Return of The Heat Wave
August 6, 2018
August 5th 2018
Nathan was with me today along with two of his sons, Shane & Drew. I decided to try another area that I hadn’t fished in quite a while and headed there to troll. It would be the easiest way to cover water, looking for those big walleye!
With lines in, I began deep and gradually moved shallower. Plenty of water was fished in about an hour, but we only came up with three northerns a and a few short strikes. Definitely time to move!
We changed locations along with techniques for this spot. I now had them all drop shotting and explained how to work this presentation properly. It didn’t take long before both Drew and Shane were landing fish. They both caught bass & walleye and a couple of the eyes made it into the livewell for them to keep. Nathan had a few hits and also managed to land a bass from here before I shifted areas once again. I didn’t go far but I did change to another current break nearby.
It was on Nathan’s first cast that he hooked up and we all know what that means. Tough fishing was about to follow and that was the last hit he received. Drew & Shane both managed to get bit but were never able to hook up. It was time to move on, again!
We had began the day after 8:00 and were now nearing noon. With no wind and intense sun, I decided to go somewhere else and set up the top to troll. It made a huge difference and we were now able to fish more comfortably!
Within the first 3 minutes, one of the reels fired and Drew landed the biggest walleye of the day. Too bad it also turned out to be the last one, but not for lack of trying! We covered all kinds of water in the remaining time but only came up with a bunch of northerns. Lack of wind had these fish pressed to the bottom, not wanting to move. Despite all of this, there were still many fish boated throughout the day by all. By 3:30 they decided to call it quits and I began packing things up for the run. When I dropped the cover we saw just how hot it actually was and realized that we had made the right decision by trolling.
There may not have been any wind today but you wouldn’t know it by the run back on the water. There were waves from every direction from all the boats out and it felt more like being in a washing machine! The only good thing was when I arrived back at the launch, I had a spot to park quickly. A buddy of mine was just pulling out and I pulled right in. In three minutes we were on the trailer and in the parking lot, ready to leave. Two of those minutes were spent getting the trailer! I can never understand the chaos at boat ramps on weekends. People all over the place blocking everyone while spending hours trying to enter or exit the water. Thankfully I didn’t have to wait today and my blood pressure remained calm. We also had a good day of fishing and that’s all that counts!!
