[ClancyWiggum]

Hit up the Chain for the first time ever today. Went specifically to Lake Marie as they had a reasonable boat rental with a motor and it's supposed to be one of the best fishing lakes in the Chain. I tried to get a musky for a period of time, but I didn't want to go home without catching a fish so I switched to a jig and minnow for most of the time. Turns out I made a good decision as nobody was pulling in the mighty musky today. I caught somewhere around 25-30 fish in my 7 hours of fishing. Most of the time I didn't get a bite, but once I found the schooling fish I was catching a fish almost every cast. Lots of stripers and drum, which were still fun to catch. Also ended up with one 19" channel catfish that I didn't get a picture of as well as 3 walleye (7", 12", and 17.5"). The two larger walleye are pictured below along with the final fish of the day, a 14" drum. All in all a day well worth fishing.

 

[ClancyWiggum]

I didn't start fishing for walleye until about 2 weeks ago and now I am completely hooked. Especially because the techniques to catch them can result in catching other fish as well. More so than catching other fish on bass fishing techniques.

I rented from Barnacle Bob's and although it was supposed to cost $60 for the full day with a 6hp motor he gave me a nice discount for some reason. Maybe because it's late in the season. If you have your own motor you can rent a row boat alone for $20 for the day. He also has an 8hp motor and boat rental for $65 and a 9.9hp and boat rental for $75.

 

[ClancyWiggum]

Nice eyes Matt!

Sean, are you hitting on me?? :? :?

I didn't locate any bass, but they are in there somewhere from what I hear. At $20 a boat, it's only $5 more than Deep Lake so it's definitely a possibility to have a tournament there. There is a ton of boat traffic though. :evil: