till next time folks...      Fish On!

Sept 8th & 9th fishing report

No pics this week so here's one from August 10th.  4 lb 10 oz Lunker and 3 lb 10 oz.



Saturday, Sept 8 -  Arrived 11 a.m.  We had 2 1/2 inches of rain in our gauge.  Woo hoo!  Finally got some good rain.  Lake level is up around 4 inches or so.  Major wind today so no fishing possible.  Also had a brief rain storm in the afternoon today.  It was raining sideways the wind was so strong.  NOAA weather station had a tornado watch for St. Lawrence county today.  A cold front is supposed to move in tonight.

Sunday, Sept 9 -  Cold front definately moved in.  COLD to start, 48 degrees. BRRRRRR!!!  Cold but fishable.  Fished 7:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.  Very light west wind.  Caught 9 bass.  Caught most in the dense weeds near the K buoy.  Also fish Upper Deep Bay, Emery Shoal (dead), M.P.B, and R.P.B.  Weeds are still dense in many areas making it tough to fish.  Warmed up to low 70's in the afternoon.

Short trip, came up alone, not much fishing.   9 total bass.  Most between 12" - 14" inches.

Next weekend is the Dash for Cash - Big Bass - Lunker Hunt, Tournament.  Practice will be on Saturday the 15th, tournament is Sunday 16th 7:00 a.m - 3:00 p.m.  136 teams are registered.  Hopefully we will do well and get a top 20 finish.  Well that's a wrap folks!  Until next week...    Fish On!

August 31st - Sept 3rd fishing report

We don't have any fishing pictures from this trip but here are some shots of the Blue Moon.  Evening of August 30th.



Friday 31st -  Nice warm day, 85 degrees, but severe winds kept us off the lake.  Went shopping in The Burg and bought a new couch.

Saturday, Sept 1 -  Clear sky to start, north wind 63 degrees.  Fished 7:10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Caught 11 bass.  We had 1 double header.  Didn't catch any big one.  Fished nearby Conger Island, Conger Shoals, U.D.B and The Cut.  Turned into a beautiful day weather wise.  Fished 6:15 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.  Caught 3 bass.  Fished the Devils Graveyard, U.D.B., and Pin Island.  Evening fishing was slow.  14 total bass for the day.

Sunday, Sept 2 - Cloudy and light north wind to start, 58 degrees.  Fished 6:40 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.  Fished alone.  Caught 9 bass.  Nothing big.  Fished near Jennies Island, Emery Island, U.D.B and Conger.  Another beautiful day weather wise!  80's.  Fished 6:15 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.  Caught 4 bass.  Fished Naked Man Point and Pin Island.  13 total bass for the day.

Monday, Sept 3 -  Clear, calm and cool to start, 53 degrees.  Fished 8:20 a.m. -12:15 p.m. Fished alone.  Caught 5 bass.  Fishing is slow.  Water level is the lowest I have ever seen it.  Water is still green with algae blooms.  We need some substancial rains bad!  However, another beautiful day with temps in the mid 80's.  We had a great Labor Day holiday! 

32 total bass for the long holiday.  Didn't catch anything big but had a lot of fun as usual.  Until next time folks...                  Fish On!

August 25th & 26th fishing report

Denise 4 lb 9 oz Lunker of the week.  This hawg is her new personal record.  Sweet!

3 lb 6 oz

Our first Bald Eagle sighting.  You have to click to enlarge.  It's almost dead center of the pic perched on branch of the dead tree.

American flag on Crow Island.



Our first short normal weekend of the season.  But a great one!  Perfect weather, great wildlife and a big bass.

Saturday 25th -Started of partly cloudy and 63 F degrees.  Very light southwest wind.  Fished 7:00 a.m - 11:30 a.m.  Fished the Devils Graveyard, Emery Island shoal, Middle Point bay and Dwaynes Island.  Caught 9 bass.  Best was 3 lb 6 oz near M.P.B.  We saw our first Bald Eagle since coming to Black Lake for seven seasons.  It was big and beautiful.  We watched it fly into the Devils Graveyard and perch on a big deak oak tree. 
Fished 7:00 p.m - 8:05 p.m.  Sun is setting much earlier now that we are in late August.  Fished Conger Island and caught 5 bass.  But Denise caught a big hawg!  A nice 4 lb 9 oz largemouth.  It's her new personal best.  14 total bass for the day.  Today's high temp was 89 degrees F.  What a great day!


Sunday 26th - Clear to start, 68 degrees F, light southwest wind.  Fished 7:55 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Fished at Upper Deep Bay, Devils Graveyard and The Cut.  Caught 9 bass.  Had a couple nice smallmouth bass close to 3 pounds.  They sure do put up a good fight.  Another beautiful day weather wise.  It's really hard to believe how much fantastic weather we have had this year.  Lake water level is still exceptionally low due to lack of rainfall this year.

