Inactive Fishing
September 3, 2018
September 2nd 2018
Michael & Rachel were with me this morning, hoping to catch a few fish. We began drop shotting in a couple of different areas, without any success. Although the fish were marking, they didn’t seem to want to feed! On our next spot, they had the same results! I decided to make a big move and hit a much shallower area in hopes of putting them on some active fish.
They were throwing soft plastics in shallower water looking for feeding fish. It wasn’t on fire but Rachel did manage to land a couple of quality smallies that crushed the baits. I only wish that Michael had been as lucky, but all he had was a blow up 3 feet from the boat.
Time was passing by quickly and I needed to get them into some fish and fast! When all else fails, go trolling! This is exactly what I did and after another long run, I set the lines searching for the fish.
It didn’t take 5 minutes before Michael was into the first pike and at least he was finally on the board. It had been a long morning, but the time had passed quickly. We were not only nearing the end but a storm front was also coning towards us. I made the best of the troll and they managed to get several other pike before we had to go. Ironically these fish didn’t seem to want to feed either as we had more short strikes than actual bites. Very strange with the weather we had coming!
In the end, we pulled the plug a little after 11:00 and headed back to take out. I knew we were going to enter the storm full on but if we stayed, it would only be worse. I was right, when we got about half way back and hit a wall of water! Fortunately the winds didn’t kick up as the rain was at least coming down straight!
This may not have been the kind of day I was accustomed to seeing but we made it work in the end. By changing up, they were able to land some decent fish and finished with some pike. I would have liked to get off the water before the rain began but as usual, Mother Nature always has the last say in these matters. A little wet but I’ve seen worse!!
