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Location: Menasha, WI | Started off the season on the big lake this morning with a couple of nice eyes from the Garlic Reefs. Pretty slow yet I didn't even catch a sheephead this morning. It will pick up soon; the water temp was only 51 at sunrise then rose to 52 by 11am. |
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Location: Neenah, WI | Fished some reefs south of Oshkosh on Friday, picked up 7 eyes (nephew partner had 6, me 1...). Kept 5 from 14.5" to 17", released bigger ones including a 21.5". 4 - 5 fow, slip bobbers/crawlers, they wouldn't hit a jig at all. Water was 54 south of the mouth.
Should get hot this week with the warmer temps coming. |
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Location: Menasha, WI | Maybe it was the lower water temp where I was fishing, but I couldn't get a nibble on slip-bobbers. I spent the first 2.5 hours fishing slips in different spots on the reef complex from 3' to 12' with nothing. Both of the fish I caught came trolling harnesses in about 9'. |
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Location: Menasha, WI | North End -- the lakeflies are thick & the water is gin clear (you can see the bottom clearly in 7'). My partner caught a beautiful 25"er and we picked up a few smallies throwing cranks in 5'. |
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| I heard the Bay fly hatch is suppose to be bad this year, remember back 2 or 3 years ago when there was a huge fly hatch? the fishing was horrible!. Will be interesting to see if there are simliar results
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Location: Manawa Wiscowsin | The lake fly hatch was large enough for the clouds of flys to show up on weather radar. Are the wild plum trees blossoming yet? That was always the signal Dad and Grandpa used to start fishing the west side reefs (wonder bar etc). They preferred the upriver lakes and the rivers before the plum trees bloomed. |
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Location: Neenah, WI | Not sure about the wild plum trees, but the west shore reefs are hot right now. Slips or jigs w/crawlers & leeches, or trolling cranks. Lake flies are bad, but the fishin's good. Water is very muddy by the mouth, visibility clears up to about 3 - 4 feet by Kalbus Reef. |
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Location: Orland Park, IL | Well after finishing the master bath rehad, missus says ok to go fishing. So, i go fishing.
Been fishing the east side with some success. Cal reef has fish. So does the 8 to 10 foot stretch up to south of brothertown. North of brothertown reefs is good too. Winnebago point to Quinney, as well as south of stockbridge. Got fish at all spots. Biggest was a 24 that was released. Got a few limits of 15 to 18 inch fish.
#5 Shad raps 30 to 45 behind board in 8 to 12 FOW at 1.7 to 1.9. Best color on sunny day was the fleet farm purple chrome. Cloudy day was the flicker hollywood or blue tiger. Tried walleye divers but not much luck. Water may be a bit too cold yet. A few more degrees and the hot and tots jump out along with harnesses.
All this wind movement was funny. With the northeaster a few days ago, my usual humps and reefs werent producing. That changed with the south wind yesterday. Best luck was running the deeper crank on the outside with two boards and shorter crank in thinner water. Dont be afraid to hit the 5 to 6 foot break once in while.
Thursday: Limit of 5, 15 to 16 inch fish..Biggest was 22 tossed back.
Friday: Limit of 5, 15 to 18 inch fish, a 23 and 24 tossed back.
Saturday: Nasty, rainy, windy gusts up to 30. Fished fox river out of rainbow park. 4 fish for the fish fry.
Sunday: 2 fish and 18 and 19...
Monday: 3 fish 15, 16, 17
Tuesday: 2 fish 17, 18
All trolling boards using the program above. |
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Location: Menasha, WI | nice work komo! sorry i was unable to meet up with you -- mother's day weekend and work kept me otherwise occupied. one of these days you'll give me more than a days notice before you come up to fish 
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Location: Manitowoc, WI | Nice job and report Mark.....and not a single mention of chicken!!!! |
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Location: Orland Park, IL | Ooops, chicken report. Had pipes express chicken all weekend.
