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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | This report is going to be a little off my normal reports as I am crazy busy today!!!
Water temps: Mornings were around 68 with some of waters reaching 76-77 by late afternoon. Water clearity in all the lakes was great.
Fish are relating to the deeper bait fish.
Fished Webster Thursday from about 10:00 am till dark. Saw quite a few fish, and missed on a a blue and white suick. Fished 75% of the time over 20+ feet of water Jackpot and the Weagle also raised a few fish for me as well over the open water. Didn't boat any, saw 17 fish, with one being over 45 inches. DEEP WATER!
Friday I moved over to Tippy and James. Moved a lot of fish on James again over open water, 30 feet. Lost one around 38 on a Wabull off the deep water edge of the sunken island in the middle of the lake.
Raised several fish on the east end most on Magic Maker and the Grey Ghost Hound. Ended up boating a 33 on the east end on the Hound, crappie color. Water temps were high, around 76. Moved to Tippy, and along the north shore just past the clubhouse I scored a 37 incher again off the Hound and again in 37 feet of water.
Saturday I moved a ton of fish again on Tippy but no takers. Jackpot and the Weagle moved several nice fish for me first thing in the morning off shallow weed flats. Grey Ghost Hound in Crappie again showed me 8 fish from Tippy. Left there around 4:00 and headed to the Barbee Chain. First fished Little Tippy and saw 8 fish again in Little Barbee ranging from 37-45 inches. Had nice 45 up 5 or 6 times, finally got her to commit on the crappie Hound, but totally missed the bait! O well!! Fish seemed to be right on the weed edge as well as around the suspended bait fish.
Sunday fished the chain again, and again moved fish on Little Barbee right off the bat but no takers. Again the jackpot, and the Hound were showing fish. Again off the weed edge and suspended bait fish.
Moved to the other lakes and again saw a ton of fish. A lot of quality fish were coming to the boat with several fish in the 40-42 range. Got one to go in Sawmill, 39 incher. On the Hound what else!
Got off the water around 5:00.
Over all: Fish are scattered with a large portion of them being on the edges and around the suspened bait fish. Lures don't seem to make a large difference as fish were caught on 10 inch jakes, glide baits, spinner baits, bulldawgs, ect.....
Scored 4 fish: 33, 37, 39 on a Grey Ghost Hound in Crappie and one fish 29 on a 10 inch Purple Jake.
Good luck out there!
Mike Hulbert
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