Just Another Scorcher

Jonathan & Derek were with me today for another scorcher, roller coaster of a day. We started out in a big NW wind with heavy overcast skies, right after a storm had passed. I tried trolling an area but soon found out that the fish just didn’t want to bite here. Plan B!
We headed to a distant spot in hopes of better fishing, in almost flat calm conditions. Once we arrived, the lake became a mirror once again! I covered the water and they managed to get to play with many pike but only one walleye. Very surprising indeed!
With the heat finally getting to us, and those damn dog pecker knats all over, I decided to go casting for bass instead. A couple of spots later and the fish either small or non-existent, we pulled the plug on this as well. Time to head to open water and try drop shotting!
The winds had increased considerably and now we were back to the big NW one more time! Fortunately it worked in our favour as plenty more fish were landed in the time remaining. Multiple drifts were made over various depths and walleye, bass & pike were brought to net. Oh yeah, many fish were missed or lost too!
Despite the intense heat and weekend boat traffic, they had a great time catching all kinds of fish. I think Derek even caught a perch giving him three species for the day! Great fishing all around!