| Pole and line fishing only! |
"Land of many lakes...."
Fishing Regulations
| Largemouth Bass--Limit one per day over 18". Release all others. |
| Black and White Crappie--Limit 15 per day |
| Muskellunge--Catch and release only |
| Channel Catfish--Limit 6 per day |
| Flathead Catfish--Release all (they keep the carp and shad numbers low.) |
| Green Sunfish--Keep or destroy |
| Bluegill--no limit |
| Redear Sunfish--no limit |
| Carp--Keep or destroy |
| Warmouth--Keep or destroy |
| Yellow bass--Keep or destroy |
| Bullhead--Keep or destroy |
| Shad--Keep or destroy |
| Walleye--Measure and report catch to Frank Mavetz (224-6472). One 14"-18" keeper daily. |
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| Video at bottom of page! |
There's a fine line between helping fellow fishermen and letting them catch fish that you should have had. If there are secrets you want to keep, by all means keep them. Information you're willing to share has a place on this site. Let me be the first: I catch a fair number of bass in the 4-5 lb. range on Yamamoto Senko worms. I use the 5" size, rigged on an offset 2/0 hook. These lures actually move backwards when you slack the line. About half the time, fish hit them right after they hit the water.. Senkos come in about 70 colors, and lately Farm King doesn't seem to have them. You can get them online for about $6 for a ten-pack. Other brand names of the same sort of thing are probably good, too. I cast the Senkos as close as possible to shore, around the usual bass cover. The most consistent areas for me have been Lawyers' Cove, near the road, and my own cove (some call it Barking Dog Cove, in honor of Kendall Tucker's retrievers, but I think it must have another name), along the west bank near my own dock. (Now, don't you all come buzzing over here at the same time.) The south shore near the Country Club is good, too, but there's less cover now because of the clearing of the lots. Okay. I shared. Anyone else up for it? |
| These limits apply to all Wee-Ma-Tuk lakes. |
| Tom Hills was surprised to learn that there are some good walleyes in the big lake. This one was 18" and about 2 lbs. |
| Yep. It's your web guy with a 61/2 lb. playmate. |
Darren Strong with 5-lb.
channel cat caught at our
dock!
channel cat caught at our
dock!
Dennis Simerly caught this 9 lb. 12 oz. cat off his dock! |
| Victoria Strong and her 4-pounder. Her 240-pounder is on the right. (Note: her 240-pounder is now a 185-pounder!) |
| Readers' fish pictures below! |
| Well, then. The above has been up for about a year-and-a-half, and nobody has sent anything. So I'll continue with what appears to be my very own fishing column. --A fellow whose name I didn't catch advised throwing white lures--anything white, he said--to all the rocky shoreline. After 11 AM, he said. --Tom Hills said he'd caught about twenty bass the day before he got his walleye (see below) on a jointed Shadrap. --In spite of a claim I heard or read that the big lake has a 50-ft. maximum depth, I can't find any spot deeper than 22 feet. Am I missing something?--Paul Miller suggests we all kick in a couple of bucks and have a prize for the first verified largemouth 10 lbs. or more. What do you think? --A couple of fishermen said they've caught a six-pounder next to my dock several times on a "chicken jig." I don't know what that is, but I've caught two 6-plussers--or one twice-- once on a twin spinner, and once on a pumpkinseed Senko. (See below.) --How 'bout some email, anglers? CS |
Well,,,, Celia did it !!
She accomplished what would be comparable to "Hitting for the Cycle " in baseball.
She caught, jig fishing with a worm, all on Monday, at least one of the following.
A Channel cat, a Yellow bass, a Blue gill, a Crappie, a Large mouth bass, and the Coup de Grace:
a WALLEYE
ALL IN ONE DAY!
Celia Miller
Seems those who are illegally jugfishing in
Skier's Cove are doing Don Schneider's
retriever, Boris, a big favor.
