Short Strikers
June 16, 2021
Richard & his wife Jasmine were with me this morning, for some pike & walleye action. With today being his birthday, I hoped to get them into a bunch of fish and even some walleye to take back home.
Within 2 minutes after setting the lines, we had a strike and Richard reeled in the first walleye of the day. I had to cover plenty of water to get more bites but both pike & walleye were caught from this area as well. Jasmine seemed to only be landing pike while Richard added another walleye to the livewell. It should have been two but one of them didn’t make the cut. It was a half inch too long and returned after a few quick pics! Even a few bass were caught while trolling for the pike & walleye!
We stayed fishing the area for several hours and despite catching a bunch of fish, it really should have been more. Plenty of short strikes were had and a few fish even came off while being reeled in! The cold water definitely had these fish inactive and I really had to work for every bite we got!
Sometime late morning I decided to change areas and headed to another place further away. It was a change but apparently quite similar to where we were. Here too we had more short strikes than actual fish landed. Many more pike & walleye were taken and even more fish short striking the baits. I guess they really weren’t in a feeding mood!
With weather moving in, I decided to get closer to the ramp and try a little drop shotting. On the very first drift a couple of walleye were landed but both fell short of the slot. Two drifts later we were forced to pack it in when the storm began to cover some of the nearby shore. Waves had built as well with the wind increasing and we were done. Just in time too as it began to rain during the take out!
Despite all the missed fish today, Richard and Jasmine had a great time on the water. Many fish were landed and they were able to take a limit home with them in the end. I guess they’ll be eating fresh fish, for dinner tonight!
