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Trainwreck
03-29-2006, 11:06 AM
Thinking about fishing near the power plant this weekend. Are there any reports of eyes being caught?
Don't want to waste a trip if the bite is too slow.
How's the fishing been on the Michigan side?
"A bad day of fishing is far better than a great day at work!"
B-lou
03-29-2006, 12:13 PM
The report from fihonaj was from the reefs just out from the davis besse power plant....sounded good to me....B-lou
Trainwreck
03-29-2006, 12:52 PM
It did sound good, but I am not sure it is worth the drive.
Thanks.
"A bad day of fishing is far better than a great day at work!"
I would consider that report more than enough to convince me....
"C&R trip...pre-spawn hogs....etc...."
Those fish are wall hangers dude....
But to each their own...I'd release 'em too!
BFG
2deep
03-29-2006, 04:14 PM
I would go for it!
We got our first limits last Sunday just a little North of Locust Reef. The water has been warming up a little each day which just makes it a little better. Hopefully the storms the end of the week don't get things too muddy.
Trainwreck
03-29-2006, 04:15 PM
You guys are twisting my arm!........keep twisting!
"A bad day of fishing is far better than a great day at work!"
beatsworkin
03-29-2006, 04:42 PM
"He's caught Besse Davis eyes" LOL can't resist!
FISHONAJ
03-29-2006, 05:37 PM
>"He's caught Besse Davis eyes" LOL can't resist!
That's funny, like the Kim Karnes song. Except i thought it was the Davis Besse power plant???
swede sd
03-29-2006, 05:52 PM
>"He's caught Besse Davis eyes" LOL can't resist!
Now THATS funny stuff. LOL x 2.
Heading for Turtle Creek in the morning and going to the Reef complex area. Will post my results Thursday after our return.Will try jigging then trolling for some bigger fish. Hope the bite is starting to pick up.
Gill
"Fish On"
Kim Karnes...now she was a hottie....LOL
Davis Bessie it is....not Bessie Davis..:)
You guys are killing me...I'm sitting here watching the flag lay limp outside my office...
BFG
FISHONAJ
03-30-2006, 10:34 AM
I like Kim Karnes raspy voice, but even 20 years ago i don't recall her being that cute.
The predicted warm weather should get the wally gators going even better. I wish i was up at the lake instead of at work !!!
The St. Clair Slayer
03-30-2006, 10:50 AM
Besse Davis eyes. That is classic. LOL Now every time I look at Davis Besse I will chuckle. That is classic!
Trainwreck
03-30-2006, 11:17 AM
My buddy just called the guy at Happy hooker and said some people allready came in with their limit....now I hope that he wasn't sayig that to spruce up business. Anybody hearing the same?
"A bad day of fishing is far better than a great day at work!"
bob oh
03-30-2006, 11:27 AM
I've had good reports the last 3 days.
rod bender bob
Trainwreck
03-30-2006, 11:34 AM
Well my arm has been twisted enough. We are going, we hope to be on the water by sunlight. Where is the best place to launch? Last year we went on another guys boat and he had a slip in the Marina directly across from Happy Hooker, not sure of the name. Also is there a channel people go to in that area where people talk about their success or lack of?
"A bad day of fishing is far better than a great day at work!"
shadowalker
03-30-2006, 12:18 PM
my wife and i fished wed out from bd,we fished in close in the slightly stained water and limited. all fish came on blade baits,vibees to be exact,,15ft to 12ft,,,,shadowalker
I think I'll drive up from Dayton as well and would like to leave my boat for the following weekend too! Know anyplace to store it for a a couple weeks? What channel do you want to be on so we can chat? 2 boats are always better than one when trying to figure these fish out!
Trainwreck
03-30-2006, 12:46 PM
Channel 79 seems to be popular..I guess. The name of the boaut is Trainwreck. Likely be out there both Sat. and Sun if the fishing is good.
"A bad day of fishing is far better than a great day at work!"
Toolman
03-30-2006, 12:53 PM
shadowalker,
Any big fish in your catch or all 1-3" jacks. Just curious. Thanks.
Tim
beatsworkin
03-30-2006, 03:01 PM
Wish I could come up this weekend...won't make it up until the weekend after Easter this year.
Save a few for me...and my apologies if you all start singing that when you catch one!!
Caught a two man limit in two hours Thurs. morning on green and blue hair jigs with minnows in 10-12 feet of water in front of Long Beach. The bite died for us as soon as the wind shifted to the east. For a while it was pretty fast with lots of nets flying. Then almost nothing going on. Good luck this weekend.
Gill
"Fish On"
Al Paa
03-30-2006, 07:02 PM
Love it!
itsbeal
03-30-2006, 10:32 PM
Yep, Gill was right on the money :rock-on: bout' the bite Thursday morning. We stayed for a while longer then he did as we came all the way from Akron to fish so we made a day of it. We did just as well if not better than he did as we got 30 with a bunch of misses. One was a 31 1/2" that tipped the scales at 11lbs 7oz and she was all spawned out. Was wondering what to do if we caught any big females, so with her being all spawned out, the decision was easy.I think she'll look nice on the wall. :cheers: Here's a picture link:
http://www.walleyecentral.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=2957
FISHONAJ
03-30-2006, 10:58 PM
>I would consider that report more than enough to convince
>me....
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>"C&R trip...pre-spawn hogs....etc...."
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>Those fish are wall hangers dude....
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>But to each their own...I'd release 'em too!
>
>
>BFG
updated with pics...AJ
shadowalker
03-30-2006, 11:28 PM
Hi Tim, 5 of the fish were over 5lbs, the other 3 were around 2 1/2 we culled our limit from several fish. We started at 7 and fished til the sun went down what a great way to spend a day,,,except for the coast guard waiting at the dock to hassle everyone,its bad enough when there werent any lights at catawba park,no docks yet but the coast guard shows up and wants to inspect? Im sure they were looking for alcohol or whatever,just a pain,,,shadowalker
Stormsearch
03-31-2006, 08:11 AM
Yes, the reports are true, the reefs are on fire right now. Was out yesterday and picked up our limit in less than 3 hours, with two Fish Ohio's. We fished another 4 or 5 hours for C&R since it was an absolutely beautiful day. We caught ours trolling east of the reef structure, first 8 fish on 5 different lures and 6 different colors. Just had to find the active pod. The jiggers were limiting out faster than the trollers especially in the morning.
So what was the Coast Guard looking for? Typical life jackets, fire extinguisher, boat numbers? Or, did it seem like they were looking for alcohol? You are allowed to have beer as long as the driver is not intoxicated, right?
snub77
04-01-2006, 12:29 PM
hey stormsearch, where did you find them at? we fished straght out from besse and only found one taker.