23 total bass for the weekend.  A Bald Eagle sighting.  And Denise catches her biggest bass ever.  What a AWESOME weekend.  Next week we have a long four day holiday weekend.  Can't wait!  Well, that a wrap folks.  Until next time folks...                 Fish On!

August 17th - 20th fishing report

4 lb 9 oz Fatty.

Denise and Bella with her first fish.

 Bella finishing up the popcorn.

Arrived at the lake Thursday night.  Killed 27 million little bugs with my truck on the way up.  I should probably clean my windshield this weekend.  We brought Bella the grandpuppy with us.  She is dying to fish with us. ha ha.

Friday 17th -  Windy as heck!  No chance to fish in that nonsense.  Waaaaaaaaa.

Saturday 18th -  Clear in the morning to start but chilly 58 degrees.  Fished 6:40 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.  Caught 9 bass.  Landed a 4 lb 9 oz Lunker around 9:30 a.m near R.P. Bay.  It buried itself deep in the tumbleweeds.  But it was no match for me. :)  It's the 8th bass over 4 lbs this year.
Fished 6:20 p.m. - 8:10 p.m.  Caught 14 bass.   Bella came with us and caught her first bass of the year.  The Devils Graveyard was hot again!  23 total bass for the day.

Sunday 19th - Started out sunny and 56 degrees.  Fished 8:20 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  Caught 9 bass.  Nothing special.  Worked Upper Deep Bay, Devils Graveyard, Jennies Island and Lonesome Bay.  No evening fishing.  It was too windy.

Monday 20th -  Clear and cold in the morning, 50 degrees. No wind.  Fished 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.  Caught 9 bass.  Fished The Devils Graveyard, Emery Island shoal and the mouth of Fish Creek.

Caught 41 total bass for the long weekend.  The lake level is still low.  The lowest I have ever seen it.   The lake is starting to loose it's green tint from the algae bloom.  It should be cleared up in a couple weeks.  The are still some nasty looking weeds that should also clear up soon.  Now only if the bite would pick up.  Well, that's all for this time folks.  Until next time...                Fish On!

August 4th - 12th fishing report

Spooky clouds rolling in.

Lily pad flower

Bullfrog resting on the boat cover.

Lakeview into Lonesome Bay.

4 lb 3 oz largemouth bass

Denise with a nice bass on a nice day.

4 lb 10 oz lunker of the week and 3 lb 10 oz.  A good rainy morning for a couple lunkers.

Last day of week long vacation 3 lb even smallmouth bass.  Nice vertical stripes on the bronzeback.

Another great week long vacation in the books!  Arrived to blazing hot weather on Saturday.  95 degrees! One and a half inches of rain in the guage from the previous days.  Ended up with a mixed bag of weather for the week.  Had a couple days with some much needed rain.  But generally a good week.  Lake water level is up a couple inches by the time we left.  Algae bloom has peaked and water has been green for around three weeks now.  The fish bite was difficult most of the week although we did land a few nice lunkers.  On Friday I managed to catch the biggest to date.  A 4 lb 10oz lunker.  Beating the previous big one by one ounce.
Fishing Report:
Saturday August 4th -  Fished 7:20 p.m - 8:45 p.m.  No fish!  Must be the hot weather has the fish locked up.

Sunday August 5th - Fished 7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Only caught 1 fish.  Got windy as heck. Sat in wind protected area most of the time.  Obviously the fish were not biting.  Had a hard down pour for about ten minutes.  No evening fishing as rain storms kicked in later on.

Monday August 6th - Fished 6:40 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.  Started out with a clear and cool morning 62 degrees.  Caught 11 bass. Best was 2 lbs 13 oz.  We had one double header. Denise caught a few on Bubble Gum Senkos.  Basically they are Pink fake worms.  We moved around alot fishing at Jennies Island, Emery Island, Jennies Island, The Log Cabins and Fish Creek  Fished 6:00 p.m - 8:30 p.m.  Caught 18 bass.  Found a nice honey hole near Devils Graveyard.  We pulled them in one after another for about 20 minutes.  That was fun!  We also had two double headers.  29 total bass for the day.

Tuesday August 7th - Fished 6:50 a.m - 11:50 a.m.  Clear and cool to start 60 degrees.  Caught 6 bass.  Denise caught one small pike.  Fished 7:25 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.  Only managed 1 bass in Conger Shoals.  7 total bass for the day.

