Two Great Trips
August 13, 2021
With two trips scheduled for today, Jonathan & John joined me for the morning outing. We began with a troll and despite one quick bite from a pike, I had to cover plenty of water to get the second fish. Although John had a few on the line, they somehow let go before we could even tell what they were!
After about an hour or more, I finally found some active fish and the rods started to load. For over two hours they had multiple hookups from both pike & walleye. They even had a few double headers too!
Once the action slowed, I decided to switch gears and try for bass. A demo cast had me locked up instantly and I knew there would be more. They were both throwing soft plastics and despite losing several good smallies they managed to catch a few in the remaining time. Too bad the larger ones got off the line!
A quick turnaround saw the morning guys leaving and Ryan joining me for hopefully a great afternoon. The winds had built up pretty good and were blowing out of the SW at 15 to over 20 knots. It was going to be interesting indeed!
I ran slowly to an area and was in constant 2 & 3 footers almost the entire way. Once we arrived the waters almost looked calm as they were sheltered from most of the wind and I knew it would be easier to fish here.
I decided to teach Ryan how to cast a drop shot and it didn’t take long before we were hooked up. Both walleye and bass were caught and Ryan almost had his first musky when one decided to attack his walleye while reeling in. Although not giant, it was cool to see!
Once we had covered the area thoroughly, I decided to run to another place and try a little trolling. I had a technique that would benefit him on his upcoming fishing trip. As I neared the spot I was liking the wind and direction as we would be fishing in a good 1 to 2 foot roll. This is always better for what I was about to do!
With both lines in, it only took about 3 minutes for the first fish to fire a reel and Ryan was convinced with this technique. He boated a decent northern but it wouldn’t be his last!
I hadn’t planned on staying with the troll but we were catching fish. With each pass over the area multiple pike & walleye were being caught. You never leave fish to find fish! We ended up trolling till the end and he consistently landed one after the other.
Today was a great day all around with both trips being a success. Everyone left satisfied and Ryan even had several walleye to take home from the morning and afternoon catch. Great day for fishing!
