So What's been happenin'

My season has been real slow. Have a 1 month old boy in the house, so time on the water has been very limited, with no success for me yet.

Have a couple of cheesehead buddies coming to visit next week, so will actually get some quality time out on the water.

Than 1 week on Leech end of Aug. Can't wait!

I've heard from many it's been slow, unless you come up some "wierd" pattern and can take advantadge of it, as I know some guys who have.

How about you guys?

JS

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Permalink Reply by Jerry Sondag on July 17, 2009 at 7:56pm: Well, since were from the same area, you know it's been mediocre for me as well. This season, I have been riddled with boat problems and cancellation after cancellation. 9 thus far to be exact. Then I blew my No. 2 cylinder in my motor. So I have been putting around in my family Crestliner for the last week. I didn't utilize the weird pattern 100%... Maybe 50%... Instead of casting, I open water trolled. In 6 hours of trolling... Two three hour sessions, we managed a 44, 45.5 and a 50, and lost two more 10 feet from the boat. The 45.5 was probably 30 pounds. It was a tank!

Hopefully, I will have my boat back tomorrow so I can head to "the Woods" Sunday.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jkahler on July 17, 2009 at 8:56pm: My boat partners and I have contacted about 35 fish so far this year, with only 5 in the boat...and 2 of them were sub 30".

Not the best season, but it's been fun. I'm so sick of the hurricane force winds!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Nick Cammarata on July 18, 2009 at 3:33pm: Man in IL the fish are going. Last 3 weeks I have 46 fish in the boat with 49 as big fish I got tues. 20 have been over 40. So far 09 I have 174 fish in the boat. But the wife is due in a month so I have to get them well the geten is good !!!!!!!!!!!!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Lance Zimmerman on July 18, 2009 at 6:46pm: This has been my best season so far at this point here in Illinois. Personally got 19 over 30" and a dozen or so more of my buddy's fish in my boat. Plus got my first 50". For me, its an improvement from last year so im on the right path. : ); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jeff Behrend on July 19, 2009 at 10:24am: The season started off AWESOME for me and my fishing buddy, a total of 17ski's in the net in the month of May alone, then the action seemed to taper off, with 3 in the month of june and 2 so far in July. I can't say it hasn't been a good season at all, but I wish the action could have stayed the same or gotten better as the season progressed past May.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Brian Malack on July 19, 2009 at 12:06pm: It has been a great year....besides yesterday on Pewaukee which was just brutal. Didn't get any fish but saw a guy with big sunglasses on catch one near a dock on a figure 8 so I know they were biting for some people.

Northern WI has been awesome to me, had a nice trip to MN and now I"m ready for Canada; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by John Riegel on July 19, 2009 at 12:42pm: Yesterday pewaukee was on fire for us, we boated 7 out of 11 hooked fish, all were 34-37 and lost two nice fish boatside about a 42 and a 46, never saw the other two we had on briefly. We have 75 fish boated this year 34" or better with 51" being the best so far on about 40 days with clients on the water.

Brian Malack said:
It has been a great year....besides yesterday on Pewaukee which was just brutal. Didn't get any fish but saw a guy with big sunglasses on catch one near a dock on a figure 8 so I know they were biting for some people.

Northern WI has been awesome to me, had a nice trip to MN and now I"m ready for Canada; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Jeff Behrend on July 20, 2009 at 4:33am: When was this fish caught? Saturday or sunday? I only ask because I caught one on the 8 near a dock on Saturday and I had big sunglasses on.

Brian Malack said:
It has been a great year....besides yesterday on Pewaukee which was just brutal. Didn't get any fish but saw a guy with big sunglasses on catch one near a dock on a figure 8 so I know they were biting for some people.

Northern WI has been awesome to me, had a nice trip to MN and now I"m ready for Canada; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Dale Jacobson on July 20, 2009 at 2:48pm: Started off good and has tapered off as of July.Timing is everything!
Last 4 outings have been tough,but with my Dad battling Cancer and hosptial runs, just getting out right now is a bonus.
I have to appreciate the 13 fish so far.

Hope we all finish off strong through November!
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