Another Wet One
July 30, 2021
Chris was with me this morning along with his son, Will. We headed out for some walleye & smallie action and hopefully they would get into them good, before we headed back to the dock. His wife Widdia would be joining us as well for the remainder of the trip and we would be picking her up and returning to the water.
Well, we spent almost 2 hours without putting a fish in the boat but not for lack of trying! Although I was marking them where we were, they were tight lipped! With the exception of one bite on Will’s line that left him bait less, nada! Not knowing when Chris’s wife would be joining us, I had decided to remain close by, but now it was time to move. I headed to the other side and we would fish there instead!
Several passes were made in the area and a few decent fish were landed, finally putting us on the board! Chris managed to get the ball rolling with a nice smallie and Will soon followed with a smaller one. Not wanting to leave the area, we unfortunately had to when Chris got the call. We were on our way back to get his wife!
After the pickup I realized that we were about to get into some rain and suggested that everyone don the raingear! Smart decision as we headed right into the wetness as we ran to our first fishing spot!
I had spent about 30 minutes in the area having everyone casting the dropshot without even a touch. Another move was in order after I raised the roof with slightly heavier rain now falling. This time we were going to try a little drifting with the drop shot as casting with the roof up wouldn’t be easy where I wanted to go. Chris didn’t take long before getting into another nice smallie and just like this morning, his son soon followed. Widdia was new to fishing in general and unfortunately lost a few before finally keeping her first fish pinned. Too bad too as she had a couple of quality bass throw the hook when they took to the air on a spectacular jump. We definitely knew their size as it was ten feet from the boat when they went to the air!
We made many drifts over the deep shoals and plenty of chances were had with several fish coming aboard. Eventually with about an hour or so remaining in the day, I headed to an area that I hoped would put a few walleye in the boat for them to bring home. Chris had wanted to eat some fish tonight and I didn’t want to disappoint!
With the rain still falling I kept the roof up as they casted the drop shot rig next to the weeds. It didn’t take long before the first keeper was in the box and it didn’t end there! In the remaining time they managed to put a limit of fish in the livewell and released a bunch of others. In between the walleye being caught, there were also several smallies giving them a banner finish for the day.
Just before we were to leave, the rain stopped and I was able to put the cover down for the run back. It figures that they had to endure Mother Nature’s misery that ended just before we were done! Oh well, it didn’t seem to bother them or the fish any as the action was great today. It may have been a slow start, but it definitely ended with a bang!
