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Does anyone know if the walleye are still biting out of Dunkirk or Barcelona? Nice stretch of weather coming. Any reports would be helpful. Thanks.

Interesting... drifting or trolling? Thanks.

Looks like real good bottom bouncing conditions Steelhead5. Nice job! How many ounces were you using? I use 2 or 3 ounces typically.

We fished yesterday afternoon out of the Catt. Straight out and west 78 to 89 fow. From 1:45 to 6 pm. Managed 11 eyes, lost 1 near the boat and 2 perch. Marks were still good but they were not feeding aggressively. Harnesses and sticks. Great day to be out.

Nice job, great pictures. Thanks for sharing.

Well said tds840. Joe and others make this forum very helpful and interesting.

Nice job rvan. I fished out of the Catt today. 11:30 until 6:00 pm. Managed our 2 man limit, 1 perch, 1 short. Forgot my net and had to wrestle them into the boat. Lost only one All nice eating size fish. 70 to 80 fow towards Dunkirk. Couple slow hours from 2 till 4:30 then they started biting again. Harnesses on dipsy and leadcore 10 colors. They didn't want sticks. Great day.

Thanks for your report rvan. Going tomorrow. Hopefully it will improve. Probably all out of sorts from the big winds and rain storms.

Fished yesterday Thursday 9/5 from 9 to 5:30 out of the Catt. Started out at 70 fow with stiff wind and 2 to 3 ft waves. Drifted with 3 oz bottom bouncers & harnesses on hand held spinning rod. Caught 5 eyes pretty steady action. Wind slowed and shifted. Switched to trolling and got 7 more for our 2 man limit with 1 dipsy and 1 leadcore with sticks and harnesses. Lost a heavy one on the fight. Cut the line. Size range, 15 to 25.5 inches. Best trolling screens were in 80 to 85 fow near Middle Road. Also got about 6 perch, biggest 13.5 inches. Great day.

Thanks for sharing your report. Might go tomorrow.

Got out yesterday, Friday 8/30 out of the Catt. Lines in water at 8:45 am. Headed straight out to 80 fow. Many boats were out so we started outside the fleet and trolled around the edge of them. Depth reached 95 feet at the deepest. Stopped at about 1:30 pm. Finished with 10 walleye, 1 steelhead, 1 short eye. Fished 2 dipsies and 1 leadcore. Dipsies on 3 setting 170 to 200 out. Combination of harnesses and spoon on the dipsies and a northern lights Bomber on the 10 colors. Great day. Sunny and calm water. Nice size on our largest eyes. 3 @ 25 inches and just above 5 pounds. Lots of bait in the area. Good luck to all.

Fished out of the Catt yesterday from around noon until 7:30 pm getting a 3 man limit. Beautiful day. We spent time trolling from 70 to 88 fow heading west. Had 2 dipsey lines set at 3 and varied from 170 to 215 feet out. Harnesses and large and small spoons all did well for us. Biggest was 24.5 inches with a lot of nice 22 inchers. Lake was like glass most of the day. Beautiful sunset to motor in by. Thanks to all for the helpful and informative posts. Good luck to all!

Thanks Joe. Gives a starting point!

Awesome job! What depth were you working? I'll be going tomorrow.

Awesome job! Thanks for sharing the update.

Good luck 👍

Anybody get out? I'm going to go Monday or Tuesday. Any reports would be helpful in deciding where to launch 🤔. Thanks.

Fished yesterday 8/1 from 2:30 until 7:30 pm. Out of the Catt. Caught 2 shorts, 2 keepers on harnesses / dipsies . Had trouble finding a good screen around 80 fow. Moved in to 60 to 65 foot range and it did not get any better. Others we talked to had mixed results earlier in the day. Was hoping for a more productive outing. That's fishing!

I know what you're feeling. I have 3 daughters and they grew up fishing with me. We still get out but now they have babies of their own so it doesn't happen as often. Enjoy every day.

Great post. Thanks for sharing your pictures and family fun!

Awesome fish. Very memorable. What launch were you out of?

Next trip I plan to fish the Catt. The advantage of driving out to Barcelona seems to be reduced a bit as the fish move East end of July.

Fished out of Barcelona late afternoon till 8 pm. Also toward Pa line. Overcast and rain showers started around 6:30 or so. Kept 5, biggest 25 incher. A few shorts released. Lost 2 behind boat. Best marks in 70 to 90 fow. Firetiger (black, orange, white) harness did best.

Tough break. Hope you get back out soon. I'm going today. Will provide a report.