10-13-15 am.

[Dan the fisherman]

Went on a striper hunt this morning. I was trolling by 6 am.  It was chilly today. Had to put a jacket on for the first few hrs.  N e ways, I started at point 10 dragging some nice big shiners from the surface to about 30 fow   I went into ventris about half way back and turn back out to main lake with nothing to show for my efforts. It was about 8 by then.  So I  packed up and headed to copper mine. Got lines set up again and landed a couple of bass. I fished the area till 10 then called it a morning and headed home. Here r the bass I got. 

[Dan the fisherman]

I think that first fish may have been a mean mouth btw.  Looked like a small mouth when I got it out. But once I took a good look at it it seemed to have a dark stripe down its side like a LM.  But it was very golden.  Idk though.  

[Quillback]

Nice fish, looks like a meanie to me also.  Sometimes it is hard to tell based on pictures.

[Dan the fisherman]

Yeah quil. I'm not sure.  Both fish were just under 15 inches though. Had some nice fat bellies too

[Champ188]

I'd vote meanmouth for sure on that top fish.

[Stump bumper]

I had one just like that, pic on "in the wind" I always heard there were no brown mean mouths but it just didn't look right for a smallie. In most tournaments they would be weighed as small mouth but I say they are crossed with a spot. Nice looking fish. 

[Dan the fisherman]

I'm going back tomorrow afternoon.  I'll be on the hunt for striper again.  Hopefully tomorrow pans out 

[Green236]

The wife and I pulled various crank baits near pc/12 bridge today from 1-5. Marked lots of fish at 40' from the marina markers to the small island. Only caught a decent black there. Finished out the day inside the markers along the bluff walls westward towards the back of pc. 

Boated a 22" walleye there. Hoped to see the birds working and the football field size shad blow ups the people have been talking about for two days.  Just saw lazy birds today. 

[fishhook1.0]

Was out yesterday, found the same thing at 40 ft. Trolled lead line down to this depth, nothing. Caught a few small spots in the 20-25 ft. range. Fished from PC to HSB. Yep, lazy birds!

[Dan the fisherman]

Made it out there this afternoon. Trolled live bait around coose, point 10 and the islands. I didn't get a bite. I'll head to RB areas Friday.  Not sure what time.  I haven't decided that yet but hey, at least I have an idea where I want to troll. Lol. I'll be keeping fingers cross till then.