Lake Waubesa - May 25, 2009 - Memorial Day

Fished from 6:30 to 10:30 AM and again from 1:00 to 9:00 pm. Waded shoreline. Caught 54 largemouth, 3 northerns, and 3 muskies ... the largest largemouth was a pair of 18" and one muskie was 36". All caught on Rapala DT-1 in blue/white/orange. Lost 3 very large bass. Temp was cool in morning - high of 70 - partly to mastly cloudy with light drizzle at about 8:00 pm. Winds out of east at 10-20 mph. Water temp in high 60's. Bluegills just starting to bed. Mayfly hatch began at 8:20 p.m. - bass became inactive immediately.

Lake Waubesa - May 24, 2009

Caught 5 largemouth in about 1 1/2 hours, including this 22". Caught her in a Rapala DT - 1 in about 2' of water. Water temp in high 60's, wind at 5 mph out of the east. CPR'd.

Lake Waubesa - May 11, 2009

Slow night on Waubesa. Fished from 6:45 to 9:30 with Troy. Only got one bite, but he made the most of it with this 45" muskie from shore! Caught it on a 3" chartruese Gulp minnow. Calm winds, air temp about 55. Water was very clear. Got squeezed by a number of other fisherman.

Lake Waubesa - May 9, 2009

Got this 29", 9 lb. walleye this morning at about 8:00. Caught on a 3" chartuese Gulp minnow and a Gamakatsu Darter Head 126 jig in the current under the trestle. Windy and cold - 48 degrees. Caught 2 small largemouth as well.

Lake Waubesa - May 8, 2009

Took a "walk" with Tracy tonight down to the trestle. Caught 2 largemouth and 2 walleyes in 40 minutes. She got the first walleye of the night! Calm wind, light drizzle, temps dropping to about 55.

Lake Waubesa - May 7, 2009

Fished Waubesa from 5:00 pm to 9:30 p.m. Started out in 15 MPH SW winds and light drizzle. Caught a walleye in the first 10 minutes. Clouds moved out and became sunny and calm. Next walleye was caught at 8:10 p.m. Got 5 walleyes on the next 7 cast. All on Gulp! minnows - 3" chartuese. Also caught a 19" largemouth, 2 smaller largemouth, a foul hooked carp, and had a muskie bite me off.

Lake Waubesa - May 5, 2009

Fished Waubesa from shore tonight after work (7 to 9:30 pm). Caught 10 walleyes and 2 largemouth. Seven walleyes were over 15", all were males. Water temp reported at 56.7 degrees. Wind from the south at 10 mph. 3/4 moon. Most fish taken on 4" Gulp minnow (pearl), 2 walleyes on blue / silver Rattlin' Rap. All fish were caught on the current break near the tressle.

Saturday - April 11, 2009

Fished SHE. Started in the PGN and went 4 for 5 on Steelhead. All 4 were under 8". must have just been stocked. Went to the harbor and caught a 31" Brown in the first 15 minutes in my float tube. Hooks from my J-13 punctured the tube and I had to quit. Temps 40 - Water fairly clear for the harbor. Winds north at 15 mph.

Steelhead Fishing - April 2, 2009

Fished SHE today. Started in PGN and went 4 for 5 in Steelies. Left at 10:00 when the crowd rolled in. Went to the harbor and went 0 for 1 on Browns. Lost a huge brown (18 to 20 lb class). Went back to the river in the afternoon and went 1 for 3. Water in the river was perfect. Slow, deep holes were loaded with Steelies. The harbor was brown but not murky. Calm winds, overcast, 30 - 35 degrees.

Steelhead buck - 26" - 5 lbs

Friday - March 20, 2009

Fished SHE. Found the gate to the piers locked when I arrived. Ice along the edge was unsafe to cross. Fished open water off the rocks. Went 3 for 4 ... one 30" 8 lb Steelhead, one Sucker, and one Catfish. Catching the Catfish convinced me it was time to quit. Water was semi-clear, brown. Air temp was 40 degree, wind at 10-15 from the South.

Also fished the PGN for about an hour. Water looked pretty good. No action. Floated spawn.

Steelhead Buck - 30" - 8 lbs.

Ice Fishing - March 16, 2009

Fished SHE with Dave. Temps were 45 to 50 with a 10 mph breeze out of the South. Water was moderately dirty/clear. Went 4 for 5, with 3 Browns and 1 Steelhead.

Steelhead Buck - App 26" - 6 lbs

Brown buck - App26" - 6 lbs

Brown hen - App 33" - 15 lbs

Brown hen - App 24" - 5 lbs

Ice Fishing - March 14, 2009

Fished SHE with Andy, Matt, Troy, Mark, Kurt, and John from 6:30 a.m. to 2:00 pm. Slow bite. Water was semi-cloudy. Temps were 40-45 with a strong wind W changing to S. Went 3 for 5, all on spawn.

Steelhead buck - App 29" - 7 lbs.

Brown hen - 29" - 6.5 lbs