Missed Oppertunities

Today was quite the day for missed opportunities! Mike and his group definitely had a tough time getting into fish, right from the start. Between the almost nonexistent sturgeon and light biting bass & walleye, it wasn’t easy.

We began trying for sturgeon but despite marking many when we arrived, all we could come up with was an American Eel and one freshwater drum. Oh yeah, I did have one shot at a good sturgeon but it came unpinned seconds before passing the rod off. It definitely felt heavy!

After about 5 hours of changing areas multiple times, we decided to go for something else. The open water bass & walleye were our next stop and hopefully we would salvage this day!

Immediately after getting the lines in, our first fish came aboard. Although it was big it was only a perch and tossed right back. I was marking all kinds of walleye on the bottom and was sure they would get into them pretty good. After several drifts with only missed fish, I realized this wasn’t the case! We switched to another area a little further away and I think everyone had fish on but not one of them was landed. Some of them even had multiple bites but could never get one to stick for long!

I made a couple more moves in the remaining time and the results were almost the same. One more perch was landed but all the better fish were either missed or lost reeling in. We were officially done!

To say that today was a tough day would be an understatement! The opportunities may not have been numerous but there were still many. I’m not sure what was going on but was glad that it was over. This was the toughest day so far this season and the results were not great. Hopefully by tomorrow this will all be a memory that can be forgotten. With any luck, we will turn the tables and come back with a great day again. I’ll be crossing my fingers and toes this time!