Oct-4-09

Water temps have now started to drop and are about 59 degrees in the Detroit River. This will start the fall run of fish migrating thru, which include musky and walleyes. Look for musky fishing to heat up as they intercept schools of shad. Try fishing rock/weed areas, rocks will hold the heat of the fall sun and this will hold the muskies.
Casting, trolling and jigging are all effective ways to catch musky in the fall. Larger baits, like inline spinners and cranks will work well. Water clarity will determine color.

Walleye fishing will slowing change from a harness bite to a crankbait bite as the temps drop and the walleyes will begin to feed for the winter. Reef Runners and Husky Jerks are great baits to use. As the temps drop slow the speeds down. Breast Bay in Michigan is a great spot for fall walleyes.

Look for the bass on Lake St. Clair to move shallow 2-5 fow. Try casting rattle traps and jerk baits to locate fish. Other good choices once fish have been located is a Senko or tube.
Natural colors work well when the water is clear. Mitchells Bay along the Stakes at Wapole Island is a great place to fish. The mile roads along the Michigan shore and the many areas next to the river mouths along the Ontario side will produce bass. This is a great time to land a trophy!

This wk Oct 8-10 I will be competing in the Masters Walleye Circuit-World Walleye Championship with my fishing partner Steve Velte. 40 top teams from across the mid west will be fishing the Detroit River and Lake Erie.

Here are the results from the MWC Championship. Congrats to Matt and Dan for a great finish.
Steve and I finished 3rd and would like to thank the MWC staff and all the volunteers at Cabela's in Dundee Mi for their help.


Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Total
Weight Fish Weight Fish Weight Fish Weight Fish
1 Matt Davis
Marion, OH Dan Gies
Huron, OH 19.12 4 33.32 5 32.82 5 85.26 14
2 Wayne Butz
Oneida, WI Don Frederick
Appleton, WI 25.86 5 33.00 5 18.79 5 77.65 15
3 Bob Devine
Windsor, ON Steve Velte
Hopwood, PA 27.32 5 24.66 5 15.60 3 67.58 13
4 Steve Bodinger
Chilton, WI Daniel Bodinger
Chilton, WI 19.74 5 34.41 5 8.68 1 62.83 11
5 Kevin Carstensen
Merrill, WI Rich Olds
Stevens Point, WI 24.20 5 22.79 5 12.60 2 59.59 12
6 Jeff Koester
Brookville, IN Scott Rhodes
Traverse City, MI 31.71 5 17.85 4 7.27 1 56.83 10
7 Ronald Goldapske
Van Dyne, WI Vickie Goldapske
Van Dyne, WI 15.31 3 25.24 5 14.06 3 54.61 11
8 Brian Sislo
Marinette, WI Dan Sislo
Medford, WI 14.09 4 19.04 5 20.40 5 53.53 14
9 Dave Casper
Bloomingdale, MI Willy Casper
Grand Junction, MI 28.91 5 23.82 5 0.00 0 52.73 10
10 Mike Tankersley
Mexico, NY Karl Elsner
Cortland, NJ 0.00 0 25.80 4 25.24 5 51.04 9
11 Jeff Manz
Vanderbilt, MI Greg Yarbrough
Port Clinton, OH 20.48 5 17.48 3 12.23 4 50.19 12
12 Bert Wilson
Gladstone, MI Donald Solis
Perronville, MI 17.68 5 22.61 5 8.14 2 48.43 12
13 David Kolb
Ada, MI Dennis Lantzy
Warren, MI 20.62 3 18.58 3 6.57 1 45.77 7
14 Tony Kobriger
Chilton, WI Dan Zwick
Kaukana, WI 4.22 1 19.63 3 21.67 5 45.52 9
15 Brad Engebretson
Rochester, MN Brian Sularz
Maple Grove, MN 11.94 3 21.03 4 7.45 2 40.42 9
16 Jason Kopf
Avon Lake, OH Mike Miller
Lakewood, OH 29.44 5 0.00 0 9.17 2 38.61 7
17 Kevin Dahl
Muskego, WI Steve Stack
Muskego, WI 13.56 3 0.00 0 24.56 5 38.12 8
18 Dan Johnson
Rochester, MN Ferd Lohman
Mt. Orab, OH 7.69 2 10.84 2 15.49 4 34.02 8
19 Larry Keller
Neshkoro, WI Chad Kropp
Neshkoro, WI 9.34 2 19.65 5 4.61 1 33.60 8
20 Gary Pelkey
Van Dyne, WI Margaret Pelkey
Van Dyne, WI 21.35 5 11.33 3 0.00 0 32.68 8
21 Todd Conner
Hopkins, MI Mike Bringedahl
Fruitport, MI 10.32 3 21.20 4 0.00 0 31.52 7
22 Scott Allen
Green Bay, WI Dennis Butz
Suamico, WI 6.59 2 12.98 3 9.63 1 29.20 6
23 David Koller
Iron Mountain, MI Carl Stepp Jr.
Crivitz, WI 2.67 1 11.11 3 11.89 4 25.67 8
24 Joe Okada
Madison, WI David Okada
Madison, WI 7.60 2 0.00 0 17.60 2 25.20 4
25 Mark Kordus
Mosinee, WI Shawn Hettinga
Schofield, WI 3.64 1 18.61 4 2.68 1 24.93 6
26 Steve Skupien
Lockport, IL Dave Kleszyk
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 0.00 0 13.89 3 4.34 1 18.23 4
27 Vince Raimondi
Addison, IL Doug Larsen
Westmont, IL 0.00 0 10.79 2 7.19 1 17.98 3
28 Jeff Lash
North Lawrence, OH Alan Baumgardner
White Hall, MD 6.21 1 11.32 3 0.00 0 17.53 4
29 Robert Henton
Spartansburg, PA Lance Conner
Spartansburg, PA 8.73 2 2.80 1 0.00 0 11.53 3
30 James Preissner
Hastings, MN Jeff Russell
Grand Haven, MI 10.09 3 0.00 0 0.00 0 10.09 3
31 Scott Yarman
Mt. Vernon, OH Jason Walls
Cillicothe, OH 5.85 1 0.00 0 0.00 0 5.85 1
32 Rick Henriksen
Depere, WI Tom Zollar
Green Bay, WI 4.45 1 0.00 0 0.00 0 4.45 1
33 Jack Neuman
Naperville, IL Brad Obermeier
Ankeny, IA 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0