Frank just hung on while the clicker on the reel whined as the Steelhead made several good runs before he was able to bring it in close enough to net. We thought one more run when we hit a 6 1/4# Steelhead that was absolutely wild. It was slow going after that and we finally boxed our 4th Laker. As soon as we got to my other favorite spot, we hit a nice Laker off the (it kills me to say this) Dipsy Diver. We decided to move and dodge one of the nets (we didn't think should be there) enroute. We set up and fished one of the more reliable areas but came up with nothing. The water and winds were near calm, the air 42 degrees and surface water 49 degrees. Looks like a bad change in the forecast for the next several days but who knows.ġ Nov - Frank and I were the only boat out for most of the morning. The winds didn't kick until near quitting time. Conditions were great with bright sunshine. The tally for the day was 5 Lakers hooked, all on the planner board and one of those lost to a Dipsy Diver which gets charged with a minus Laker.
Well, the fish promptly caught in the Dipsy Diver line and we lost it. That area produced little else after that so we move to our productive location last trip and picked up a few more Lakers, one of which was quite large and we had to turn the boat to slow down buy running with the wind. Stay tuned for my report for the year.ģ Nov - In a light breeze but 36 degree air, John Wells and I started shallow but produced little until we hit a 4# Laker in deeper water.
I'm officially in mourning now that the Cooler By The Lake is put away for the season. Not having a hit is not an all-bad thing and made it just a little easier to put the boat up today. I fished an hour, dodging the 4 sets of DNR nets and one set of Indian nets I could see in the rough water, but nary a hit. I launched in 30 degree light winds at 8a but within 15 minutes, winds were 10 to 15 mph, sometimes more. JoeĤ72 (includes released fish) 382 last yearįish per hour rates 1984 through 2004 (Lake Trout only - see above chart) Thank you for looking in on us and your nice comments. It was a super year in that regards but the frosting on the cake was we seemed to have some great catches whenever I had guests. Usually this happens only around 8 - 10 times per season.Īnother factor besides catching fish is the enjoyment of time on the water and all the special guests that joined me. It's interesting to note that I had 23 single line doubles where there were two fish on one rod, one on the main line and one on the stacker line. Below are a graph of my fish per hour rates over the years and a table with some statistics. The Fall fishing improved quite a bit this year too. The moral of the story might be that whining pays off sometimes but I'd rather think that I just got a little luckier and the fish were hitting a little better. As it turned out, my fish per hour rate ended at an all time high of 1.74 fish per hour for the season. Then fishing picked up and as you may recall, on the 26th of August I officially stopped my whining about how slow it was. As usual, we were off to a slow start in the Spring and early Summer, for reasons unbeknownst to me. Synopsis for 2004 (Click here to see 2005) Please if you have any questions or suggestions on my reports or narratives. Thank you for following us on our fishing journeys.
ONEKEN MY BACKUP BUDDY UPDATE
I'll try to update my reports every couple of trips, daily if possible. I am just a plain fisherman who loves to fish Lake Superior, mostly for Lake Trout. My boat is appropriately named "Cooler By The Lake". I've synopsized trips of possible interest to you and those with guests. This is my ninth year maintaining this site. Joe's 2004 Lake Superior Fishing Report Welcome to my fishing web site.
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