Juls WFA Blog
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.
Just a quick blog today....
by Capt Juls on 03/19/17
Had a fun day with David, Travis, and Robin. It was a slow start this morning, and we only had three in the box by noon.
At 1:45 I got impatient, even though we had good marks, and I made a slight move out to Gull Island Shoal, but that was a mistake, because there were no marks there on the west side of it. So, at about 2:15 we moved back to the SW, and back to the marks, and the fish had turned on. Had we had more time, we would have limited out, easily, but we ran out of time, and ended their trip going 8 for 9.
They said they had a great time, and that made me happy! :)
Travis, the one in the orange coat, fishes up on Lake Ara (Canada), where I always go in August, so we had something in common.
He caught the 10 pounder, and said, "It's the biggest walleye I've ever caught", and was very excited about that. :)
Bandits 75-90 back, and the Lemon Lime Crush w/orange throat P-10 30/30 with 2oz did the catching. Chrome Bandits were the ticket for us...blue/chrome, Purple/Chrome, Green Clown.
Decent Winds starting next Friday!
by Capt Juls on 03/12/17Still muddy, with streaks of clean water here and there. Monday night, and Tuesday's NNE winds will not help matters, but there's hope....light winds are forecast for the rest of next weekend. Fingers crossed!
Going to be Crappy for A While....:(
by Capt Juls on 03/10/17
https://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/mo...e.143.250m.jpg
This satellite pic was from two days ago. Huron was still clean yesterday. Some fish were caught, but it was not an easy bite.
Strong NW winds today... and it's rolling 5-7's out there right now on the west end.
Even Huron will muddy up after today's blow.
Sunday and Monday are calling for lighter north winds, but it's supposed to be very cold and then snow on Monday.
It's going to blow strong out of the NE on Tuesday again. No one will go out.
It's going to be muddy for awhile....I wouldn't bother coming out this weekend.
I cancelled my Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday trips. They were coming from SD, which is a long drive to be sitting on shore or fishing in chocolate milk.
TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET.
SATURDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH.
WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET.
SUNDAY
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. WAVES 2 FEET OR LESS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 KNOTS OR LESS BECOMING EAST. WAVES
1 FOOT OR LESS.
MONDAY
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO
25 KNOTS. A CHANCE OF SNOW...THEN SNOW LIKELY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. A
CHANCE OF SNOW...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET.
An Early Start to the Season
by Capt Juls on 02/23/17Feb 23rd, 2017
It's Almost Time....:)
by Capt Juls on 02/10/17It's almost time to say good bye to my furry friends at the local animal shelter, where I work in my off season to keep busy and help find homes for them. It's time to start getting everything ready for the upcoming fishing season.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
by Capt Juls on 12/23/16
With this warm front going through here this weekend, I can't help but look forward to spring! I know winter is not over yet....but, each day brings us closer...and, I can't wait!! :)
With that said... I just wanted to let everyone that is thinking of fishing with me, know that I am completely booked from the last week of March through the end of May now....(only 3 days left open in May yet....the 15th, 21st, and 31st).
I have plenty of openings for the rest of the season though, so don't wait too long to reserve a spot. I look forward to fishing with you!
Merry Christmas everyone!
Wishing you all a very Happy and "Fishy" New Year! :)
Grateful for Another Successful Season!
by Capt Juls on 10/16/16My 2016 season is over. I sell my Rangers every fall and order a new one for the next season, so the 2016 Ranger went home to its new owner back on October 6th. The new 621/G2 is in the order process as I write this. Woot! Woot!
Random Thoughts...Out with the Old and In with the New....
by Capt Juls on 10/01/16
Fishing with Aaron and Tiffany Battrick 9/21/16
by Capt Juls on 09/21/16I had received a private message on my biz's Facebook page a couple weeks ago, where Tiffany asked if she could set up a surprise trip for her husband Aaron, because he follows my blog, and always talks about my trips with her, and shows their children the pictures of the fish we all catch. They live in Indiana, but fish Lake Erie out of Meinke's Marina where they keep their boat. So, he's always looking for info, like every one else is. :)
2 Days Perch'n with Marc, Jim, and Greg 9/19-9/20/16
by Capt Juls on 09/20/16Both mornings, I left the house a little after 5am, to go pick up my Wisconsin crew from their hotel at 5:30. Each morning I arrived to find them all ready and waiting to go...woot! woot!
Fishing with Ben, Dennis, and Doug 9/9/16
by Capt Juls on 09/09/16Ben, Dennis, and Doug met me at my house this morning, because they were driving in this morning, and coming from the west, so they had to pass right by my house anyway.
Three days with Al, Dennis, and Oly 9/6-9/8/16
by Capt Juls on 09/08/16My three day fishing adventure with Al (Wally), Dennis, and David (Oley), who hail from my home state of Wisconsin, began this past Tuesday.
Fishing with Steve and Jeremy 8/30/16
by Capt Juls on 08/31/16Steve and Jeremy drove up from Columbus yesterday morning to try a little of that walleye fishing I had done this past Saturday (see previous blog). We met at Mazurik's at 7am and headed east to where my friend and I were fishing Saturday.
Fishing with Steve 8/27/16
by Capt Juls on 08/31/16Had a day off to go fun fishing with my friend, Steve, this past Saturday in his new Ranger. We didn't get on the water until close to 10am though. Steve isn't into perch fishing, and is a catch and release kind of guy, so we opted to go try for the elusive walleye for a few hours.