Private Walleye Lake - September 11, 2021

Our only September outing was at a private walleye lake. It was a beautiful weather day and the fish are starting to bite better as the water cools down. Fourteen club members fished and caught 12 walleyes, 4 largemouth bass, 1 channel catfish, 28 bluegills, 3 crappie, and 38 yellow bass. A total of 167 points were scored, making this our 2nd highest scoring outing this year after the 222 points we scored at our private bass lake. However, it ranked 5th in points per person per hour at 2.39.

Live bait, both minnows and nightcrawlers, worked best. Rigging the bait on jigs, under bobbers, and drop shot all produced fish. Jason Cashmore and Dave Busscher both caught 21” walleye, but Jason won the big fish contest with a 21.25-incher. Jason and Gregg Stockey caught some big crappie. Jason caught a 14-incher but Gregg caught a 13.5” and an absolute monster 14.5-incher! Gregg also caught a 25.5” channel catfish that put up a heck of a fight.

We only have three more outings this year. Our next outing is October 16 on Lake Geneva.