Learning New Techniques

I had the pleasure of fishing with just one person today. Richard was flying solo and we spent the first hour trying to get him some walleye. Unfortunately the trolling bite was slow, but he did manage to land a really nice one, along with a northern. I relocated areas but found similar results here too! Eventually I just pulled the plug and headed to spot to show him how to drop shot. It was here that he started landing fish, both bass & walleye. With a little coaching he was able to feel the light bites and picked it up quickly. Unfortunately the action didn’t last very long and we were forced to relocate once again.

With time not on my side, I wanted to try a couple more places before his half day was done. The first one was a bust but the second one proved to be the right choice. The winds had some good sized rollers and the fish were active! In the last hour we managed to land over a half dozen good sized walleye and a couple of bonus smallies. Several bites were missed as well telling me that we should have made the move sooner!

Despite the slow start to the day, the fishing picked up in the end and we finished with a bang. Richard got to learn a new technique and two variations for fishing it. I’m sure he will be able to use this the next time he fishes from the shore. Hopefully he will land a few more on his own too!