I went Wamplers lake in Irish Hills this past Sunday. Let me start by saying what. a circus on the water by the time afternoon rolled around. I had two goals for my fishing for the day. I wanted to catch some bass for a few hours and I also wanted to come home with a mess of bluegill or redear sunfish for dinner. I had a decent few hours bass fishing in the morning catching 7 of them. The bluegill fishing was actually more challenging because trying to find quality fish was a bit difficult. I caught too many to count, but only brought home a dozen that were big enough to filet up. Water temperature was 70 when I got there, and 72 when I left. Water temperature down at 14 feet was also 70 according to my underwater camera. I did use the underwater camera a bit trying to locate some bigger bluegill. Short video of the some of the underwater footage and one bass catch below.
This was our first fishing trip of 2023. Strong winds and storms the day prior led into our bluebird fishing day. Come along to see how we stringed some bites together on a tough fishing condition day. Thanks for being part of our community and stayed tuned for more exclusive content from R & J Bass Fishing. If you have any questions, feel free to leave them below and we'll answer them.
Lake Erie Walleye hanging around a piece of structure. I took this footage last summer in about 15 feet of water.
I was able to get my buddy Jim out on the ice for the first time in about 10 years. We fished East Harbor of Lake Erie. What makes this area unique is that you are fishing 3 to 4 feet of water and you can look down the ice fishing hole and see the fish hit. For us guys up north it doesn't get much better during the winter. The only bad part is drilling through about 15 inches of ice. I let Jim use the underwater camera which gives a little extra excitement when the fish roll in. I'll leave a link if you would like to watch any of the underwater footage.
