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Jun 25, 2023 17:37:24   #
OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin
 
Took my buddy’s SIL fishing on Lake Erie yesterday. Keith is new to fishing, but is very enthusiastic about it. I helped guide him to his first perch last year, so I took a few different selections along in hopes of his first walleye. We started with a night crawler harness in about 40’ of water, SE of Kelley’s Island. We drifted along with the NW wind after using my buddy’s castable fish finder as it showed fish at different depths. Not quite fast enough of a drift for the best presentation, so I had Keith pump the rod and be ready after the pause. He caught his first-ever walleye after about 15 minutes. I did not bring a tape measure, so estimated is at just short of the 15” minimum. We took a quick pic, and back it went. I tied on a gold, chromed blade bait and caught Keith’s fish’s brother, nice looking fish, but a good 1/2” short, so back it went 🤷🏼‍♂️
Keith finally caught a keeper at 17”. I followed with two more shorts on a jigging spoon and a Berkeley, bladed jig. The fish just hammered those. Full commitment, gills deep. Keith followed up with a white bass and my big fish was a 7.3# freshwater drum (what we call a sheephead, around here). That one was released and I ended up with a 4# drum to end the catching. All in all, it was a successful day, just not as productive as we had hoped considering the start we had. Keith was thrilled with his first walleye and I caught my first Erie walleyes as well. Keith caught a 4# dogfish once we got back to the dock as he hadn’t had enough, so he had a 3 species day.
Keith did lose my gold, bladed lure on a bite-off, so there must have been a Northern Pike in the area…oh well, a good day on a Great Lake!

Keith’s first walleye
Keith’s first walleye...

My 7.3# Sheephead
My 7.3# Sheephead...

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Jun 25, 2023 18:15:20   #
Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina
 
OJdidit wrote:
Took my buddy’s SIL fishing on Lake Erie yesterday. Keith is new to fishing, but is very enthusiastic about it. I helped guide him to his first perch last year, so I took a few different selections along in hopes of his first walleye. We started with a night crawler harness in about 40’ of water, SE of Kelley’s Island. We drifted along with the NW wind after using my buddy’s castable fish finder as it showed fish at different depths. Not quite fast enough of a drift for the best presentation, so I had Keith pump the rod and be ready after the pause. He caught his first-ever walleye after about 15 minutes. I did not bring a tape measure, so estimated is at just short of the 15” minimum. We took a quick pic, and back it went. I tied on a gold, chromed blade bait and caught Keith’s fish’s brother, nice looking fish, but a good 1/2” short, so back it went 🤷🏼‍♂️
Keith finally caught a keeper at 17”. I followed with two more shorts on a jigging spoon and a Berkeley, bladed jig. The fish just hammered those. Full commitment, gills deep. Keith followed up with a white bass and my big fish was a 7.3# freshwater drum (what we call a sheephead, around here). That one was released and I ended up with a 4# drum to end the catching. All in all, it was a successful day, just not as productive as we had hoped considering the start we had. Keith was thrilled with his first walleye and I caught my first Erie walleyes as well. Keith caught a 4# dogfish once we got back to the dock as he hadn’t had enough, so he had a 3 species day.
Keith did lose my gold, bladed lure on a bite-off, so there must have been a Northern Pike in the area…oh well, a good day on a Great Lake!
Took my buddy’s SIL fishing on Lake Erie yesterday... (show quote)

Sounds like a hood day to me. Good to see Keith catch an Eye.

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Jun 25, 2023 19:14:57   #
flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!
 
OJdidit wrote:
Took my buddy’s SIL fishing on Lake Erie yesterday. Keith is new to fishing, but is very enthusiastic about it. I helped guide him to his first perch last year, so I took a few different selections along in hopes of his first walleye. We started with a night crawler harness in about 40’ of water, SE of Kelley’s Island. We drifted along with the NW wind after using my buddy’s castable fish finder as it showed fish at different depths. Not quite fast enough of a drift for the best presentation, so I had Keith pump the rod and be ready after the pause. He caught his first-ever walleye after about 15 minutes. I did not bring a tape measure, so estimated is at just short of the 15” minimum. We took a quick pic, and back it went. I tied on a gold, chromed blade bait and caught Keith’s fish’s brother, nice looking fish, but a good 1/2” short, so back it went 🤷🏼‍♂️
Keith finally caught a keeper at 17”. I followed with two more shorts on a jigging spoon and a Berkeley, bladed jig. The fish just hammered those. Full commitment, gills deep. Keith followed up with a white bass and my big fish was a 7.3# freshwater drum (what we call a sheephead, around here). That one was released and I ended up with a 4# drum to end the catching. All in all, it was a successful day, just not as productive as we had hoped considering the start we had. Keith was thrilled with his first walleye and I caught my first Erie walleyes as well. Keith caught a 4# dogfish once we got back to the dock as he hadn’t had enough, so he had a 3 species day.
Keith did lose my gold, bladed lure on a bite-off, so there must have been a Northern Pike in the area…oh well, a good day on a Great Lake!
Took my buddy’s SIL fishing on Lake Erie yesterday... (show quote)


Thank you for the report and the pictures, John. You are a good fellow.

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Jun 25, 2023 20:55:13   #
fishyaker Loc: NW Michigan (Lower Peninsula)
 
Very exciting report OJ! Wow...you made a pretty good travel to get over to Lake Erie! Glad you guys got into some action!

