Happy Father’s Day
June 22, 2020
Busy day today with double trips! Dave & his son Mathieu joined me in the morning and Zach & his son Henri in the afternoon. High heat & humidity warnings and a haze that looked like a misty rain greeted us early. I had to raise the roof in the first 30 minutes too as there wasn’t a stitch of wind around!
We trolled a few new areas and managed to catch a couple of bass before finally connecting with a nice keeper walleye. Soon after another walleye came aboard from Dave but this time it was an over that only made for a good pic. Both smallies & walters were landed so far and surprisingly no pike! Careful what you say! Next fish, a northern completing the slam for Dave on father’s day!
I trolled several more areas and had a bunch of fish slam the lures without getting pinned. It wasn’t normal but I also noticed tons of shucks on the surface from an earlier hatch that must have had he fish feeding heavily. It would probably take some time for them to be hungry again!
With an 11:30 pick up back at the dock for the afternoon, I was pressed for time and wanted a few more fish before leaving. Literally in the last minute, one of the reels fired and Mathieu landed another over walleye that ended their time on the water. This was a great way to finish!
A quick drop off and pick up and we were back out again. I thought I would head to a further away area and made the long run. Amazingly, there was a point in our travels that cool air hit us and the rest of the run was kinda air conditioned! It sure felt better than the oven I was fishing in all morning!
Zach had been with me a few years back but this was the first time for Henri. I hoped it would be a good experience!
Lines were set and the troll began slowly until we found the fish. Once we did however, it was game on! Pike after pike were reeled in along with a few quality eyes. In fact, today saw two of the biggest walleye landed by a kid this season!
The 4 hours passed by quickly with all the fish they landed and before we knew it, we were packing up and heading back.
It was nice seeing another father’s day with kids and their dads in the boat. It sort of reminded me of when I was a kid, fishing with mine. Although long passed, he still seems present when I’m on the water. Hopefully these kids will have the same passion for the sport that I have and spend plenty of time fishing with their dads! Definitely a great day for fishing!
