Lake Erie walleye too busy to bite
That is just the way it was this week off Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station. It was a mite windy at midweek, the water still too muddy but clearing. The walleye didn’t care.
“The fish are stacked in here thick,” said Jerry “Meatpole” Meyers Sr., skipper of the Water Witch. He reflected on the spotty catching as well. “It’s been so dirty. But it’s getting better every day.” All the rain and snow of last winter, Meyers added, have added 18 inches to two feet to the lake level - a good thing.
Ron Lamont, a Wing Wings Marina skipper like Meyers, was taking a busman’s holiday from his Sun Chaser to accompany Meyers’ crew. “I think we’re at least two weeks behind,” he said. He added that he would not be surprised if the normal spring transition to familiar spinner-type rigs with nightcrawlers does not occur later than normal, perhaps mid-May.
Lamont added that he never has seen so much debris in the lake, from whole, 60-foot trees to railroad ties. So beware and keep a sharp lookout when piloting around the western basin.
The walleye are running very nice, from three to four pounds on up, with nine and 10-pounders not uncommon, at least for now. The bigger fish no doubt will wander off in search of food later. So far, it is not “fish-a-minute” action, like it can and likely soon will be.
Then the fish may be so eager you won’t have to bother with minnows. Dan Tucker, skipper of Erie Sport, was trying the no-minnow jigging on Meyers’ boat this week with less than write-home success. We called him the conservationist.
One slight disappointment was watching the herring gulls occasionally descend upon and peck to death some spawned-out female walleye. The fish could be seen wallowing on the surface, exhausted from their egg-dropping efforts.
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another texan, seconding — er, thirding — that “old bitches” comment!
I was being half-sarcastic. When you live in Texas you know what to expect, but I heard plenty of grumbles at the caucus about how silly it is to have a mixed caucus/primary system.It’s not as simple as it could be (should be?) but it’s actually not as complicated as it sounds either.
How the hell are 10% and 4% “giant wins”Obama winning Idaho 80% to Clinton’s 17% is a giant winObama winning Louisiana 57% to Clinton’s 35% is a giant win10% and 4% are NOT giant wins.
At my precinct (in Lubbock, so fairly rural, with plenty of College kids) it was about an even split b/w Obama and Clinton.The Obama people were much nicer to me, one of the few Republicans. (since most of them were Obamacans) The Clinton people were mostly old bitches.
Smack down for the baby boomers!
I agree having both the primary and caucus is stupid. We have the same thing in Washington but for dems only the caucus counts. So the state wastes a bunch of money sending out ballots.
whats the deal with the caucus and primary? how are the delegates awarded?
Up until 1913, our Senators were elected much the same way. State legislatures would choose the two who would represent you. After the 17th amendment, I think, it changed to a direct popular vote.
I woke up to the news and sent Obama another do…but who can win the Prez after losing CA,NY,TX,OH,FL? — Worried
Hillary won Texas probably because Rush Limbaugh is telling his listeners to vote for her.If she gets to enjoy the benefits from this kind of endorsement, let’s make sure she suffers the negative consequences as well.
Were you in Jester too?
I made a post about this in the Ohio thread too, but a big part of Obama’s campaign is unity and non-partisan politics. We want to change the politics of negativity, but continue to practice it ourselves.Obama called Hillary to congratulate her, rather than muttering motherfucking ohio, or telling texas off. Leading by example people, let’s keep it positive.