In Search of Dinosaurs
August 22, 2023
Gaetan & Charles joined me this morning for a mixed bag day! Winds were out of the north blowing 15 to 25 but we wanted to try for a sturgeon bite, regardless. The question was, whether or not we would be able to anchor up. Only time would tell as we ran to the area to fish!
Despite the big north, the run was actually better than I thought and I set up on a few fish after scanning the area. Although a little bouncy and twisted, I was able to see the bites and managed to catch a few fish in the time we were anchored. Unfortunately, the only sturgeon landed was a juvenile, but at least it was Charles’s first! His uncle Gaetan had been with me last year in October and fought a few really good ones. Today they were hoping for the same, but fell a little short! They did manage to catch a couple of other exotic species though, with redhorse suckers and a channel cat also landed. At least it was action!
We eventually had to pull the plug on sturgeon fishing when the winds switched NE and made the bites more difficult to see. The gobies weren’t helping either as they were nibbling all of our worms! It was definitely time to change species!
I made a long run after packing everything up and headed somewhere to fish for bass and walleye. They started with a dropshot and almost immediately were into fish. Too bad most of them came off before reaching the net! Both bass and walleye were seen from here but not the numbers I had expected. I soon changed presentations and headed even shallower!
Gaetan and Charles were now throwing soft plastics and immediately the bites were seen! Although Gaetan still had trouble keeping the bass pinned, Charles didn’t seem to have any difficulty landing his. Eventually however, both were bringing them to net!
I had remained in the area for quite a while as the fish were really biting. Unfortunately, that all came to an end when and the bites just died! It was time for another move and I headed to open water some distance away, searching for a few walleye.
The run was actually pleasant as the winds had diminished considerably. I soon arrived and set them up once again with a dropshot and began fishing. I was marking good schools of fish, but they didn’t seem to want to bite. A few walleye were landed but not the numbers I had seen. Several drifts later they called the day and we at least ended on a high. There were a few fish in the box for them to bring home to eat!
This was definitely a multi species day as many different fish were caught. The numbers were there, but not the size! Plenty of action was had by all making this a very enjoyable fishing day. Hopefully when they come back in October, the fish will be bigger and Charles will finally get to tangle with a beast. If Mother Nature cooperates, that shouldn’t be a problem. Bring on fall fishing!!
