Triple Slam

Drew & his sons Drew junior and Fin were with me today and hoping to get some firsts. They had never caught sturgeon, bass or walleye before and I wanted to make it happen. Hopefully the fish would cooperate and they would all slam!

I made a long run to a sturgeon spot right away and found some fish on the bottom to anchor up on. It wasn’t long before we received the first bite and Fin was locked up. It may not have been big, but it was the right species and we were officially on the board! The others soon got their turn as well and before we knew it, everyone was landing sturgeon. In fact, many of them were caught in the few hours we remained, making for a great morning of fishing.

I decided to switch areas and species, with bass being next on the list to catch. I headed over to a shallower rocky flat and set them up with dropshot rigs. Drew senior didn’t waste any time before bending a rod with his first ever smallie. Both his sons soon followed and soon everyone was on the board with bass. Several more smallies came aboard afterwards and a few really good ones were landed by Drew and Fin. I think Fin may have caught one of the largest bass so far this season, with his catch! The fish cooperated for a couple of hours in this area and I remained until it stopped. I had wanted to try another spot nearby, but soon found out that a boat was occupying it and moved on. We were going to try for the third and final species of the day!

I ran to an open water area that I was sure would produce, to finish up the day. The winds were perfect for a drift and it didn’t take long before Fin was hooked up. He was into a good walleye and was about to have another species. Several pics were taken once again before releasing his high-end keeper. He soon followed up with another slightly smaller one and managed to land it as well. Multiple drifts were made over the area and Drew also managed to hook into a good fish as well. He fought it for a bit and handed over the rod to his son Drew to feel the fight. As it turned out, this was to be the last fish of the day, but a good way to end their trip.

This family outing was a great one, both for weather as well as fishing. They got to land three species that they had never caught before and technically all slammed in the process. I know that today won’t soon be forgotten by anyone! It was definitely a banner day, filled with plenty of action throughout. Great times were had by everyone on this beautiful fall day!!