I fished with max & Dens again today and this time they brought another guest. This was the first time that Ben was going to experience smallmouth bass fishing at it’s finest. Lake St-Francis was going to be the place of choice today and the weather wasn’t going to cooperate very well. Another northeast wind in a western current direction had the waves blowing us all over the map. Trying to cast to specific targets in open water wasn’t easy, but they prevailed! Max got top honors with the largest bass of the day going 5.5 pounds. There were plenty of others in the 4 to 4.5 range, but they really had to be worked for. By the end of the day, there were at least 25 smallmouth bass caught & released! All in all, an excellent day based on “Mother Nature’s” idea of a joke!

I fished with two brothers, Joseph & John today, once again in Mississquoi Bay. The fishing began pretty well with one of them locking up with a three pounder on his first couple of casts. Crankbaits were the lures of choice as both of them managed to catch fish all day long. Along with the smallmouth bass were several large northerns & a largemouth of over 5 pounds. We stayed out of the wind all day and were thankful to be able to do so! All I all a great day with close to 50 fish being hooked during the day!

I fished with Fred & his niece, Emily today and had a great time with both of them. I had the pleasure of their company earlier this season and was glad they could come back, one more time. We fished Mississquoi Bay again today and had to fight the winds all day long. Several bass were caught and many others lost until we eventually decided to get out of the wind. I tried a few other places that were quite a bit more sheltered and managed to get into quite a few more fish as well. Along with the bass there were also a few rather large northern pike that came aboard. Overall, a pretty good day with about 25 fish landed!

I had the pleasure of fishing with Evans once again this season and this time he brought another friend, Ron. We spent the first day on the St-Lawrence River and caught many fish up to about 4 pounds. The second day, we decided to try Mississquoi Bay on Lake Champlain. Once again about 25 fish were caught with most being in the 2 to 3 pound range. There were a few up to four pounds taken and many others lost. The air temps actually climbed into the upper 60’s on the second day. The water temps still continue to drop with a steady fall of a degree or so each night and the fish are moving shallower due to this. Overall, a great two days!

I fished with Alex & his friend for a half day on Lake St-Louis today & had a tough time getting into the fish. To say the conditions were tough would be an understatement! The ride up the lake was rough with an east wind of about 20 knots interfering with the western current direction. This created a terrible chop and about three footers. We had to fish quite slowly to get the few bites that we received. By actually seeing some of the smallmouth swimming around and just how big they were, didn’t help matters. Senko’s & tube baits managed to take about 10 fish in a four-hour period and a few others were lost as well. The air temps were in the low 60’s but the water temps dropped due to the cold northeast winds that we experienced during the last few days. Not the best day, but considering the conditions, not too bad either!