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Fishing Day Two with Curt and Cheryl…6/23/2025
My Wisco crew was up and ready to go at 4:30, when I pulled into the White Caps Motel, to pick them up. We hit the gas station for some ice, and headed to Huron to launch. I found out, that the work at the Huron parking lot was finished, so instead of hitting Vermilion, we would save some time and gas by launching at Huron instead.
When we arrived, it was still dark out, so I took my time readying the boat and gear, before launching. But, by the time we were at the mouth of the river, it was light enough to see if there were any floating logs, or other obstacles that needed to be avoided on the ride out.
The air temp was already 80 degrees, and very humid. The sky was cloudless, the moon was a crescent, and Venus was shining bright. The wind was very light out of the SW at maybe 5mph, and the waves were 6″ or less. 🙂
I decided that we would drive up to where we ended our trolling pass yesterday, because the fish were a little bigger over 43-44 feet of water, than they were back in the shallower stuff…hoping they were still around. They were. It took a while to get all the lines out, because they started chomping right away.
Bandits ran on both sides, behind Off Shore boards. Blue Chrome at 120 back, Purple Mist at 80 back, ran on the port side. That blue/green nameless one ran at 97 back and Sunspot ran at 67 back, on the starboard side. All of them caught fish. The bigger fish came on the cranks, while the smaller fish still jumped on the spoons.
The dipsey settings are the same as I’ve been running…
zero at 45 and 54 and three setting at 65 and 71 / 75.
After I took a spoon off and put a black and gold Ripplin Redfin on the three setting at 65, it caught several bigger fish, like the board cranks were catching, in quick fashion. It wasn’t down a minute and fish were on it!
It was non-stop action and we were all reelers this morning.
Curt and Cheryl had so much fun they have already booked a 2-day trip for next May, on Cheryls birthday, and that makes me happy! 🙂
The fish were very cooperative today, and made their experience an exceptional one, and I explained that it’s not always like this, and that they had two great weather days….on the lake, anyway. Once we got back on land it was very hot and humid…ugh.
Tomorrow, I have a reschedule from last season, due to Mother Nature’s fury, so we’ll finally get that trip in. I’m headed back to Huron in the morning, hoping to have the same experience with these guys.
Stay tuned….
Capt Juls
When we arrived, it was still dark out, so I took my time readying the boat and gear, before launching. But, by the time we were at the mouth of the river, it was light enough to see if there were any floating logs, or other obstacles that needed to be avoided on the ride out.
The air temp was already 80 degrees, and very humid. The sky was cloudless, the moon was a crescent, and Venus was shining bright. The wind was very light out of the SW at maybe 5mph, and the waves were 6″ or less. 🙂
I decided that we would drive up to where we ended our trolling pass yesterday, because the fish were a little bigger over 43-44 feet of water, than they were back in the shallower stuff…hoping they were still around. They were. It took a while to get all the lines out, because they started chomping right away.
Bandits ran on both sides, behind Off Shore boards. Blue Chrome at 120 back, Purple Mist at 80 back, ran on the port side. That blue/green nameless one ran at 97 back and Sunspot ran at 67 back, on the starboard side. All of them caught fish. The bigger fish came on the cranks, while the smaller fish still jumped on the spoons.
The dipsey settings are the same as I’ve been running…
zero at 45 and 54 and three setting at 65 and 71 / 75.
After I took a spoon off and put a black and gold Ripplin Redfin on the three setting at 65, it caught several bigger fish, like the board cranks were catching, in quick fashion. It wasn’t down a minute and fish were on it!
It was non-stop action and we were all reelers this morning.
Curt and Cheryl had so much fun they have already booked a 2-day trip for next May, on Cheryls birthday, and that makes me happy! 🙂
The fish were very cooperative today, and made their experience an exceptional one, and I explained that it’s not always like this, and that they had two great weather days….on the lake, anyway. Once we got back on land it was very hot and humid…ugh.
