Another Weather Change
July 22, 2021
Last night’s cold front had me heading for deeper water this morning. J.P. & Yves were with me as we made our way across the water to where we would begin. The cool north wind wouldn’t make it easy to drift but I would give it a try!
As expected, boat control was difficult at times with the wind direction 90 degrees to the current flow. I literally had to pull the boat downstream with the electric motor if I wanted any movement at all. This was not an easy task, but somehow I made it work!
J.P. and Yves managed to catch fish but with the high numbers I was marking, I would have expected many more. They landed both walleye & bass in the few short hours we were on the water. By 11:30 we were done and on our way back to the dock where I would be exchanging guests. I had another group of 4 scheduled for the afternoon and I only hoped that the conditions would change!
Mohammad arrived a few minutes late but we were on our way quickly. I would be heading elsewhere with this many people in hopes of being able to drift and drop shot. I really didn’t want anyone casting!
Fortunately the winds were light but still from opposing directions to the current. I needed to move the boat along with the electric motor once again in order to fish effectively. Although a little clumsy with the angle, they all managed to land fish. Mohammad caught the biggest and most but all the others bent a few rods too. We made many drifts over structures that held both bass & walleye and some of the fish came to net. Unfortunately more were missed or lost, but that’s fishing!
Overall today was a bit of a challenge with the cold front and wind direction but it all worked out in the end. Everyone caught fish and had a great time just being out! Oh yeah, Mohammad and his gang swam for the last half hour as usual and the yearly tradition continues! Great day for fishing!
