Heatwave Double

Brahm & his grandsons were with me this morning and I decided to try a little trolling to begin the day. Although it was tough at times due to all the grass weeds floating, we still managed a few nice fish. We switched it up to dropshotting after pulling the plug on the troll and they had plenty of action. They hooked mostly bass, but there were also a couple of walleye in the mix. It was a tough grind with this being new to them and plenty of fish were missed or lost as well.

A second group for the afternoon saw Jeff and his son joining me. The boat traffic had picked up, being such a nice day and now the waters were quite busy. It was also another scorcher, with almost zero wind as we headed out to fish. The first couple of places we tried didn’t produce and I made a long run in order to find less trafficked waters. The lake was just insane with boats!

I had noticed a good chop was beginning and decided to try a troll where we were. I guess it was the right choice as they began to catch fish. Mostly pike were landed but a couple of walleye and a nice smallie also fell for the lures as well. We remained at this for a while, until the bite slowed. The winds had also died making it time for a move, to finish up the day.

After another long run, I instructed them on how to dropshot and we drifted over deeper shelves for bass. Once again, more fish were missed or lost than landed but a couple did manage to come aboard. Unfortunately, by the time they were getting the hang of this, we packed it up for the day.

Today was another grind with the heat and lack of current flow, but we managed to get into a bunch of fish. It was also a really busy day on the water with these perfect boating conditions! Add to that the fact that it was a weekend and you have the perfect storm! Despite all of this, it was still a productive double trip and everyone had a great time. Who could ask for anything more!