Michindiahio

We usually hit a dozen or so lakes along the tri state lines, thru the seasons. I been buisy with Walleye on the Maumme and then river and creek Crappie here locally in Ohio. Great year so far with 10 lbs + Walleye already and several Crappie 13" to 14" no real hogs this year but got a late start as I was buisy filling the freezer with the Later than usual Walleye run. 

So yesterday on a windy western blow with lots of clouds and rain blowing in, we hit Clear Lake in Far NW Indiana. I had suggested Pike on another Lake, so when I showed up at my buddies house in SW Mich. with predominantly Pike gear, I was told he wanted to hit the Indiana Lake and see where it was at as far as turning on and weed growth. Naturally my huge selection of walleye gear was in Ohio but I did bring the new 6'10" MXF Legend Extreme that I had just had customized and gave in as I wanted to see how it would fish anyway. I was glad I did. We would have defiantly killed the Northern Pike if we had went on our favorite Mich. Pike waters, but had a ball and caught fish in Indiana. We started the day working some flats and after an hour or so and missing one bite, (probably a shore runner) we dropped out and started hitting drops off points, we got a couple small LM and marked a lot then we got to this one inside drop and started fishing it towards the point and first nice fish was a small Pike on a Rattlin Rogue on my new rod about 30 inches quite a battle on a MXF Bass or Walleye finesse rod. We then ran a long break separating the 2 main Lake basins and started catching everything from Rock bass to Pike and LM only to about 3 lbs. again the big one on the new rod and the Rogue , and finally when we hit the North end of the break started catching Walleye, no big's  10" to 18" but again a nice way on a nasty day to break in a new rod and the biggest of 5 on the new rod,

This Lake is still a couple weeks from really turning on as it was still in the low 60 degree's but the shallower lakes that don't have the cold springs this lake does have to be heating up great. Got the new boat ready and after yesterday will be ready to hit em all, as soon as they settle down from the tree ring circus Memorial day weekend brings!!! Nice to be retired, Tuesday thru Friday are my favorite times to fish, But I hope everyone gets out in the tri state region and has a great holiday weekend!!!! and while your at it, THANK A VET FOR ALLOWING IT!!!!    Tight Lines!!