BJs Breezy Hill Bait Shop, LLC

10/03/2026

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10/02/2026

After dark, walleyes in most lakes feed in water shallower than about 10 feet, often holding along the edges of reefs and bars, or even pushing well up onto flats. Longline trolling is the preferred method to present baits to these fish. With the boat moving forward at 1 to 2 mph, a shallow-running bait like a Bagley Bang-O-Lure or Floating Rapala, weighted with a lead shot about 18 inches in front of the bait, is trolled about a foot off bottom, some 70 to 120 feet behind the boat.

The farther lures are from the boat, the less control the angler has. In lakes and reservoirs with weededges that run well past the drop-off edge, walleyes sometimes hold deeper than 10 feet, further complicating presentation.

Anglers in these waters often reverse procedure, running the boat in reverse to reduce trolling speed to less than 1 mph, thereby getting baits deeper on a shorter line and maintaining more precise control along edges where lure contact with weeds means a fouled lure that must be cleared and set back down into the fish zone. The same lures used to longline troll also work for shortlining. These walleyes apparently don't spook because they're holding deeper.

10/02/2026

10/02/2026

My brother took his family to Jekyll Island, Georgia and went fishing in the Atlantic Ocean… here are the pictures…

10/02/2026

One of our customers shared his catch at Lake Monroe- he caught a whopper Crappie 🎣🎣📣📣

09/29/2026

Thank you Butch 😊

09/29/2026

We are hosting a “Customer Appreciation Fish Fry”

Saturday October 10th at 12pm here at the bait shop.

We are thankful for the support everyone has shown us this 1st year.

We have two customers who volunteered to donate the fish and fry it too!!! (So thankful for their generosity) We will have Cole slaw, French fries, and cake. We will furnish bottled water and lemonade for drinks.

Again, thank you so much for supporting us this year!

( I will post a music video our customer Butch made for us about the bait shop )

09/29/2026

09/29/2026

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09/29/2026

As water temperatures drop below 50°F, channel cats congregate in the main-lake basin. In shallow and moderate-depth lakes and reservoirs, locate the deepest hole and catfish will be nearby. In large deep waterways, pinpointing fish is more challenging. Start by eliminating holes deeper than 40 feet. Extremely deep water is difficult to fish effectively and isn't typically favored by channel catfish. Instead, focus on the 25- to 40-foot range. Look for areas with irregular and rolling bottoms that are free of vegetation.

Steve Ryan, In-Fisherman