What A Weekend

Here’s hoping this finds you hale and hearty. After this weekend everyone should be. Thanks to all that served, thanks to all that volunteered and thanks to the weatherman. After reading the fishing reports on the web the boys and I went fishing Saturday morning. We got 6 walleye in just a few hours before the wind made it a chore to fish. I’ve never witnessed this before but a boat about 40 yards up wind from us caught a fish. In less than 2 minutes we all knew what was caught, musky. The fish of 10,000 casts has a very distinctive odor. Much like their cousin the pike they release a slime when stressed and the musky is the worst smelling of the 2. We had a great time and the weather was perfect. I was impressed by the amount of boats out on the river and lake. That was probably the reason we didn’t get checked by the Coast Guard of either country, the Border Patrol , the County Sheriff or the MDNRE which is rare these days.



Now with the official start of summer, schools out and the temperatures rising, now’s the time to get the boat summerized. That’s right if you haven’t been out fishing in the spring you’ll need to get the boat ready for the boating season. According to Al Anderson from Aquamarine Boat Brokers in Ecorse you need to summerize. Checking the spark plugs, the air filter, the gas filter, all gas lines and fitting, all belts and on the larger boats the bilge blower among other things. There was a boat fire recently at a gas station on the river. The blowers were on but unbeknownst to the captain an animal built a nest or winter home in the blower system. Add leaking gas lines to the mix and there was a little explosion and fire that could have been a lot worse Thank God no one was hurt. So summerize, summerize, summerize to try to catch those hidden dangers.



By the looks of things there must be fish biting out there. The river had plenty of takers and the lake was also populated with many boats. I understand the lake has seen a prodigious mayfly hatch and the walleye bite is off for a while. So in Michigan stay in the good old DR. It’s hard at times, especially this weekend with all of the parades, fireworks and cookouts, to get out and fish. My buddy Rick only gets out for 1-2 hours at times and does very well. He does it often though and gets to know his spots and how the fish react to weather and water clarity. So get out and fish and don’t forget Luc at Lake Erie Metro Park. He’s the injured eagle that needs fish to survive. The fish can be of most kind but must be frozen. Call first to see if they'll take your catch.



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