May 10th, 2010

Danny Pawlik from Texas with our catch on 5/8/10. Every Wally was caught on a orange size 600 Reef Runner.

Water temp = 58-59 degrees, main lake lightly stained, river arms moderately stained. Last Thursday I went fishing --(45-50)-- MPH sustained winds. It was tough fishing with poor results. On Friday the winds let up to 25 mph along with a cold front that moved in overnight. We caught Walleye and White bass, but all fish were on the small side. However, the last 20 minutes of that trip we started to catch some nice fish. I felt a bit more comfortable going into Saturday's trip knowing that I found some fish. Saturday (20-25) MPH winds, proved to be a good day of fishing for us. We caught several short Walleye, but we managed 8 real nice (18-20 inch) Walleye all caught on the size 600 Orange Crush Reef Runner. We also caught 4 Crappie. All fish were caught in a 50 yard stretch on the Ute arm of the lake.

The last few days the fishing has picked up compared to 5-7 days ago.

Walleye -- Fair/Good -- Bottom bouncing crawlers around Horseshoe has been producing fish. Drifting minnows around the main points of the lake have also been producing fish in 6-15 feet of water. Trolling the Ute has produced fish for myself.

Crappie -- Poor/Fair -- We have been catching a few while trolling for Walleye. I have also seen a few caught by other fisherpeople, but they are still in 15-20 feet of water. Expect them to turn on in the next week or two.

Catfish -- Poor-- My catfishing buddies have been having a tough time catching more than one or two on any given day. The wind really affects how and where they fish for them. If the wind dies down, expect the Cats to start biting better.

Large mouth--Good--I have seen several 2-3 pounders caught. They are moving into the shallows.

Small mouth --Good--Whacky rigged plastics in 10 foot will catch them.

White bass --Poor/Fair--I have not seen to many caught. They are scattered around the lake. We have caught a few trolling, but not that many. I have heard that fishing minnows around the Ranch House will produce a few.

FISH-ON,

Rob & Maria