Tomorrow, I have a reschedule from last season, due to Mother Nature’s fury, so we’ll finally get that trip in. I’m headed back to Huron in the morning, hoping to have the same experience with these guys.
Stay tuned….
Capt Juls
Fishing Day One of Two with Curt and Cheryl…6/22/2025
At 2AM this morning, the wind was pretty blustery out on my back deck. I checked iWindSurf, and it showed a forecast of 10-20mph SW for the early morning, with it diminishing a little as the morning went on.
I picked my Wisco crew up from the White Caps Motel at 5AM, and hit the gas station, and then Mazurik’s. I didn’t want to drive back over to Huron after seeing the fiasco the work crews were causing with the repaving/repainting of the lot, and being a weekend day, I figured it would be worse.
My plan was to launch from Mazurik’s…hug the shoreline over to the Huron…start in shallow, and head NE, over the dumping grounds. So, at 5:45, we were headed east. The water was pretty smooth, close to shore, and not bad as we crossed the open area in front of Sandusky Bay, and we made it to Huron in about 15-20 minutes.
We started in 30 feet of water, out in front of the “White Condos”, and set a speed of 2.4 (FishHawk reading) to the NE. That would take us right over the top of the dumping grounds, and to the area I was fishing two days ago.
There were a ton of marks in the shallower waters, and the action started immediately with smaller fish, some keepers, and Sheephead. The sheep weren’t bad though. I think we only caught 3 or 4 all morning.
The water temp at 20′ down was just under 69 degrees.
Spoons ran behind dipsies on the zero and three settings. The zero settings were 35 and 40 to begin with. Eventually, as we got deeper, they were running at 45 and 55 back.
The three settings were 65 and 71 the entire time.
BadMo Arrow spoons, Yeck spoons, and Scorpions spoons did the job. Color didn’t matter. They were always busy with fish on.
Two Bandits ran behind the Off Shore boards on the port side at 97 and 67 back.
That blue/green one from Slim Shady Customs, that I can’t remember the name of ran at 97 back, and Purple Mist ran at 67 back. They both caught fish early on, in the shallower water. Then, as we went further out, they were lowered to 130 and 120 back, and again, both caught fish.
The starboard side ran Flicker Minnow 11s at 97 back and 57 back. Firetail Chrome Candy, and Slick Purple Bengal… both caught fish.
The lake wasn’t as rough as I thought it would be, with the forecast that was projected, so it was a beautiful morning on the water. It was definitely a lot cooler out there, than it was on land. I’m thinking that we might just run the 4 dipsies tomorrow, and take more time out there, because it’s freak’n HOT on shore, and tomorrow is supposed to be even warmer!
According to a source, the Huron parking lot is done now, so I think we will be launching over there in the morning. I was going to go to Vermilion, but I’d rather go out of Huron, and use the wind direction to our advantage.
Stay tuned….
Capt Juls
I picked my Wisco crew up from the White Caps Motel at 5AM, and hit the gas station, and then Mazurik’s. I didn’t want to drive back over to Huron after seeing the fiasco the work crews were causing with the repaving/repainting of the lot, and being a weekend day, I figured it would be worse.
My plan was to launch from Mazurik’s…hug the shoreline over to the Huron…start in shallow, and head NE, over the dumping grounds. So, at 5:45, we were headed east. The water was pretty smooth, close to shore, and not bad as we crossed the open area in front of Sandusky Bay, and we made it to Huron in about 15-20 minutes.
We started in 30 feet of water, out in front of the “White Condos”, and set a speed of 2.4 (FishHawk reading) to the NE. That would take us right over the top of the dumping grounds, and to the area I was fishing two days ago.
There were a ton of marks in the shallower waters, and the action started immediately with smaller fish, some keepers, and Sheephead. The sheep weren’t bad though. I think we only caught 3 or 4 all morning.
The water temp at 20′ down was just under 69 degrees.
Spoons ran behind dipsies on the zero and three settings. The zero settings were 35 and 40 to begin with. Eventually, as we got deeper, they were running at 45 and 55 back.
