August 14th Report

“Satchel’s is HOT – I had my best day yet” is how Mike began the call today. In just a little more than two hours time, anchored at a shore lunch spot in the large bay, he totaled 6 walleyes, 16 small-mouthed bass, 2 Pike, and a bonus 8 lb ‘Silver Bass’! The smallmouth averaged about 2 lbs, while the largest walleye measured 26” (~6 lbs.). One of the walleyes also had a blue tinge to it, reminiscent of the supposedly extinct “blue pike”. The area was thick cabbage weed, with the walleyes at the bottom in 22’ and the bass hovering above them in approximately 16’.

In other news, the Chiefo family did well on ‘eyes in the channel between Twighlight and Bob’s. Tom Hansberger, who left camp this past Saturday, reported catching a half-dozen 4-5 lb smallmouths.


Ken Boyer reported that out of 4 musky follows, he did hook up with one for a short time. Dale Wesley, searching for muskies, and fishing just before dark, caught a 36” Northern on a Top-Raider.

Mike noted that Rattlin’ Raps (and probably other Rat-L-Trap-like lures) seem to be magnets for pike and smallmouth. The blue-back, silver-side in 3/8 oz. (2”) the most preferred.

The first Canadian cold front arrived last week, which brought along with it a morning low of 3ºC (37ºF), causing surface temps to fall to 72º.