Harley & his wife Nadia joined me this morning on a chilly start to the day. Sure glad I wasn’t wearing shorts like Harley! Winds were out of the NW and clouds kept the air cool for a while. The fishing wasn’t great either but first pass yielded a nice sized keeper walleye for Nadia that went right into the livewell. She managed a few more fish in the several passes after but most were smallies. Great fights from these big footballs!

I made multiple passes over the area but had to use the electric motor in order to get the line I needed. Harley managed a few bass of his own and Nadia landed a good sized over walleye and more smallies before I decided to relocate. It was just not happening here despite marking all kinds of fish!

I headed to a rocky flat and we spent the remainder of the morning making passes over the hard bottom. Both Harley & Nadia manage to have plenty of action and caught lots of walleye before we were done.

It may have been a little slow this morning but things definitely picked up as the air warmed. They managed to catch the biggest and most fish they ever had in only a half day. I can only imagine what a full day would have been! More great days ahead!

Spent a few hours today fishing with Subhash and his business partner. They opted for sturgeon and although we managed to get 5, they were all on the small side. He also landed something he had never seen, a Redhorse sucker! A late start and an early finish had us only spending a couple of hours fishing. Definitely a short day!

Well, another brutal day on the water again today! No wind, current or any movement at all for Dan, the birthday boy! We had blazing sunshine and insane heat & humidity, all day long! Thankfully the fish were on fire too!

We started out with a really slow drift, float fishing and caught bass, walleye and a strange bonus catfish. When the floating weeds became more than we could handle, I brought him to a smallmouth spot I hadn’t fished in quite a while. I wasn’t sure what it would be like with the huge drop in our water level, but apparently the fish weren’t affected. In fact, they were more than willing to hit top water and other baits fished from the surface to the bottom. We remained here for several hours and then headed back to where we began in hopes of fewer floaters.

The drifts had to be aided by the electric motor, otherwise it would have been like being anchored! After one painful pass, I decided to raise the roof to escape some of the heat. It was still painful but at least we had some shade! The fish were also slow but we managed several more walleye and bass before we called it quits. Neither of us could take this any longer and by 4:00 we were done! We had roasted long enough and were looking forward to something with air conditioning!

Today was a great fishing day filled with plenty of action. Both walleye and bass with a few extras thrown in just for fun! Dan also landed perch, pike and of course that bonus catfish! I know this flat, hot low water won’t last forever, but hopefully we won’t have a hurricane with winds from the wrong direction. Unfortunately, you just never know!

Kevin joined me today with his son, hoping to get into some sturgeon. It hadn’t been showing much life but we were going to give it a try. First stop looked promising, but after 30 minutes of nothing, I ran to another place hoping to find some fish. I marked some smaller ones and decided to try,hoping there were a few big ones around too. In the end, we managed to get 5 fish from the area before we left. Two small sturgeon, one bass, one Redhorse sucker and a damn eel were caught and released. I really hate those slimy things!

By early afternoon we were dropshotting the deep once again and several decent smallies were landed. It took a little while before they got the hang of it but in the end, they fended quite well.

With limited time remaining, I opted for another species and headed to an area for walleye. We had a difficult time with no wind and there was also a ton of floating weeds from the heavy boat traffic. Despite all of this, we were still able to land several nice eyes before we were done.

The last three days on the water have been a real challenge with the conditions and low water but I’ve worked through it. Hopefully this will all change soon and the cool fall temperatures will arrive. I wouldn’t mind a little wind as well to clear up all the floaters! Hopefully better conditions ahead!

Herm was back again today for his second day of fishing, but my wife also joined us as well. I was hoping to get Herm a limit of keeper eyes for him to take back home today. Surely the three of us would be able to get it done!

This was another of those windless days that were supposed to be 10 to 20km from the SW, but they lied! There was virtually zero movement anywhere and the water drop made it even worse. I had my work cut out for me for sure!

A deep water smallie bite put some good fish in the boat before heading to a walleye spot. I decided quickly that the floats were going to come out again but this time I had to use the electric motor to be able to move. In the end, we managed to catch plenty of walleye both oversized and legal that Herm was able to fill his limit. There were also several good smallies landed as well.

This two day trip was something that Herm needed as it had been a couple of years since he casted a line. He was officially going home with fish for dinner! Great fishing and great friends! He may even return for another kick at the can before this year is done!