Big Fall Bites
October 3, 2023
Rich was back for the third or fourth time this season, in search of big bass and walleye. He would also be joined by his girlfriend in the afternoon, in hopes of getting her a few bites too. Hopefully the conditions would let us get it done!
We ventured out in a light NE wind that made it difficult for drifting. What we were able to do however was locate the walleye on the Livescope and cast to the schooling fish. It was good to see them, but their attitude wasn’t great! Most of the fish didn’t want to know anything about us or they just followed the baits and didn’t eat. We did however get plenty of decent fish and a few overs in the time we fished. Floating weds and a reduction of wind was making it even more difficult to get bit and the high sunshine didn’t help either. Eventually we just gave up on the walleye and headed elsewhere for bass!
We pulled up on an area that was holding good fish the last time I was out and Rich began casting. It didn’t take long before the confirmation was made and Rich loaded up on a good one. The next hour or so saw plenty of others and he was hammering them good. Slight bait changes saw many more smallies before we departed to pick up his girlfriend. It’s always hard to leave them biting!
The winds were completely dead when Jen arrived and I decided to hit a walleye area first in hopes of a few more fsih. We worked it hard for about an hour or so and struggled to get bit. The fish were still there but in a bit of a funky mood and they weren’t eating. Only a few of them managed to come aboard so we opted for plan b and the smallies. We were going back to where we left them biting!
Rich didn’t waste any time once we arrived and was into another big fish on his first cast. He also hit a few more after, confirming that they were still here. With a little help, Jen even managed to get several bites and boated a couple of beauties, including her personal best! They had to work hard for their bites, but the size was definitely worth the effort! Almost every fish was big from here making the stay very worthwhile! So much so that there was never a need to hit another area before we were done. By 4:00 we headed back to take out.
Overall, today was a great fall day both for fishing as well as the weather. Despite the slow walleye bite at the start of the morning, there were still a good number of fish landed. The bass fishing however was on fire with big fall smallies! There were so many footballs caught today that it felt like a different lake! All I know is that they both left completely satisfied with the outcome and Rich can’t wait to get back out again. Plenty of fall fishing action ahead and hopefully mother nature will allow us to stretch it out into the next month, before we’re done. Great day for fishing!!
