Conditions for today were forecasting huge winds from the W/NW, that would eliminate all kinds of good fishable water for me. I was going to have to focus on a couple of miles of slightly sheltered areas and decided to begin with sturgeon, before it all blew up! Callum and his father were with me from Australia and looking for a few new species to catch. We were able to get 3 smaller fish in the first few hours, before the winds got out of control. A quick switch up to bass provided more action, but the fish weren’t very big either. I was forced to fish in the shallower water, knowing that the bigger ones were out deep. Eventually I had to give it a try and moved offshore to where the winds were big. Boat control wasn’t easy, but we made it work nonetheless! A couple of areas were targeted and several more bass were caught, including the biggest ones of the day, Both Callum and his dad managed to catch a couple of good ones before we were done.

Today was a tough one with the big winds and direction but somehow it worked out. They both caught plenty of fish that they had never even seen before. They’ll be spending a couple more weeks in Canada before heading back to the land down under. Summertime is beginning for them now, as we wind down on ours here in the great white north. Great times were had, with great people today!!

After several days of cancellations due to weather, I was back out again today. Radu & Dragor were with me, looking for sturgeon and walleye. Although a strange combination, I knew I could make it work!

We hit the sturgeon first and only caught one small fish in the first couple of spots, but the third one was a surprise. Here we managed to get two big channel cats and a two huge drum. One of them was almost 15 pounds! Great fights by all of them too! Once it died, I relocated once again, to a distant area for bass.

I switched up the techniques to dropshotting and they managed to catch several smallies before I moved again. I wanted to get them some walleye and it took quite a while. We were definitely on fish, but the lack of wind and bright sunshine had them shut down. They literally had to force feed the fish worms. Thankfully we had brought them for the sturgeon! In the end, they managed to get into a bunch of bass and walleye before we were done. At least they were able to take their limit of eyes home with them.

Today was a mixed bag kind of day with sturgeon, channel cats, drum, bass, walleye and perch landed. Talk about one heck of a variety of fish! Overall, a great day of fishing!!

Rabih & his son wanted to try fishing for their first time and joined me for a half day trip, this afternoon. I wasted no time and headed directly to the deep-water area that had been producing lately and set them up to fish. The weather was spectacular, with bright sunshine, warm temps and almost no wind. Totally different from what I had seen lately! After a brief orientation on the operation of the rod and reel, they were ready to go. It didn’t take long for his son to hook up but unfortunately it came off while reeling the bass in. Soon after, he was into another one and this time able to land the bass. This was his first fish ever and hopefully not his last!

We spent a while, making drifts over the deep shoal and both of them landed several more fish. They even had a double header that made for a great pic!

Things had slowed a bit and I decided to try their hand at casting the shallows with soft plastics and made a move. Although the fishing wasn’t great, they were able to learn quickly how to cast and managed to hook into a few more bass. One of them was a real good one and his son received another pic of his catch.

Time went by quickly with a half day trip and it wasn’t long before we were done. Their first experience was a success, with several quality bass being landed. I’m not sure if they will continue to pursue this again, but they definitely have the basics under their belt now. Great day, with great times fishing today!!

Jasmine and Maxime were my guests today and looking to catch some walleye. We began drifting an open water area and managed to get into some good ones, along with plenty of perch. Jasmine caught a couple that barely made the high end of the legal slot and the others were also good ones too. Plenty of perch hit the same baits and some of the larger ones joined their cousins in the well. The conditions made for nice drifts with a good chop from the right direction, for a change!

I eventually decided to move away from the walleye & perch area and hit the deep, open water spot that had been producing big bass lately. Both Jasmine and Maxime had several bites and a few fish hooked, but it wasn’t fishing like the last several times out. Maxime did manage to land a nice one and unfortunately it was the only one!

We made a few more moves to other shallower areas and only saw smaller fish. In the short remaining time, I headed back to the place we had started in and finished the day with a handful more perch. Time had run out and we were done!

This day was filled with plenty of action and they were taking fish home too. Definitely a win in my books! Both Jasmine and Maxime had caught some good fish today and accomplished what they had wanted to do, with some walleye for a meal. Bon appetite!!

Another double trip day saw Sam and his wife in the morning and Mark and his son in the afternoon. The morning started a bit slow but soon picked up when I went deep. Plenty of bass were caught for the balance of their morning and some really good ones too. Dropshotting was the technique and they caught on quickly. Although they missed fish, they also caught many.

Mark and his son joined me for the second trip, but conditions were much tougher. This morning, we had a light wind from the NE, building towards the end. Once I transferred guests, it started to blow and kept increasing. By the time we began fishing, we were in 3 footers, against the current flow. Not easy when you’re trying to drift while dropshotting! I was forced to pull the boat down current with the electric motor, just to present the baits correctly. Once I got everything in order, they began catching fish. We made multiple long drift passes and had fish, on each one. We endured the waves for hours and they each battled many big fish before we were done. Despite the difficult conditions this afternoon, both trips did equally well with a technique they had never done before. The run back was probably the toughest part of today, with big rollers all the way. I also had an obstacle course of sailboats to contend with, as I think there was a race going on. It seemed like they were using half the lake as their course! All in all, the day worked out quite well. Everyone caught plenty of fish and had a great time fishing today!!