As soon as I get up on a fishing day, I check the predicted weather in case we have to change our plan. An east wind blowing at 16 kph with some gusts was the predicted weather. Hmm, our day at Sylvan Lake should be just fine. Our initial plan was to look for walleye. Catching them on flies is definitely doable but not today. We headed east on Sylvan Lake from Sunbreakers Boat Launch!
We had to pay the $20 to launch and park. We took a good look at the low water at Sunbreakers and we realized that my 1756 G3 would easily launch there. We had to be cautious motoring out of Sunbreakers because of the low water but we found a route and off we went on windless Sylvan. We headed to a point and set up to try to catch a walleye. Rick and I used full sink type 7 lines and a booby but we did not hook up. Karen meantime set up to catch lake whites and she was on fish right away!
The wind quickly was amping up from the east so Rick and I switched to bloodworms and later chironomids. Soon after, when we all were looking for lake whites, Karen hooks up with a pike. She landed a mid sized pike on a blood worm. Later in the afternoon, Rick landed a pike on a bloodworm as well. We decided to move around searching but we ended back up on a point that had a sharp drop off. That was a good choice because we were into fish for the next several hours. The wind even settled mid afternoon. I switched to chironomids about 2 in the afternoon. I was constantly getting takes on a black and red ice cream cone and a Bloody Elvis Chironomid. Rick caught a monster whitefish on a chironomid while Karen hooked up lots with her trusty blood worm!
Ironically when we motored back to Sunbreakers Boat Launch, Sylvan Lake turned to glass.
We had an excellent day. We loved spending the day out on the boat. We will be back for another crack at walleye!
Bleeding Elvis Chironomid
On a Blood Worm? ...yep
A basic Black and Red Ice Cream Cone Chironomid
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