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E-MAIL --------------------- jmacmetro@aol.com

DATE ---------------------- july 31

TIMES --------------------- 9:30 am until 1 pm

CONDITIONS ------------- not so hot, winds west 5-10

AREA FISHED ------------- edges of weed beds

WATER TEMPERATURE-- 77

FISHING METHOD ------- live line herring, jigging

BAIT/LURES USED ------- herring, mr. twisters

NOTES --------------------- Not too many boats to stir things up until after noon. I caught 5 smallmouths up to 17" and a couple of nice size crappie (dinner) as well as a bunch of bullheads on dead herring fished near the bottom. Lost a big fish on a dead herring that I suspect was a Channel Cat. Nice morning out.

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NAME --------------------- Kevin Dempsey

E-MAIL --------------------- dempman@comcast.net

DATE ---------------------- July 26, 2013

TIMES --------------------- 1-2 PM

CONDITIONS ------------- Sunny and calm

AREA FISHED ------------- Main Lake 20-30 ft depths

WATER TEMPERATURE-- 80

FISHING METHOD ------- Trolling

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Bomber & Rapala

NOTES --------------------- Not a bad hour of fishing with a 5-11 and 4-10 striper.

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E-MAIL --------------------- loumarcucci@optonline.net

DATE ---------------------- Wed 7/17

TIMES --------------------- 7AM to 10AM

CONDITIONS ------------- Hot

AREA FISHED ------------- Main Lake & Raccoon Island

FISHING METHOD ------- Live Bait

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Herring

NOTES --------------------- Had a few Crappie, Yellow Perch, Smallmouth and Smallmouth. Best fish of the day was Dave's 33inch Tiger Muskie that i am holding. Photo below

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NAME --------------------- Jim Macaluso

E-MAIL --------------------- jmacmetro@aol.com

DATE ---------------------- 07/17

TIMES --------------------- 9 am till 2pm

CONDITIONS ------------- hot, mid 90's not much wind

AREA FISHED ------------- Byram Bay

WATER TEMPERATURE-- 82

FISHING METHOD ------- anchored, live lining, casting

BAIT/LURES USED ------- herring, night crawlers, jigs

NOTES --------------------- Had a good day with the hybrid striped bass, got a bunch up to 4.5 lbs. Also did well with pan fish for dinner; perch white and yellow and some big blue gills. Also some big bullheads, one almost 2 pounds.

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NAME --------------------- John Fernandez and Jim Salerno

E-MAIL --------------------- Loveme2x@optonline.net

DATE ---------------------- July 6, 2013

TIMES --------------------- 7:30 - 10:00

CONDITIONS ------------- Hot

AREA FISHED ------------- Sister Isl, Henderson

WATER TEMPERATURE-- 76

FISHING METHOD ------- Live line and slip bobbers

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Laurie's Herring

NOTES --------------------- Got out for another couple hours on John's boat. Landed a nice pickerel, a nice LM Bass and a Perch.

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NAME --------------------- Jim Salerno and John Fernandez

E-MAIL --------------------- Loveme2x@optonline.net

DATE ---------------------- July 4, 2013

TIMES --------------------- 8:00 - 11:00

CONDITIONS ------------- Sun and clouds

AREA FISHED ------------- LH Yacht Club, Sister Isl and Indian

WATER TEMPERATURE-- 77 Degrees

FISHING METHOD ------- Live lining and slip bobber

BAIT/LURES USED ------- Laurie's Herring

NOTES --------------------- Had a nice 3 hours of fishing. Got 5 Crappie, 2 of which were 1 Lb - 6 Oz. a 22" Pickerel, 4 decent Perch and a nice LM Bass. Then the "Yahoos" took over.

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