Good Times
September 22, 2023
Tim & his wife Michelle joined me today, looking to get into some bass & walleye. We began in an area that was putting out lots of both and hoped for the best. Almost immediately, confirmation was made and Michelle brought to net, the first smallie. I knew it wouldn’t be the last!
With almost perfect conditions present for drifting, we made multiple passes over the area and plenty of fish were hooked up. Some of them made it to the boat, while others unfortunately came off. Oddly enough however, they were all bass! Michelle was on fire and managed to catch several good bass before Tim kept his first one on. Eventually though, he figured it out and things turned around for the better. More fish were now coming in the boat than being lost and they even had a few double headers too!
After having stayed in this one rea for a few hours, I decided to make a move when the winds died off. Our drifts weren’t working as well and I wanted them to get into some walleye. They were going to cast the second area and hopefully it would put more fish in the boat!
We were now in deeper water and there were plenty of fish all over the area. They were still dropshotting, but casting the rigs instead of drifting them. Right on cue, Tim hooked up and brought his first walleye to the boat. In the next couple of hours there were plenty more caught by both, along with lots of big perch. Both of them even managed to get a few nice bass from the same area as a bonus!
With practically zero wind now, the fishing was getting tougher and I decided to make another move to one last spot before we were done. Tim had just informed me that they would be calling it at 1:30 and I was just about out of time. I decided to try a rocky area nearby!
In the last 20 minutes, they both managed to land fish and we called it soon after. They had a great time and wanted to do a few more things this afternoon, while in Montreal. This day passed even quicker than expected with the early departure, but the fishing was great! They were into fish the entire time we were on the water and we ended on a high. Great times and even greater company today!!
