The Switch Out
June 23, 2022
Joey and George hit the water with me this morning and had a great time catching all kinds of fish. We trolled up both pike & walleye but the bite was a little slow by my standards! Water temps had fallen, again and were now 63 degrees. Add to that the electrical storm that had passed through a few hours before and I knew I had my work cut out for me. Many short strikers and several fish just falling off in the net too! Despite all of this, they still managed to land many fish before I switched out one of the passengers. I traded Joey for his sister KD at a dock nearby and continued the afternoon trolling bite.
Similar fishing was had but once the winds kicked up the bite slowed. We covered plenty of water and managed a bunch more fish, both walleye and pike. The cross winds blowing from the SE were making it difficult but I stuck it out until the end. I knew that the run back in these winds weren’t going to be fun. They were gusting over 40km and were big! With everything put away or strapped down, we made our way across the ocean, completely dry. The last half mile was the worst with 3 to 4 foot rollers and we were going with them. I trimmed up and practically surfed them all the way back where I was lucky enough to have my trailer waiting. Don was given a set of keys in the morning and backed the boat trailer into the water so that all I had to do was drive the boat right on. Good thing too as there were massive waves where I would have needed to tie up!
Despite the big winds, we were able to complete the day and catch a bunch of fish. KD was even taking several walleye back with her for her father, who had organized this whole trip. He also dropped her off at a pick up place mid-day so that we could do the switch. Overall, it was a great day for fishing!
