We took advantage of the beautiful weather yesterday and fished Saginaw Bay for walleye. Our plan was to troll stickbaits off inline planer boards in the shallow water near a warm water discharge. We thought that area would be loaded with post spawn fish chasing minnows attracted to the warmer water.
Surprisingly, the action was slow there…in part because of the crystal clear water in places. We were able to catch one very large white bass though. The fish is seventeen inches and more than two pounds…a solid master angler catch.
Master Angler White Bass
This is eight year old Trent’s second Master Angler fish in just nine months. Last summer he caught a beautiful walleye that was one of the largest entered in Michigan’s catch and release master angler program last year.
Trent's Walleye
After catching that big white bass we moved over to the mouth of the Saginaw River, anchored up and jigged for walleye dropping back into the Bay. We caught a few nice fish using that technique.
Couple nice walleye
Any time you can catch fish on open water in shirt sleeves on April 1st, it’s a good day….and this was one of the best.
Trent you sure are a good fisherman. You not only a better fisherman that your Grandpa Mike or your Dad but you sure are a lot better looking than them too.