FIRST 2013 WALLEYE TRIP WEST OF CATAWBA VIDEO

Here is a video from my first walleye trip west of Catawba. Fishing information on the trip on the previous post.

WEST OF CATAWBA

Fished today west of Catawba State Park finished at 1:30 with 13 fish that averaged 5.5 lbs and the largest at 29 inches. All fish were taken on Husky Jerks while running between 1.1 to 1.3 knots. Best colors were blue chrome, barbie and pink lemonade. The water was stained pretty bad surprised we were able to do as well as we did. Another front coming tonight with  west winds approaching 25 knots, waves 3 to 5 in the morning. Not sure where we will fish tomorrow. See you on the water!

WBSA/LEWT WALLEYE TOURNAMENT

The Lakevue tournament was held yesterday and congratulations to MICHAEL DOORNICK and DAVID PONTIUS for winning first place with 36.9 lbs. The biggest fish of the tournament was 9.82 lbs caught by team RANDY EYRE and DANIEL WOODWARD. As any one knows, who fished yesterday, it was a cold and rough day of fishing with only five teams out of a field of fifty boats managing to check in five fish. Charter captains also reported a slow day yesterday with no fish to only three fish caught. The winds Friday and Saturday sure played havoc on the walleye fishing. Warmer temperatures and winds this week should make an improvement in the catch. See you on the water!

CAPTAINS REPORT 4/19 WIND, WIND, AND MORE WIND....

Will this wind ever stop. Cancelled and rescheduled two trips this week due to weather conditions. Received reports earlier this week that the jig bite was slower but fish were taken off of  Cone, Locust and trollers were catching in the area of D can, between South Bass and Green and just south of Middle Island. Purple jigs continue to dominate the jig bite along with green and chartreuse while trollers are using hand painted Husky Jerks and Reef Runners. See you on the water!

CAPTAINS REPORT 4/16

Larger walleyes being caught west of starve island and just west of the ferry channel to South Bass. Several reports of multiple fish 0's being caught on Reef Runners running at 1.2 to 1.4 mph. Leads ranged from 35 to 100 back with the longer leads producing the majority of the fish. The BudMan was inspected today by the Coast Guard ensuring that the captain and the boat meet USCG requirements. See you on the water!

CAPTAIN'S REPORT 4/11

Reef complex producing quick limits of walleyes jigging with purple jigs. Trollers also doing well from cone to B can running Reef Runners and Husky Jerks 1.0 to 1.4 mph 35 to 45 back. Both pre-spawn and post spawn walleye are showing up. Cold front forecasted for this Saturday with winds at 21 mph gusting to 30. The BudMan launched
Monday so lets go fishing, see you on the water!

JUST A FEW MORE DAYS AND THIS COULD BE YOU

Well, if the weather forecast for next week is correct we should see the beginning of some excellent fishing by the end of the week. Here is a short clip of my first mate from last year practicing his fishing ability.............just sayin! The weather going to break real soon.  Budman launches next Monday. See you on the water!

WESTERN BASIN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION

Congratulations to Mike Knippenberg and Stephen Puruczky first place winners in Saturday's LEWT walleye tournament. They weighed in 51.86 pounds for five fish with the biggest fish of the tournament 14.2 pounds. Great job guys. Anyone interested in joining this walleye club whether to learn from excellent fisherman or fish tournaments you can obtain more information on their website www.wbsa.us. See you on the water!