Boris "caught" a 7.5 pound catfish in April,
2008. He's shown here with a 13-pounder
from May 30. Click to enlarge.
Skier's Cove are doing Don Schneider's
retriever, Boris, a big favor.
Boris "caught" a 7.5 pound catfish in April,
2008. He's shown here with a 13-pounder
from May 30. Click to enlarge.
Well, OK--the angle makes
it look like Jaws...but it did
go just under 6.
it look like Jaws...but it did
go just under 6.
| From Paul Miller: As Chris will attest, the bass in WMT will hit on these types of bait. (Senko worms.) And there is a page in this site for "my bass'es " favorites too,, crawdads http://www.alluringbaits.com |
| Chris Strong's son Darren with a 5-lb. cat |
| Chris and Darren with a 5+-lb. largemouth |
Donna Simerly's
great-nephew Joey with
his first fish ever!
great-nephew Joey with
his first fish ever!
Matt Roe with a nice
bass he caught off his
grandma Kitty Neeley's
dock...
bass he caught off his
grandma Kitty Neeley's
dock...
...and one he caught
when he went out with
us.
when he went out with
us.
Rick Birkey and a lunker
that lives in our cove.
that lives in our cove.
Click to enlarge!
Chris and Vicki's niece
Hallie isn't too fond of
the carp she caught...
Hallie isn't too fond of
the carp she caught...
Matt Roe with a fat cat.
Marc Davis with a nice cat, after he caught a nice bass.
Send your fish pix to
chris@weematuk.net
chris@weematuk.net
Chelsea Stevens with a
nice Wood Lake crappie.
nice Wood Lake crappie.
Mike Watkins with a 19-lb. flathead on the
big lake. Photo by John Hardy.
big lake. Photo by John Hardy.
Paul and Celia Miller's grandson Gabe and his first big bass. |
|
...and an October one
from Grandma Kitty's.
from Grandma Kitty's.
Marc Davis's crappie is a foot
long! He caught it at our dock!
long! He caught it at our dock!
| Paul Miller and two big crappies. |
Janet Short and 3 giant crappies
Paul Miller 20 in 5 lb. 11oz
Bill Freiberg 18 in 4 lb 5
Rayme Walk 20 in 5 lb 5 oz"
Last Cast 3lbs
Paul Miller and friends from work hit some great bass!
The Fabulous Davis boys with a long cat.
Chris Strong with a 7-pounder, October 7,
2009. Caught with chartreuse Senko. It's a
personal bass-t!
2009. Caught with chartreuse Senko. It's a
personal bass-t!
Paul Miller's last bass of 2009. It
looks bigger than mine because
Paul's arms are extended,
whereas mine are tightly
clamped to my sides...
looks bigger than mine because
Paul's arms are extended,
whereas mine are tightly
clamped to my sides...
| Fish were stocked October 29,2011, in the same quantities as last year. |
Don and Nancy Schneider's son Dean with
caught May 9 and 10. The largest was 6
caught May 9 and 10. The largest was 6
lbs. 6 oz. All were released to be caught
next year, when they'll weigh 7.5 lbs.
caught May 9 and 10. The largest was 6
caught May 9 and 10. The largest was 6
lbs. 6 oz. All were released to be caught
next year, when they'll weigh 7.5 lbs.
Marc Davis and sons with a 19 1.2 inch
bigmouth. Marc says he caught it, but we
wonder if it might have been one of the
kids...
bigmouth. Marc says he caught it, but we
wonder if it might have been one of the
kids...
Doug Jones with two holiday bass: the left one from
Easter, the right a 4th of July catch.
Easter, the right a 4th of July catch.
Joe Putrich and I
caught these the
same day: Friday,
Oct. 9. We're
debating which
one is bigger.
Careful
photographic
analysys suggests
his is fatter, while
mine is taller...
caught these the
same day: Friday,
Oct. 9. We're
debating which
one is bigger.
Careful
photographic
analysys suggests
his is fatter, while
mine is taller...
Marc Davis and sons