Juls WFA Blog
Fishing with Randy and Kenny 5/14/17
by Capt Juls on 05/15/17Randy and Kenny were standing outside their hotel when I drove up at 4:30am to pick them up. We headed to Catawba to launch, but when we got there, I could hear the waves from the lake, in the dark. So, I took a walk down to the pier to get a better look at how rough it was. It was rolling in at 2 foot or less, but I figured it would be a better idea to drive over to Turtle Creek to launch instead of riding all the way across in the dark on a kind of rough lake.
Fishing with Randy and Kenny 5/13/17
by Capt Juls on 05/13/17I left my house at 4:45 this morning. Stopped in at Rickard's Bait and Tackle for a bag of ice, and then picked my crew up a little after 5am at the Country Inn and Suites. We hit Micky D's to grab some breakfast "to go", and headed to Catawba to launch by 5:30am.
It's an afternoon bite right now....
by Capt Juls on 05/12/17I had a trip today, but to make a long story short....we zeroed today. :(
Fishing with Evan and Tim 5/10/17
by Capt Juls on 05/10/17I met Evan and Tim at Catawba this morning, for a 6:30am launch. We headed toward the reef complex after getting word of decent water clarity and a good bite over there.
Monday Fishing Report....5/8/17
by Capt Juls on 05/09/17Met my guys at Mazurik's and launched at 6:15am. The conditions, was a clear sky with a 5-15mph NW wind. Waves were 1-3 feet.
Mother Nature.....sigh
by Capt Juls on 05/07/17Well, the strong winds are finally subsiding...It's been a long 3 days. The rivers are flooded, and dumping mud into the lake. I suspect after all this rain, that the farm lands will have a lot of phosphorus run off and cause a bad algae bloom this summer. Fingers crossed that I'm wrong. I hate fishing in pea soup.
Fishing with DeAnn and Carol 5/3/17
by Capt Juls on 05/03/17Today I fished with DeAnn Herting and her friend Carol. DeAnn and her husband Bob fished with me last year on this day, but this year, they came out with their friends, Max and Carol, too.
Day 1 & 2 With My Montana Men....4/24-25/17
by Capt Juls on 04/25/17Craig Anderson and Scott Duke fished with me last year on this same week. The weather was better last year, and the fishing was much better too. With that said, here's a re-cap from yesterday and today's trips with these two fun guys.
Fishing with Vito and Friend...4/23/17
by Capt Juls on 04/23/17I hit Big Bopper's at 5:30 this morning, and then hit Hiway Bait for some crawlers, in case I needed to try them today. Water temps are getting up to the mid 50's now, so crawlers might be the ticket soon.
Best Laid Plans of Mice and Fishermen.... 3/17/17
by Capt Juls on 04/18/17Yesterday, (3/17), started off right....until...
South Dakota Crew Going Home....
by Capt Juls on 04/15/17I haven't been out since Thursday, and won't be again until Monday.
Day 3 with the Bill, "Eryn", and Louie 4/13/17
by Capt Juls on 04/13/17This morning, Bill, "Eryn", and Louie met me at Catawba at 6:30am, and we launched by 6:45.
Day 2 with Bill, Eryn, and Louie 4/12/17
by Capt Juls on 04/12/17Okay...let me correct the spelling of Eryn to Aaron, but explain that it wasn't my fault it was misspelled! That's the spelling he gave me in the boat yesterday morning, so now, that's how I'm going to spell it the rest of the week....just because! Ha!
Finally Back on the Water....4/12/17
by Capt Juls on 04/11/17I hadn't been out on the water since Saturday...."Why?", doesn't matter...it's a long story. lol
Nice Weather for the Weekend...4/7/17
by Capt Juls on 04/07/17My last trip this past week was on Tuesday, due to the weather, and the South Dakota crew cutting their 6 day trip down to only 3...they went home early.
Fishing with Derek, Terry, and "The Deuce" 4/2/17
by Capt Juls on 04/03/17Derek, Terry, and "The Deuce" are part of 21 friends that drove out from SD for a 6 day trip. We started on April 1st, but the fishing was slow, so nothing to report for day one. lol
Day 2 of 5 with the SD Crew...:)
by Capt Juls on 03/28/17Met my crew, and Capt Kevin's crew, at Big Bopper's for breakfast at 7am this morning.
Fishing with Greg, Lane, and Gary 3/27/17
by Capt Juls on 03/27/17Left the house at 6:25am, to go top off the Ranger's gas tank, before stopping in the "Big Boy" parking lot to pick up my crew. I was early, and I was pleasantly surprised to see them open the garage door of their condo rental, 3 minutes later.
Weekend Trips Cancelled...
by Capt Juls on 03/25/17Friday we had 78 degree weather, with sunshine. Today, (Saturday), it's blowing out of the NE again. It wasn't as windy this morning, as it is this afternoon, but my customers, who are regulars, decided to cancel last night after looking at the wind forecast.
Foggy Trip Today....
by Capt Juls on 03/21/17
Fished with Brad Sterling and his friends Mike and Josh...(sorry, didn't get a picture of Josh! My Bad!!!
It was a tough day for us. Headed out at 7:30 in thick fog, and set up NW of Kelly's Island, and dropped two big fish within the first hour. So, I thought it was going to be a decent day. We picked up one fish there...just an eater.
It was a west wind today, but the lake was 1 foot or less most of the day.
The fog was supposed to lift by 10am, but it didn't lift until 1pm. It wasn't easy moving around, due to the slow speed one needs to go in thick fog. (Even though we could hear other boats moving dangerously fast in that fog!)
We moved down to the north side of Kelly's, closer to North Bay, and had a ton of marks in the right part of the water column, but the water was a little dingier than I would have liked, but not so dirty that it made me want to leave those marks. But, eventually, we did.
Doing something I rarely do, I moved on info that was coming over the radio....But, since it wasn't my spot, I'm not cool with reporting the spot here on my site, so I won't.
But, it was good info, and we picked up 3 more fish there. (Thank you to a guy named, "Frank"...lol)
We would only end up with 4 eyes for this trip, even though we worked hard for them. :(
Oh well....that's the way it goes sometimes.
Bandits 65-100 back....darker bodied baits did best today.
Speed were anywhere from 1.1-1.5mph.
Tomorrow's trip is cancelled due to weather coming in tonight.