Bass season opens in a few hours. There is going to be a 16 boat tournament on Platte/Sullivan and a couple of Snatcher boats are fishing it. I sure hope those guys have the bass more figured out than I do right now. I am going to do my normal routine, start by fishing from shore at the GOMH around 5AM then head out in the Trophy when the fish quit or people show up. I think I'm going to head to the river first thing and see if anybody is fishing there.
Good Luck Tomorrow!
Friday, May 25, 2018
Friday, May 18, 2018
Steve Got His First Ever MN State Fish Tonight
18" on an Ultimate Jerk Shad (Crackle) |
4.78lbs Jerk Shad (Crackle) |
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Goal Achieved on 5-18-18 |
Good job, Steve!
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Trophy Is In the Water for 2018
We dumped the Trophy into Sullivan Lake around 7:30PM tonight. I wanted to fish the Sullivan Platte River Outlet (SPRO) area so I put in at the NE Sullivan Access. Everything worked, but the jury is out on pretty much everything about the trolling motor (battery, pull cord, and the trolling motor itself); It worked fine for tonight, but it was dead calm.
I caught my first fish on the real Teckel Sprinker Frog Tonight. My frogging skills are a bit rusty as I caught 3 fish out of about 15 blow ups or follows between the Sprinker, Zoom Horny Toad, and Mad Maxx.
Last years rice beds in the SPRO are thicker than I would prefer, basically, treble hook topwaters and buzzbaits are out in this part of the lake. I will be back and better prepared next time.
But that won't be tomorrow most likely. East wind
15.25" Teckel Sprinker Frog |
Sunset over the Platte River Outlet |
But that won't be tomorrow most likely. East wind
Monday, May 14, 2018
Sun/Mon At Eddy's Jetty
24.5"/4.93lb Grass Pig |
Conditions: 50's, Clear, No Wind, Water Level Low and Clear
My arsenal tonight |
18" Grass Pig |
Saturday, May 12, 2018
The Dock Is In
Todd and Mallory came up today and Todd did some needed work to reinforce the dock. After that was done. Dad and I came down and we put the dock in. Steve and Kim's help wasn't even really needed. Turns out all that is needed is one person, a lever bar, and the rolling pipes underneath once the dock is at the bottom of the hill, easy peasy.
Wednesday, May 09, 2018
Tribute Lilah Loo
I don't remember what my reaction was when Mom called to tell me that she would be bringing my brother Steve's recently adopted dog back home with them from Florida. We still lived at the lake place in 2005 and she bolted several times over the first few years both at the lake place and here where we live now. Her and Patti Lou made fast friends. She was often my bed buddy sleeping up by my head or under the covers. She got along OK with the cat. Her and Kaylee not so much, mainly because of the fact that Kaylee doesn't play nice with other animals much of the time. The little yipper won me over with her personality and I'm sure going to miss her.
Wednesday, May 02, 2018
2018 Ice Out Platte Lake
I was unable to get out to verify it for myself, but Bear Trax Facebook Page reported it. I will hopefully have the Trophy in the water on Sunday or Monday. Thanks to Dads help I was able to get my way too complicated trolling motor situation mostly figured out today or so I hope. We will see how it works once I'm out on the water.
Tuesday, May 01, 2018
1st Open Water Fish of 2018(Bulldog)
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