A morning trip today saw Stewart, Shawn, Brandon & Cole learning to use a dropshot. We had the right wind direction for a good drift and I took advantage of the areas I wanted to fish. I covered plenty of water and everyone had their fair share of bites. Both bass and walleye were taken this morning with all but 2 keepers released. Fortunately, we were able to dodge the rain before we were done. Another great trip with a bunch of great guys!!

Dylan joined me today for a smallmouth bonanza! We targeted the brownies for the most part and hit them on every spot we fished. Despite the big west winds, we managed quite well with good numbers, including his first ever sturgeon. In the short time out during this half day, Dylan caught enough fish to make this a great day of fishing!

Kristina had to reschedule her trip with me for tomorrow as the ramp and weather was going to bee an issue. She was flexible and we arranged an afternoon trip today instead. She was joined by her mother and son today and they hoped to get into a few fish that they had never caught before.

Although the conditions were tough with 90 plus degree heat & humidity and flat water, we grinded out a few of the species on their list. Her son August managed walleye, bass and a good-sized sturgeon at the worst part of the day. We fished from about 12:15 until 4:30 PM. Brutal, to say the least!

It always amazes me how a little bad weather can keep everyone off the water! Today I had a couple from Mexico that met me at the ramp, later than my usual afternoon trip time. They drove back from Quebec City in pouring rain to arrive by 1:00. I was the only trailer in the lot! The lake was no different with zero boats anywhere! We literally had the place to ourselves!

I had decided earlier that I wanted to get them into several different species, that they had never seen and accomplished my goal. Luis & Diana were able to land bass, walleye and sturgeon in the short time we were out.

The conditions changed often with both wind direction and heavy cloud cover, to total sunshine. The fish also adjusted making it quite challenging. Multiple lure & bait changes were used to capture all the fish in this short 4-hour trip. In the end however, it all worked out. They had definitely saved the best for last with their Canadian vacation. Now they can say that they’ve fished and caught on a Canadian freshwater lake!!

Day 3 with Sam & Stan and plenty of bass were landed. Too bad they were almost all on the smaller side and not really picture worthy. Stan did get one good one early in the day that was worth a shot, but it was the only one. We moved around a bunch and caught fish wherever we stopped. They even managed to get into a bunch of walleye on cranks that were all in the slot! The winds kind of handcuffed me from doing what I had wanted and we had to cast all the spots instead. A big blow out of the SE and even bigger waves at the ramp for the takeout! The perfect end to their trip!!