Junk Fishing 101
October 13, 2019
Vic & Al joined me today for their first day of a four day trip. We decided to remain local and go for bass & walleye due to the big NE winds once again. It was going to be tough, but with enough areas to fish I knew I’d get them into some good fish.
Running to our first spot in 3 footers wasn’t nice, especially with the wind against current! It was going to be one of those difficult days with drifting deep water almost impossible. They would be casting everywhere instead! They both managed to land a couple of bass from this area but the action was slower than I had expected and we moved quickly. The second stop had a couple of good sized walleye landed by Vic that went directly into the livewell for dinner tonight. Along with the walleye, they also managed to catch several more smallies, but nothing of any size.
We had made a small move again and Al hooked the only bass from this spot, but at least it was a decent one. I figured there would be more after seeing this but unfortunately, that was all she wrote! Time to move again!
This time I made a longer run to a shallow area that I was sure would be holding some better fish. Although it had plenty, they were all on the small side and after 30 minutes or so of pounding on this day care area, we moved off to slightly deeper water nearby.
The next few hours saw us jumping all over and they continued to catch more bass from almost every one of them. Too bad most were in the two pound range! Time for a complete change!
I had decided after stopping on a small area and seeing only one more bass, to go off shore and try something new. They spent the remainder of the day targeting mostly walleye and landed several good fish. Al managed to catch the biggest one at almost 24 inches in length and at least he got to have his pic taken. Mixed in with these walleye there were also a few smallies and some really jumbo perch. If I had of wanted, we could have filled the boat with these monsters! Maybe the next time out I might just have to keep a bunch!
Although today didn’t go nearly as well as I had hoped, there were at least enough fish to keep everyone busy. The last spot was definitely the best with plenty of action! Maybe tomorrow I’ll start with a couple of monsters just to get the ball rolling. Hopefully the conditions will be in our favour and I can make it happen with bigger and better fish of all species!
