Kenneth Lee

Wow...I woke up at 4 a.m. this morning and the wind was already blowing like crazy. I got to work just after 5 to get ready for today's charter and the flags were already sticking straight out (not what I wanted to see). Today I had the pleasure of fishing with Lloyd and Andrew, a couple of great guys from the northern part of the U.P.. The first thing we did was get dressed like we were ice-fishing (to say it was cold would be an understatement). We then headed to the north end of the bay where we've been getting some fish lately. We fished three locations today, and we caught fish in each one. First we drifted with floating jig heads tipped with 1/2 crawlers in 6 to 18 feet of water West of Center Reef. Here we picked up some fish, but most were on the small side. We then went to try and troll Walleyes Choice harnesses along the East bank near the Vagabond. We got into some fish, landing 2 or 3 more keepers and releasing several undersized, but then the wind got too strong for good boat control. I decided to hit one of my deeper locations that's been pretty good to me this year, so we got out the floaters again and drifted for the rest of the day...and the fish didn't let us down! We needed two 60" drift socks out to slow us down today. The term "walleye chop" sure is over-rated! There's lots of things I like...but here's a few of my favorite:

1. Lowrance lighting up with fish...

2. Poles bent over with fish...

3. Livewell full of fish...

Good luck from all of us in the Bay de Noc area. Be safe and have fun this holiday weekend! It sounds like it's going to warm up and be a nice weekend for fishing.

Ken Lee

Fish Species: Walleye
Bait Used: floating jigs tipped with 1/2 a crawler
Tackle Used: Berkley Lightning Rods and Abu Garcia spinning reels
Method Used: drifting
Water Depth: 6-10 and 0ver 30
Water Temperature: 53 degrees
Wind Direction: north
Wind Speed: strong!!!
fish near bottom
fish near bottom

the catch...
the catch...


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Kenneth Lee

About The Author: Captain Kenneth Lee

Company: Bay de Noc Charters

Area Reporting: Little Bay de Noc

Bio: I have fished my whole life. Moved to Little Bay de Noc in November of 1996 when my dad and brother and I bought Sall-Mar Resort. Have been chartering for walleye on both Little and Big Bay de Noc the last 8 years or so. I have been featured on national TV on the "The Next Bite" tv show with Keith Kavajcez. Was also named one of the best walleye guides in the country in the June 2005 issue of Field and Stream. I'm am on Warrior Boats pro-staff and love it when parents bring their kids on my charters!

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