A Real Wet One
July 18, 2020
Randall, Jack & Thomas were with me today, for a very interesting outing! A heavy rain delay had us meeting a bit later than usual and we still headed out in plenty of the wet stuff. The SE winds made for a rough ride in the beginning but soon calmed the further we were out.
Once we arrived at the first spot, I raised the roof to reduce the amount of rain falling on us. Within minutes after setting the lines, Jack was into a nice walleye to start the day. Before I could get the pic, another reel fired and Thomas also brought a good one to the boat, for a nice double shot. What a great way to get the day started!
I had expected the rain to let up sometime around midmorning but as usual, the forecast wasn’t right. It took until after 12:30 before we were actually clear of the wet crap, but it didn’t matter as plenty of fish were caught throughout. Although only pike were landed, some of them were really good ones!
I had hoped to get everyone into an afternoon drop shot bite and when the skies cleared, we headed to another area to give it a try. The winds had also stopped and I wasn’t sure if we would be able to get a good drift where I wanted to fish. Once we stopped, I downed the roof and let the boat drift to see what I was up against. It wouldn’t be easy but with a little help from the electric motor, it was definitely doable!
Randall was the first to hook up and he did it quickly! Within the first couple of minutes of the drift, he managed to land 2 nice smallies. The others weren’t as lucky, but that soon would change.
Multiple passes were made along a deep, hard bottom and a good number of walleye were brought to net by Jack & Thomas. It seemed that whenever one of them hooked up, the other followed. A little bet had been going on the entire day and Thomas eventually tied up with Jack, later in the afternoon. Randall was only a few fish behind and trying to make a strong comeback!
With limited time remaining, I shortened the drifts to a small section that had been producing. By refining the area I was able to keep someone on fish, each time. Randall picked up a few more and began closing the gap, while Jack just kept losing his fish. Still tied with Thomas it took until the last few minutes for him to finally keep one pinned and win.
Despite all the miserable weather for the first half of the day, I was able to keep everyone on fish. The second part was even better with clearer skies and easier fishing. At least for most part, as there were quite a few fish missed by all. In the end though, it was a very successful trip with plenty of fish landed and even a few walleye going home for a tasty meal tonight. Great times were had today!
