A Returning Family
August 2, 2024
Today I had the pleasure of fishing with a client, that had fished with me 13 years agio. Adam & his wife Monique returned with their two boys, Porter & Weston, for an action-packed day of catching!
We began on a distant shoal, due to another boat nearby and it didn’t take long for someone to hook up. Weston, the youngest of their two sone, managed to get a nice keeper walleye that I immediately live welled after a couple of pics. They would surely have a few more for a great dinner tonight!
We made multiple drifts over the area and plenty of bass were caught and lost as well. Unfortunately, they were only able to land one more walleye before we relocated to another place nearby.
The second stop was a little slower and after many drifts with only one big pike to show for our efforts, I decided to make a big move in hopes of getting them into a few larger fish.
Sturgeon was up nest and Porter got to fight and land his very first dinosaur. It was a long battle but he managed to do it all on his own, except for the help of his dad for their pics! I had to make another move to get Weston one as well and fortunately he too battled another beast!
After fishing the big ones, we returned to casting for bass and they all caught several smaller ones before the next change. I decided to try one of the areas from this morning, due to the winds we were having and was disappointed when we arrived. For some reason, it was flat calm here! Regardless, we fished and managed to put two more nice walleye in the box for them to take home. Monique also landed another good bass that made the list of pics for the day!
With absolutely zero wind, it was a real scorcher! I made the offer to swim and it wasn’t long before all four of them were in the water. They would be ending their fishing trip with a cool dunk in the lake today. The kids really enjoyed it as they remained in there for quite some time before getting out.
We resumed fishing for a little bit after the swim but had to cut it short due to the sound of thunder. Off in the distance there was a small storm coming and I didn’t want to be on the water when it hit. Time to head back and take out!
Today was another great day of fishing and nobody got wet! Many fish were landed and fought including a couple of big firsts for the boys. Their vacation trip was loaded with all kinds of fun, including a refreshing swim in the lake. They would also be tasting fresh walleye for their first time tonight and I knew that this would be the best part of their day. Hopefully it won’t be another 13 years before they return again, for more great fishing action!!
