The Little Fisher Girl
July 29, 2024
Derek, his wife Emily and their 4-year-old daughter Alice were with me today, in search of big fish. They were used to catching small trout but wanted something big. I was sure I could accommodate them in their quest!
We began trolling an area for pike and walleye and were fortunate enough to have the first reel fire in less than 3 minutes. With a little help from dad, Alice reeled in a decent northern. It was the biggest thing she had ever caught, but I knew she would get larger!
We trolled for most of the morning with everyone reeling in fish, but Alice took the rod for most of them. She was having a blast and wanted more! Derek even managed to land his very first walleye and it was a beauty. We had a double header and Emily reeled in the other, keeper sized one as well. The only reason they got a shot at the rods was that Alice was eating, once again! She was working up quite an appetite with all the fish she was fighting and needed to refuel, often!
The morning was quite successful with plenty of fish coming aboard. Both walleye and pike were caught but now it was time for something much larger! We fished for sturgeon for a bit and both Derek and Emily each landed one. Alice also helped with her mom’s as they both struggled to bring it to net! This pretty much exhausted them and I soon switched up to smaller fish for the remainder of the afternoon.
Dropshotting was what I had on the menu for them and I headed over to a rock flat to get the party started. Now I had all three fishing with rod in hand and it wasn’t long before Derek was locked up on the first smallie. We stayed in the area for quite a while and they all managed to get into fish. Multiple drifts were made and someone always got bit. Although there were many fish lost, plenty of them were also landed. In fact, Derek even managed to bring the total number of walleye in the livewell up to 3 from here. They would be eating well tonight!
I hit another area once the first one had slowed and a few ore fish were landed. Erin almost brought another good walleye in, but unfortunately it came unpinned before reaching the net. With time running out, we tried one more place and Erin landed the last bass of the day.
Today was a great trip for everyone, but especially for Alice. She was like the energizer bunny and didn’t lose power until the last half hour of the day! Good numbers of fish were caught by everyone on a few different techniques. It was definitely worthwhile just to see the smile on Alice’s face, each time she fought a fish. I’m pretty sure she was asleep before they even left the parking lot! All in all, it was a very successful family outing that will provide plenty of memories from all the photos taken today!