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Jun 25, 2023 21:19:50   #
Rhyno Loc: Santa Rosa,California
 
OJdidit wrote:
Took my buddy’s SIL fishing on Lake Erie yesterday. Keith is new to fishing, but is very enthusiastic about it. I helped guide him to his first perch last year, so I took a few different selections along in hopes of his first walleye. We started with a night crawler harness in about 40’ of water, SE of Kelley’s Island. We drifted along with the NW wind after using my buddy’s castable fish finder as it showed fish at different depths. Not quite fast enough of a drift for the best presentation, so I had Keith pump the rod and be ready after the pause. He caught his first-ever walleye after about 15 minutes. I did not bring a tape measure, so estimated is at just short of the 15” minimum. We took a quick pic, and back it went. I tied on a gold, chromed blade bait and caught Keith’s fish’s brother, nice looking fish, but a good 1/2” short, so back it went 🤷🏼‍♂️
Keith finally caught a keeper at 17”. I followed with two more shorts on a jigging spoon and a Berkeley, bladed jig. The fish just hammered those. Full commitment, gills deep. Keith followed up with a white bass and my big fish was a 7.3# freshwater drum (what we call a sheephead, around here). That one was released and I ended up with a 4# drum to end the catching. All in all, it was a successful day, just not as productive as we had hoped considering the start we had. Keith was thrilled with his first walleye and I caught my first Erie walleyes as well. Keith caught a 4# dogfish once we got back to the dock as he hadn’t had enough, so he had a 3 species day.
Keith did lose my gold, bladed lure on a bite-off, so there must have been a Northern Pike in the area…oh well, a good day on a Great Lake!
Took my buddy’s SIL fishing on Lake Erie yesterday... (show quote)


Great outing for a new angler,a successful day fishing will only fuel the passion,
The tug is the drug🎣

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Jun 25, 2023 21:32:15   #
OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin
 
Rhyno wrote:
Great outing for a new angler,a successful day fishing will only fuel the passion,
The tug is the drug🎣


That is so true!

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Jun 25, 2023 21:35:04   #
OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin
 
fishyaker wrote:
Very exciting report OJ! Wow...you made a pretty good travel to get over to Lake Erie! Glad you guys got into some action!


Driving through Chicago on the way there was not fun (about 7 1/2 hours), but 6 on the return trip. Nice to get away and catch up with friends, though.

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Jun 25, 2023 23:02:52   #
NJ219bands Loc: New Jersey
 
Nice 👍

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Jun 26, 2023 13:40:06   #
Scudrnr Loc: Hancock, Wisconsin
 
OJdidit wrote:
Took my buddy’s SIL fishing on Lake Erie yesterday. Keith is new to fishing, but is very enthusiastic about it. I helped guide him to his first perch last year, so I took a few different selections along in hopes of his first walleye. We started with a night crawler harness in about 40’ of water, SE of Kelley’s Island. We drifted along with the NW wind after using my buddy’s castable fish finder as it showed fish at different depths. Not quite fast enough of a drift for the best presentation, so I had Keith pump the rod and be ready after the pause. He caught his first-ever walleye after about 15 minutes. I did not bring a tape measure, so estimated is at just short of the 15” minimum. We took a quick pic, and back it went. I tied on a gold, chromed blade bait and caught Keith’s fish’s brother, nice looking fish, but a good 1/2” short, so back it went 🤷🏼‍♂️
Keith finally caught a keeper at 17”. I followed with two more shorts on a jigging spoon and a Berkeley, bladed jig. The fish just hammered those. Full commitment, gills deep. Keith followed up with a white bass and my big fish was a 7.3# freshwater drum (what we call a sheephead, around here). That one was released and I ended up with a 4# drum to end the catching. All in all, it was a successful day, just not as productive as we had hoped considering the start we had. Keith was thrilled with his first walleye and I caught my first Erie walleyes as well. Keith caught a 4# dogfish once we got back to the dock as he hadn’t had enough, so he had a 3 species day.
Keith did lose my gold, bladed lure on a bite-off, so there must have been a Northern Pike in the area…oh well, a good day on a Great Lake!
Took my buddy’s SIL fishing on Lake Erie yesterday... (show quote)


Nice fish. Sounds like a good day to me.

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Jun 26, 2023 21:36:55   #
Ken Hinterberger Loc: PA
 
What a thrill to see, him catch his first fish and a nice walleye at that

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Jun 30, 2023 22:33:20   #
E.pa.al Loc: Martin's Creek
 
Sounds like a great trip John,thanks for pics & sharing your outing

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Jul 1, 2023 10:53:02   #
J in Cleveland Loc: Cleveland, Ohio
 
Glad it worked out for you guys!! Sorry I didn’t get you more info. Was really busy the week before I left for the meet and greet.

That sheephead would get you a fish Ohio pin if you applied!

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Jul 1, 2023 11:31:07   #
Ken Hinterberger Loc: PA
 
Nice walleye

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Jul 1, 2023 19:36:58   #
OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin
 
J in Cleveland wrote:
Glad it worked out for you guys!! Sorry I didn’t get you more info. Was really busy the week before I left for the meet and greet.

That sheephead would get you a fish Ohio pin if you applied!


I will have to look into that, thanks!
Not for me, but Keith!

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Jul 1, 2023 19:55:39   #
J in Cleveland Loc: Cleveland, Ohio
 
OJdidit wrote:
I will have to look into that, thanks!
Not for me, but Keith!


I actually put in for one I caught this year it 7-9 and 27 inches



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