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Maiden Voyage Planned for Sunday 3/17/13

by Capt Juls on 03/14/13

The sun is shining today and I am getting excited to get on the water this coming Sunday. The winds are predicted to be less than 10 out of the north, which isn't the best after a big blow out of the NW, but we'll give it a whirl.

The water is a bit muddy, but there will be some clean water in different areas around the Western Basin.

I'm hoping to see a satellite picture this afternoon, if the clouds stay away long enough for a picture to be produced. That will tell us where the best place to start fishing is.

We will be looking for the mixing water that is not to clean and not too dirty. The dirtier the water the more lockjaw the fish will tend to have.

The mixing water will be warmer than the clean water and will be holding the most active fish, or at least that is the rule of thumb we go by. While there will be fish caught jigging on the reefs, we are planning on running cranks off of Off Shore Tackle's in line planer boards to search out the big females who are staging outside of the reefs, and will venture onto them when the water is a bit warmer (42-46*).

The females will be greeted by the male of the species that anxiously await their arrival. The males will beat them up with their tales to make the females drop their precious cargo (eggs).

We can only hope for a good spawn this spring, as last year's was just over a normal spawn average, and while that is good, it doesn't load the lake up with big populations like we have had in the past.

Momma Nature needs to give us a break for a change...:)

So, keep your fingers crossed for clear skies this afternoon and decent weather on Sunday.