Wednesday August 8th - Fished 7:25 a.m - 11:30 a.m.  Clear and cool to start 60 degrees.  No wind.  Caught 7 bass.  Landed a nice 4 lb 3 oz lunker at one of our favorite spots near Lonesome Bay.  Fished 6:35 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.  It was sunny and very hot with slight north west wind.  Caught 4 bass near Conger Island.  11 total bass for the day.

Thursday August 9th - Fished 7:00 a.m - 9:30 am.  Short day of fishing.  Started out extremely foggy and overcast. 60 degrees and no wind.  Visibility was very poor and dangerous so we didn't go too far from the cottage.  Caught 3 bass.  No evening fishing.  Got lots of rain so we took is easy today.

Friday August 10th - Fished 6:20 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.  Caught 15 bass.  Fished in light rain most of the morning.  Caught a 3 lb 10 oz lunker near N.M.P in The Cut.  Caught a 4 lb 10 oz lunker near a nice rock pile in The Cut.  This is the new Lunker of the Year to date.  It was nice and fat!  I thought it was going to weigh in at 5 lbs or better, but it wasn't meant to be.  6 ozs short!  Fished 6:35 p.m. - 8:20 p.m. Caught 2 bass.  17 total bass for the day.

Saturday August 11th - Fished 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.  Had a light rain overnight.  Mostly cloudy to start out and 65 degrees.  Caught 21 bass.  Secret honey hole was active again.  But this time it was active around noon.  Also had a brief rain shower.  No evening fishing.

Sunday August 12 - Fished 8:45 a.m - 11:45 a.m.  Final outing of the week.  Overcast skies 65 degrees.  Caught 3 bass.  One was a nice 3 lb even smally.  Those smallmouth sure do put up a fight!

92 total bass for the week.  Quantities are down compared to earlier in the season.  But we did manage some nice size bass.  Hot weather, warm water, low lake level and algae blooms are all factors in the decreased catch rate.  But we did enjoy are week long vacation at the lake once again.  As we always do!  Well that's a wrap.  Until next time folks...   Fish On!

July 27th - 30th fishing report

3 lb 12 oz and 3 lb even

Denise nice Largemouth Bass

 We think this cloud looks like a fish.  Do you?

 Lonely Lilly Pads.

Sunset from Conger Shoals.

 Lonesome Bay & Jennies Island.

 This is a very small rockpile island, appropriately named "The Pimple".

 Denise relaxing reading her Kindle.

Arrived at Black Lake Thursday evening.  Finally had some decent rain.  1 1/2 inches in the rain guage.

Friday 27th -  Fished alone today 9 a.m. to 1:15 pm.  Weather was nice and not too hot or humid for a change.  Light northeast wind.  Fishing was a little slow, only caught 7 bass.  I did manage to catch a 3 pounder at Conger Island.  Also caught a nice 3 lb 12 oz at Jennies Island. Fished 6:45 pm to 8:45 p.m.  Caught 9 bass in "The Cut".  Weeds are clearing up in some locations.  16 total bass for the day.

Saturday 28th - Fished 6:55 a.m to 12:45 p.m.  Cloudy an 65 F. degrees to start out with light northeast wind again.  Caught 17 bass.  Nothing special and none over 3 pounds.  Fished 7:00 p.m to 9:00 p.m.  Only managed 5 bass in "The Cut".  22 total bass for the day.  No big ones again.

Sunday 29th - Fished 7:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.  Clear and cool morning.  55 F. degrees.  Calm and no wind to start.  Only caught 2 bass.  Probably the slowing fishing of the year for us.  Although a cool front moved in overnight, it didn't take long for it to get sunny and HOT. Water is green with algae blooms and going through it's seasonal cycle.  Fished 6:25 p.m. to 8:50 p.m.  Only caught 2 bass again.  4 total bass for the day.  Our worst take of the season.  Denise did manage to hook a very large pike down in Grindstone Bay near the Indian River.  It grabbed her lure about 8 feet from the boat while she was reeling in a dead cast.  It ran out her drag about 30 feet, jumped about 2 feet out of the water and SPIT THE HOOK.  Pretty much scared the heck out of her because it all happened so quickly.  She was actually glad it got off because she does not like catching pike, with their sharp teeth and all.  I wish it stayed on so we could get the actual size and a picture.  I estimate it was about 32 inches or so, and maybe 7 to 10 pounds.  Can't say for sure.

Monday 30th -  Going home day.  Fished alone 7:10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.  59 F. degrees to start, partly sunny with a light southwest wind.  Only caught 3 bass.  1 was a smally.  Obviously the fishing has slowed down for the Lunker Hunters.  Hoping this changes for our next trip to Black Lake.

45 total bass for this trip.  Best was 3 lbs 12 ozs.  Enjoy the photos!  Until next time folks...

Fish On!