A Day on the Water

November 15, fished my favorite Lake Erie connected spot. Have been finding fish in dead lily pads. 2/0 Dive Banger got hit and missed by 2 bass. 1/0 White Pike Jiggy got 2 Pike until it was bit off way up the bite leader on the hook set. 2/0 White Great Lakes Jiggy got 3 more pike and a small bass. 5 Pike total each in a different size category.          

Finally got a rainy cloudy day to try for Musky in this Dry sunny fall weather.  Lake Hudson was the better choice for the South West wind forecast.  I fished 4 shorelines good for Musky and stayed with the White 5/0 Dive Banger because the small bass were liking it.  I had 5 hits it but only one stayed on. Switched to a 3/0 White one tried some new shorelines and got more bass hits but only 2 about 13 inches stayed on. 3/0 and 5/0 Dive Bangers Towards evening I reworked  a favorite Musky shoreline.  Now pods of Bluegills...

Took the big family Grumman Canoe out for Eddie's first fishing trip.  Wind was difficult, worked a mile of sheltered shoreline, no fish.  Back in the cattail islands we got a bass on  Rebel Popper and a couple of pike on a 2/0 White Dive Banger.    

Fished the Huron River Mouth with a flashy White 2/0 Dive Banger that has been great for Bass and Pike in Lake Erie connected waters.  I paddled from the launch out to near the end of the dike.  Tried different weed cover and open water but all the fish were on the edges of the dying giant lily pads. Nine bass 15 to 18 inches of 11 hooked.  Only a few smaller, one was 14 inches.  The two that came off were bigger than 18 inches.  Wasn't sure one was a bass and another fish came to the popper 3...

I got 3 fair fish pretty quick after arriving late morning, all on a 10mm UV yellow Glow Bead I call Hot Musdtard.  The parking lot looked peak crowded but most people were scattered down stream and some were heading back up the stairs.   The brown was a slim 14 inches with some previous damage to the back side jaw where I hooked him on a #4 barbless hook.  The coho was about 28 inches, looked like 9 pounds.  Next fish was a 10 inch rainbow Skipper.   A few more fish on briefly that might have hit and...