Tough Afternoon Bite

Mohammad was back again this afternoon with his group of four. They were hoping for a repeat of their last trip but I knew it was going to be a grind. With any luck, they would catch enough fish to keep them happy.

The heat was intense and with the lack of any wind, I already had the roof up for the run. Without any clouds for cover, at least we wouldn’t fry under the midday sun!

With the lines in, I began trolling and a few minutes later, we had our first reel fire. As usual, a decent northern was boated and the skunk was officially out! I could tell by the lack of active fish that I was going to have a tough time getting, bit, but covered all the better areas hoping for more.

We spent about three hours fishing and landed a bunch of pike with a couple of keeper walleye as well. Several other fish were also lost reeling in, but this too was also something I had expected. The last hour of their trip was spent floating around the lake while they enjoyed their swim. After their previous dip in the lake, they decided that this time they wanted more. The fishing wasn’t great, so why not!

This afternoon wasn’t the best for fishing but at least they had several rotations on the rods. The highlight of their day was definitely the swim they took at the end. For some reason they just can’t get enough of the water. I wonder if they’ll feel that way in October when they are back for those dinosaurs. It might be a little on the chilly side then!