A pretty uneventful week. Walleye fishing remains very good offshore of Geneva and Ashtabula. The fish do not seem to be really moving around a whole lot with the best water depths still favoring the 68 to 72 foot range. The Walleyes appear to be paralleling the shoreline anywhere from the Perry nuke stacks to the west clear to striate out from Ashtabula harbor. Within that stretch is pockets of heavier fish here and there which if the weather allows us to circle on has resulted in some fast and furious action
The very best action has been right at daybreak for a few hours and then even the best of spots peter out when the sun gets higher. I can not stress enough to all of my fourth coming charters how important it is to get off the dock no later then 5:30am at the latest. I get down to the boat everyday at 5am and it only takes me a couple of minutes to grab my ice and we can be on our way. I've already had several groups come stumbling in an hour or so later then they agreed to and were told because they had a "late night" so to say. And guess what ? Things did not go so well on those trips. No skin off of my back. Everyone was told. It's your trip. You can show up early and be on time and go out and catch some serious Walleye or just party all night, which you can do anytime... Your time starts as well at 5:30 whether you are there or not . It's your choice !
We are seeing more and more Steelies aboard "The Trophy" now and actually have caught several on the same trip along with our mix of Walleyes now. I better buy more Tums ! LOL !!! Knock on wood but at least on the last several trips the garbage fish have not been too bad either. We are still messing around some with the new Tru Trip 50 Jet Divers but am finding myself slipping more and more back to the good old wire fishing line along with the stick crank baits. I guess it really is hard to teach an old dog a new trick. It just "feels" right to be on the wire program now that we are this deep into summer. I mean, I've made it work for the past 24 years and it is the one thing that I probably do the best. At least I'm not constantly second guessing myself as I found myself constantly doing so with the huge new 50's.
So we are closing in on the mid point of the month of July and at the midway point of my entire season already and I have really settled into a groove now. My days seem to fly by in an endless blur. Most of my groups do show up on time which means that I have to get up at 3:30am everyday. I did have a couple of days off here recently but oddly enough was not able to "sleep in" Such is the life style that I have chosen. I think that the Walleye fishing will remain constant now thru mid September and before you know it, it will be Perch time. Speaking of which, it is never too early to schedule your Jumbo Perch outing aboard "The Trophy" for this fall. We still have plenty of prime dates to choose from, including some weekend dates. Ah, Perch season... I'll be able to sleep in till five... LOL !
Capt. Walt
* REMINDER There are no fishing licenses available at the marina this summer. You need to get them ahead of time ! Questions, CALL ME
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