day 79 7-6-09

7-6-2009
Day 79-286 to go
6:30pm-9:00pm

Weather: NW7, Partly Cloudy, 79°, 29.85 rising (full moon)

Water conditions: 639.4’ steady, 18.7kcfs, 78°, clear

Fish caught

1. Large Mouth Bass 11.5”, 7:15pm, Swim Jig
2. Large Mouth Bass 13.0”, 7:52pm, Ribbit Frog
3. Large Mouth Bass 18.0”, 7:54pm, Berkley Power Worm

Area fished

1. Lake Onalaska

Fishing Partners

1. None

Comments

Today I am moving like a turtle! This past Fourth of July weekend has been rough on me: major sunburn and waterskiing has taken its toll.
I stuck quite close to the home front; in fact I think I could hear my dogs barking. Fishing was like a sirloin steak, not fantastic but not terrible either. My hook-up percentage was pathetic. I missed: two northerns, three bass, one walleye and one unknown. I actually saw the walleye come up from the depths and ambush my swim jig.