The three settings were 65 and 71 the entire time.
BadMo Arrow spoons, Yeck spoons, and Scorpions spoons did the job. Color didn’t matter. They were always busy with fish on.
Two Bandits ran behind the Off Shore boards on the port side at 97 and 67 back.
That blue/green one from Slim Shady Customs, that I can’t remember the name of ran at 97 back, and Purple Mist ran at 67 back. They both caught fish early on, in the shallower water. Then, as we went further out, they were lowered to 130 and 120 back, and again, both caught fish.
The starboard side ran Flicker Minnow 11s at 97 back and 57 back. Firetail Chrome Candy, and Slick Purple Bengal… both caught fish.
The lake wasn’t as rough as I thought it would be, with the forecast that was projected, so it was a beautiful morning on the water. It was definitely a lot cooler out there, than it was on land. I’m thinking that we might just run the 4 dipsies tomorrow, and take more time out there, because it’s freak’n HOT on shore, and tomorrow is supposed to be even warmer!
According to a source, the Huron parking lot is done now, so I think we will be launching over there in the morning. I was going to go to Vermilion, but I’d rather go out of Huron, and use the wind direction to our advantage.
Stay tuned….
Capt Juls
Fishing with the Chapman’s…6/20/2025
For anyone that has been following my reports for the past 14 years, you know the name Chapman. Steve was my very first customer, way back when, and Jeremy started coming along later that same year.
Since then, they bought themselves a Ranger, to do what I have trained them to do, but when Jeremy wants to take his boy along, he hires me, so he doesn’t have to be in charge, and can concentrate on helping his boy learn to love fishing. 🙂
Since then, they bought themselves a Ranger, to do what I have trained them to do, but when Jeremy wants to take his boy along, he hires me, so he doesn’t have to be in charge, and can concentrate on helping his boy learn to love fishing. 🙂
We had a later start, due to their drive up from Columbus (2 hour drive), and I met them in Huron. I was disappointed to see that the crews working on the repaving and repainting of parking lot lines, had not finished yet, had the place really restricted…making it hard to maneuver with a boat in tow. Hopefully, it’s done soon. I won’t be going back until it is.
The river was pure chocolate milk, and the current was super strong…with lots of debris floating around.
Anyway….
It was a beautiful morning to be on the water. The sky was clear, the waves were 1 foot or less, and the water temp was 68 degrees.
We got out to the Huron dump around 9AM, and set lines. Once again, the speed was set using the FishHawk for guidance, at 2.5mph, and the Vexus pointed to the north.
Dipsies were running on my usual program of a zero setting at 43 and 54, and the three settings at 65 and 71. BadMo, Yeck, and Scorpion spoons ran behind the dipsies….color didn’t seem to matter. They were checked often for itty-bitties, for which they were plentiful.
Bandits ran behind Off Shore boards on the port side at 130 and 120 back (unassisted). Blue Chrome and Purple Mist did the job.
Flicker Minnow 11s ran on the starboard side at 97 and 57 back. Colors were Firetail Chrome Candy, and Slick Purple Bengal.
We only ran two on each side to keep it simple, since we were entertaining a 6 year old, and didn’t need more chaos than we were already dealing with. The bite was non-stop, and we were busy, busy, busy, so Luke was never bored! He did a great job reeling, as his Dad held the rod for him. We all caught our limits, and ended with a 4-person limit in 4 hours, and headed back in.
They wanted their fish cleaned at Port Clinton Fish, Co, so they met me there. It took forever to get back, thanks to road construction on RT2, and added an extra 1/2 hour to the normally 20 minute drive….ugh. I’m sure my dogs were wondering where I was, because they needed to be fed, and when I got home it was very dramatic….needless to say, they were very happy to see me. lol
Jeremy had sent me a text on their way home to say how much fun they all had, and that Luke couldn’t stop talking about how he caught the biggest fish, and said that he wanted to be his Dad’s fishing partner, and that made Jeremy very happy…which makes me very happy! 🙂
I’m scheduled for the entire week, starting Sunday, so hopefully Mother Nature doesn’t cook us too bad with the heat and humidity that is forecast. Stay cool, everyone!