Thursday: Chicken for lunch, walleye for dinner - fried andys breading
Friday: Chicken for lunch, perch for dinner from pipe express.(thought about the prime rib and perch combo from Jim and Lindas, but figured too much red meat!
Saturday: Chicken for lunch, walleye for dinner - fried corn flakes crumbs
Sunday: Chicken for lunch, walleye for dinner - fried northlakes breading
Monday: Pop tart for lunch, walleye for dinner - grilled olive oil and JD's Walleye Seasonings
Tuesday: Chicken for the ride home.
Luckily had some spare chicken on saturday and tossed the Team Stadler 3 legs when I seen em on the river fishing Romeys.
Edited by Mark Komo 5/13/2009 9:53 AM
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Location: Berlin | Oh baby those hit the spot  Thanks again bud! |
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Location: Menasha, WI | can catch chicken but not fish? |
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| Mark,
I hope you're on Lipitor cause I enjoy reading your adventures.
Dr. Leo Marvin |
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Location: Orland Park, IL | Thanks doc. Nope, chloresteral at 147. Nice.
I stick to a couple of wings and a chicken leg for lunch. Ya know the lean meats. |
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Location: Green Bay, WI | I hope that 147 is not a "fish/chicken" story Komo.
If it's true that's great, but on the other it's just not fair I can't get mine below 200 and I don't get to eat that good stuff.
I know it's off topic. |
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Location: Neenah, WI | Hey Bob, what is it you can't get below 200? Beers per week? Your weight? Or the number of times you try to schmooz Diana? Just wondering...
Back on topic, I'll be out trying to find some bigger fish trolling near Oshburg tomorrow, will post what I find.
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Location: Orland Park, IL | Oh no, thats right on. Doc always thinks he's gonna surprise me. Most of the time I eat pretty healthy, ie, cherrios in the morning, some salads and greens, not too much red meat. And lots of fish... |
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| out today west side reefs,sure was windy in my 14ftr,everyone left but us.10 walleyes all nice and fat,14"-21".all came on boards.one nice board heading 4 fondulac, i had 2 lose the one with a tattle flag.GILMAN if your out there u can pick it up 4 me again.lol |
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| I will be out there!!!!!!!! I will give you a call if I find it (again). Glad to see you did well today. I launched today at Millers Bay but decided to give up when I saw how cold my dad was just holding the boat at the dock few minutes while I parked the trailer. If I find it, I'm buying a lottery ticket before I call you!!! |
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Location: Neenah, WI | Pretty slow on the mud bite, didn't mark much in deeper water. After a few hours of trolling, resorted to the reefs and picked up a few eaters. Water is still pretty cool - 58 - 59. Warmer weather this week will hopefully trigger the mud bite soon. |
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Location: Menasha, WI | I'll bet you were out in the afternoon, Bill. I was out in the AM and the water temp was 56 in most places and 57 along some areas of the north shore. I can't believe how clear the water remains, even with all the wind. Fishing sucked for me yesterday. |
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Location: Oshkosh, WI | On Sunday I slip bobbed on Stoney and Roe's point and caught a 14, 18 & 20" in a couple of hours. That seemed slow, so I pulled flies in the river, jigged at the 41 bridge and bobbered at oakwood point - with no fish to show for it. The good news: I switched up; the bad news - things went down hill. |
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| Jigged and slipped from 9 to 11 on Sunday without so much as a bite. Trolled 6' to 10' on the West shore from 11 to 1. Pulled two 16's and a 20 trolling. Slow windy day but not like Saturday. Water very clear for the most part. |
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Location: Menasha, WI | Lakeflies Round 2! We're experiencing another intense hatch even w/ the gale force winds. Today's hatch is a different species than last week's variety -- much smaller and far more prone to swarm your head -- very annoying. Oh well, at least they're not mosquitoes -- maybe they'll be here next week. |
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