More Weekend Warriors
October 6, 2019
Darren, Mark & Dave were with me today, looking for a mixed bag. We started out for sturgeon and only managed a few small ones, but one giant catfish! Mark had boated one the size of which I hadn’t seen in years. With so many boats in the area, I decided to leave and pursue other species instead!
We headed to open water for some walleye & bass and it didn’t take long for Mark to land a real nice one. He drop shotted up an over but it made for a great pic anyway. I was only on the first drift when I saw another boat heading straight for us. He stopped real close and just started to fish. I had witnessed the same person a few years back do the exact same thing on another area and expected him to be no different today. It’s really sad when you put so much time and effort into finding places like these and someone just settles in without giving a crap! Oh well, there goes another good spot! I guess I’ll be seeing him there every time I’m out from now on!
I had decided to leave the area and hopefully he would do the same, but apparently not! Several hours later, after fishing a couple of other places, I tried running back but saw that he was still fishing right there. This is exactly why I no longer fish tournaments!
While fishing one of the other areas in deeper water, both Darren & Dave managed to land a few really nice fish. They had caught big walleye and quality smallies. Mark on the other hand had only a few missed fish to show for his efforts!
We ended the day on another spot that I hadn’t fished in a while and unfortunately came up empty. Although Dave did have something big on the end of his line, it came unpinned before making it to the boat. We were officially done!
Today was a little disappointing but considering the weather and boat traffic, we did alright. Not lots but some real good fish indeed! Hopefully the weather forecast for tomorrow will deter some of the people from venturing out and allow me to fish where I need to. If so, I know they will have a great day! Crossing my fingers and toes for fewer boats!
