Another Tough Day
October 2, 2021
Rick & Danny were back this morning for another kick at the can! We began where we had left off yesterday in hopes of getting into an early morning bite. The wind was out of the west and we had a good blow for the drift as we started the day.
Bites were not very aggressive on the first few drifts and fish were being missed from striking back too soon. Eventually a few fish were landed and two of them were high end keepers that made it into the well for a dinner tonight. We made many more passes and picked up a few more fish before heading out of the area completely. The bites were few & far between now and I had more places to fish!
Our next area to try was occupied by another boat so I ran to a distant spot instead to see if we could get into some smallies. Dan & Rick were throwing blades and they both missed fish on them. The bass took to the air and tossed their lures quickly. I don’t think the fish were very active here because I dragged a jig as they casted and managed a couple of decent bass. I switched them up to slower moving baits and Danny finally got into a good fish that almost broke him off in the motors, several times. It just didn’t want to come out from under the boat! Although we did see several cruising the area we were in, they just didn’t seem to want to bite. Eventually I just gave up on this spot and headed to where I wanted to stop before settling on here.
The other boat had left and we were able to get into the area I wanted to be. Both Danny & Rick missed strikes on their first several casts before eventually keeping the fish pinned. I had made a demo cast to show them where & how to work the current break and also hooked up instantly. I guess the other boat wasn’t fishing it right! Danny managed to land another good walleye that joined the other two in the livewell along with a couple of smallies. Once the action slowed and bites were less, I made another long run in hopes of finding active bass in the shallows.
Well after fishing a couple of areas, unsuccessfully, I tried a bit deeper and slowed down the presentations. This put a few more fish in the boat, but nothing great! I made another move to an area I hadn’t touched in over a month and they both caught fish quickly. Bass & walleye were landed from here, but no numbers. One more move was in order and it would be our last!
I went right back out to where we started the day and began the drifting process once again. The winds were out of the west and I was forced to use the electric motor in order to cover the area properly. As with this morning’s bite, the fish were really inactive. Short strikers were in abundance and a few fish jumped off before nearing the boat. Danny was able to put another walleye in the well giving us a bunch of fish for tonight at the restaurant. I would also have to get off a little earlier in order to prep the fish as well. By 3:15 we decided to pull the plug and get off.
Although the fishing was much slower than we had hoped, there were still enough fish to keep it interesting. I only wish that we could have gotten into a better shallow water bite with the bass. Water temps are falling and they should be moving in from the deep. I’m not surprised with everything being late this year though and it will probably all change in the next couple of weeks. Probably the highlight of today was dinner with the fish. As usual they were delicious! There were plenty of tasty morsels for everyone to enjoy!
