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Good Evening Trip to Conestoga

6/30/2020

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The group was interested in learning more about fishing and the use of sonar and wanted some insight on the purchase of a sonar unit. In addition to demos of my sonar equipment, the trip involved demonstration of various fishing techniques, rigs and tips. But yes, we fished too!

Started with some long line trolling with line counter reel and 8.5” trolling rod pulling a Rapala #7 JSR. Lasting for just a few hundred yards, we hooked up with a 17” LMB immediately, the fish then tangled up in a submerged tree and stalled, so next the demo was the use of the “hound dog” lure retriever. Result: joint effort for the 3 of us, we got both the fish and the JSR crank out of the tree for a picture! 

Lots of small Bluegill, Green Sunfish were caught in 5-12’ of water with jigs, satra special rigs and slip bobbers. We caught numerous Bass of all sizes, fiddler Channel Catfish and a handful of small Bullheads. 80-100 fish were landed using plastic bodies, Euro Nightcrawlers and small leeches. The bite was great and it was a nice evening of fishing under a cloud cover and light breeze. Always fun to explore the variety of aquatic habitats and structures that Conestoga has to offer!
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Conestoga Afternoon Fishing

6/27/2020

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A hot Saturday afternoon fishing trip with my lovely daughters and their mom (book reader) at nearby Conestoga Lake. We fished using light tackle, small jigs w/plastic bodies and live bait Euro nightcrawlers and small ribbon leeches. Practiced a lot of catch and release fishing with the young, small immature, 60+bluegill (4-6.5”), 40 +green sunfish (3.5-7”), bass 12" and the 3 fiddler C. Catfish (12-16").  Read that Rock Bass, Crappie and Walleye had been stocked, none sampled again with Hook & Line methods, likely too small yet to hit a jig with a big leech. The small Bluegill dominated the catch from mid- lake fishing sites!! A fun afternoon of fishing with my daughters who like to catch fish no matter the fish size and they enjoy the hot afternoons better than early mornings. Their awesome fishing guide doesn't like the hot 90 F heat, not so much. We had fun though at newly rehabbed Conestoga Lake.

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Lake Wanahoo Trip

6/26/2020

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An early morning recon trip to Wanahoo. Long line trolled over 14’ with 2 sizes of SR’s with no luck, saw abundance of bait fish( fingerling bluegill, crappie and bass) within the water column.  Looking for crappie, bass and wally beneath, results nothing hitting my presentations. Moved to vegetation edges and a few nice bluegill were caught. Moved to the trees and picked up mostly smaller size bluegill in 6-10’ depths, fished an underwater shoal and picked up numerous bluegill 7-9” and a fun 16” bass.  Overall, a slow morning of catching fish at Wanahoo while hitting traditional spots and new ones!  Abundant of prey scattered everywhere was easy for predator pickings!  Could be a late evening pattern and bite?  Always fun to fish and explore the variety of aquatic habitats that L. Wanahoo has to offer!
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Nice post-spawn 16” Largemouth Bass caught on a large leech off a shoal!
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Walleye Chop at Wanahoo

6/23/2020

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Short Tuesday evening trip with the daughters to Lake Wanahoo. Trip was to focus on the Walleye as we had a good Walleye chop going from the North winds. Saw lots of baitfish on the sonar suspended (likely Crappie and Bluegill). We had a bi-catch of Crappie, Bluegill and a Largemouth Bass. Two of those lovely black bullhead landed in the wally spots. More research needed at Wanahoo if fishing for Walleye! A quick trip, but a very nice evening fishing trip to Wanahoo.
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Walleye Fishing at Yankee Hill Lake

6/22/2020

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A slow AM trip at nearby Yankee Hill Lake.   Focus of the trip was to long line troll and catch some suspended Walleye. Fish were sparse in the 6-7’ zone as in past years using this technique.  No hits trolling cranks (SR 5 & 7’s). Anchored up on 2 rock shoals for catching Bluegill to 9“ on the light tackle. Used both slip-bobbers, Satra Special rig, and vertical jerking 1/32 oz jigs tipped with leeches and Euro nightcrawlers.  A nice morning for fish but overall a slow bite.
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Conestoga With My Girls

6/19/2020

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A good Friday afternoon fishing trip with my lovely daughters at nearby Conestoga Lake.   We fished the lake using light tackle, small jigs and live bait of Euro Nightcrawlers and small leeches.  Practiced catch and release fishing with the young Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Bass and Channel Catfish. Read that Rock Bass, Crappie and Walleye had been stocked, but none sampled. Green sunfish (not stocked) dominated the catch! A fun nice afternoon of fishing with my daughters who like to fish afternoons better than early morning, no surprise there! Dad had fun showing them around newly rehabbed Conestoga Lake.
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Fishing at Wildwood

