Sturgeon Bay smallies (pics)

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[Vilas15]

Gasp! I've actually had a sturgeon bay smallie as well a few years ago. Tasted great!

[slonezp]

I'll post the pics you were hoping to see sometime this weekend LOL

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Match the hatch. That would be an alewife

 

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And some chickens

 

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Here's the 17" bass that got the hot oil treatment along with some perch.

 

 

 

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Dad is part fish, part man. A Mer-man

 

 

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Last of the pics going to take awhile to load them all.

[slonezp]

Very few cruising fish and the cruisers were small, 14-15". Most fish were 3-4lbs with one at 5. All males, bigger fish pulled off beds. Water temps ranged from 64-69* in Sturgeon Bay and Little Sturgeon and 59-60* 40 miles north in Ephraim. All the big fish were caught in the cooler water. Dads fish were caught on live bait, mine on a combo of swim jigs, jerk baits, creature baits and wacky worms. 3 day total of fish, 30 smallmouth, a dozen or so rock bass, 3 perch, and 1 goby. 

[TnRiver46]

On 6/5/2020 at 9:03 PM, slonezp said:

Very few cruising fish and the cruisers were small, 14-15". Most fish were 3-4lbs with one at 5. All males, bigger fish pulled off beds. Water temps ranged from 64-69* in Sturgeon Bay and Little Sturgeon and 59-60* 40 miles north in Ephraim. All the big fish were caught in the cooler water. Dads fish were caught on live bait, mine on a combo of swim jigs, jerk baits, creature baits and wacky worms. 3 day total of fish, 30 smallmouth, a dozen or so rock bass, 3 perch, and 1 goby. 

Thanks for details and pictures, it’s crazy to me how fast the water warms up that way. Blows my mind every year haha

[BassNJake]

Looks like an awesome trip!!