Stay tuned….
Capt Juls
Draggin the Line with John in Canada
I talked John into trying to find some fish around Pelee today.June 20th.We headed to the west side where we had done well in the past trolling…
Perch
Anyone started catching Perch yet ? My family prefers eating the Erie gold over the wallies so waiting for them to start biting.
Pro release clips
Im using OR 39 sams pro release clips
with my OR 12 plainers because I use braid.
I now see Zams pro release for sale as Sams with zams red barrel
Anyone have experience with the Zam product?
with my OR 12 plainers because I use braid.
I now see Zams pro release for sale as Sams with zams red barrel
Anyone have experience with the Zam product?
6/17 huron
So I thought I would try Launching out of Huron for the first time. I had gotten some information from Capt. Juls about the launch and she was spot on. They do still have half the parking lot to Paint with black tar, but, I got in and out o.k. Will say, I dont like the time it takes to get in/out of the river and the river did have lots of wood and dead fish floating in it. Will probably stick with Mazuriks.
Anyway, I was by myself in my 19ft Lund just fishing out the side with no planer boards. I fished in an area 8miles nw of Huron and 6 miles se of Cedar Pt. along the west shore west of the dumping grounds in about 32.5ft of water. The water clarity was really good, but as you went east, it got darker, so I stayed in one spot the whole time. I did not have one boat within sight the whole 4 hrs I was out there.
I had gotten to my spot at about 5:45 am and marked tons of fish. In the next three and 1/2 hours I caught 22 walleye, with only 6 making the 15″ and above criteria. Lots and lots of 12 inchers.
So, I used two poles. First pole was a worm harness 120ft out. Second was a Frog colored Bandit (tried 3 different colors) 150 ft out. My boat speed was 2.0 mph. The worm harness caught 90 percent of the fish while the Bandit only 3-fish. Oddly, No Sheephead/drum. Biggest fish was 21.5 inches and Smallest I kept was 16 inch. Water chop was perfect (sw 5-6mph), sunrise – Beautiful. Oh, AND not bugs. Thanks to everyone that posts on this page. I have learned a lot and feel like I can come up and catch fish everytime. Love Lake Erie. Fish Yeah – Prinzeye.
Anyway, I was by myself in my 19ft Lund just fishing out the side with no planer boards. I fished in an area 8miles nw of Huron and 6 miles se of Cedar Pt. along the west shore west of the dumping grounds in about 32.5ft of water. The water clarity was really good, but as you went east, it got darker, so I stayed in one spot the whole time. I did not have one boat within sight the whole 4 hrs I was out there.
I had gotten to my spot at about 5:45 am and marked tons of fish. In the next three and 1/2 hours I caught 22 walleye, with only 6 making the 15″ and above criteria. Lots and lots of 12 inchers.
So, I used two poles. First pole was a worm harness 120ft out. Second was a Frog colored Bandit (tried 3 different colors) 150 ft out. My boat speed was 2.0 mph. The worm harness caught 90 percent of the fish while the Bandit only 3-fish. Oddly, No Sheephead/drum. Biggest fish was 21.5 inches and Smallest I kept was 16 inch. Water chop was perfect (sw 5-6mph), sunrise – Beautiful. Oh, AND not bugs. Thanks to everyone that posts on this page. I have learned a lot and feel like I can come up and catch fish everytime. Love Lake Erie. Fish Yeah – Prinzeye.
6/17 report
Making my way to the men’s room at Mazurik this morning sounded like Captain Crunch with all the Mayflies under my shoes. I had forgotten about…
busted plastic spools on trolling reels
Anyone had a problem with plastic spools side bust out and lock up the reel? I’ve had 2 in the last couple of weeks.