6/18/2020

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A good Thursday morning fishing trip with my lovely daughters and I at nearby Wildwood Lake. We targeted the big bluegills in the lake using light tackle, small jigs and live bait of Euro’s and small leeches. We had a lot of fun fishing the bigger Bluegills in 2-8’ depths. Practiced a lot of catch and release fishing teaching these millennials to practice returning fish back to the lake so that others can catch them. The traditional spots came through. A nice fun morning of fishing with my daughters who got out of bed early for some quality time fishing with dad. 
Remember Catch and Release fishing……...it does make a difference!
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Morning at Wildwood Lake

6/16/2020

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Tuesday morning fishing trip with a young friend at Wildwood.  We had a lot of fun fishing the bigger Bluegills in 2' to 5’ depths. Practiced a lot of catch and release fishing teaching. Bonus fish included: Crappie, Yellow Perch, Large Mouth Bass (really nice ones, too), and small Walleye! We landed four of the scourge White Perch, and these did not get released back into the water! A nice fun morning of fishing and I enjoyed showing my young friend some tips and tricks out on the water.
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Nice male Bluegill!
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Dandy Bluegill caught with a finesse presentation!
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Wanahoo for Walleye

6/16/2020

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Nice 17.5” walleye taken on jig tipped with leech!
Later on Tuesday evening at after an exciting morning fishing for Bluegill at Wildwood, my young friend Nolan and I headed back out together but this time to Lake Wanahoo. Fishing was slow, but our focus being on Walleye means you catch less fish, but when you do, its  a much better quality fish so it's worth it! Walleye aren't easy, but we had a good Walleye chop going from the South howling winds. Lake was rolling with southern winds, and we saw lots of bait fish - Crappie and Bluegill - I also call these bi-catch fish when fishing for Walleye and you land these instead. What I don't love to catch is Black Bullhead fish... but they were there. Oh well! Back in the water they went!
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Evening Trip to Wildwood

6/11/2020

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An enjoyable Thursday evening trip for a friend and I to fish at nearby Wildwood Lake. Trip was to focus on some nice fish, so we targeted the big Bluegills using light tackle, small jigs, and live bait. As always the traditional spots came through, and we had a lot of fun fishing the exceptionally larger Bluegills at 9.5 inches! Life is good! For bait, we used small leeches and Euro Night crawlers.
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Yankee Hill Recon Trip

6/9/2020

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You can't fish all day if you don't start early!
Tough day of fishing, but I got some good sun rays and Vitamin D for mental health. Hey Pup Ted and I had fun, what it is all about right! Bluegill were a little hard to find, but once we found them, the males were aggressive (as they should be this time of year because they are guarding their nest and the eggs). Bass were spawning too and a fun bi-catch. On my next trip to Yankee Hill, the trolling rods with line counters and Shad Rap crankbaits will be out as I pursue the nice walleye in Yankee as the weather warms and Spring progresses into Summer.
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Successful Trip to Wildwood

6/7/2020

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A good Sunday morning fishing trip with a father and son to nearby Wildwood Lake. Trip was focused on the guys targeting the big Bluegill using light tackle, smaller jigs tipped with live bait. As they have in the past, they had a lot of fun fishing, but the strong south winds did hamper the guys feeling/seeing (we use colored fishing line) some of the lighter bites! As always, the traditional fishing spots came through. The small leeches and Euro Night Crawlers were a real "hit" (excuse the pun) catching lots of big Bluegill most >8" some up to 9.5” size. I believe we caught every species of fish found in the lake with exception the big channel catfish found here.  We caught four "scurge" invasive white perch as always I'm not happy to see. But they caught numerous nice bass, crappie, some nice walleye and the bag included some nice Yellow Perch. Overall-a very good fishing trip to Wildwood!
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Recon Fishing at Wildwood

6/5/2020

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Trip was a recon targeting Bluegill! We had lots of fun catching the big Bluegill in shallow water on light tackle. We caught a variety of fish, had fun, with Wildwood being good to me. My next trip, I will have more time and scratch out a few more of the nice Crappie and should bi-catch more Bass. The bonus fish on the trip were Walleyes and I love to "stink the skillet" once in awhile with a 15” and larger Wally. A good morning trip to Wildwood!
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Green Sunfish X Bluegill Hybrid
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Large, mature male Bluegill
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Calamus Reservoir

6/3/2020

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Had a good time longline trolling #5 JSR’s over 6-8’ of water out from the edge of knotted smartweed patches. The bite was very good for the smaller 13-14” walleye and landed plenty of 9-15” White Bass.  No hook set needed with 125' of Fire-line out behind the boat, slip the boat into neutral and feel the head shakes and crank them in!  Size was an issue for the wally but we had fun as it was a constant bite after the evening storm had passed.  Did we do it all over again the next morning? No, we sit on top of the fish the next day!
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Quick Branched Oak Trip

6/2/2020

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​Once I found some fish interested in biting, it became an interesting morning with a “mixed bag” of fish species.  I caught a 22.5" walleye, crappies, F. drum, G. sunfish, bluegill, bass, white perch and numerous C. cats! And it was a sunny day so of course......I got a little sun and wind-burned (always wear the sunscreen! must reapply the stuff, once in the morning don't cut it) As the morning progressed the lake started getting really busy with people and boats but it was a great trip north of Lincoln to Branched Oak.
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