Fighting Less Winds

After taking a beating the last couple of days on the water with Herm, I finally had a calmer day today! The twisting and bouncing really takes a toll on the body when you spend 8 hours on your feet, but we at least caught fish! Hopefully today would be even better!

I had a double scheduled, with George and his gang for the morning and Thomas in the afternoon. Although the winds were not from a friendly direction, I was still able to make passes over the areas I wanted to fish. It was a challenge with 4 people fishing, but they never tangled up. Some good fish were landed by everyone and this was definitely a success. Simon even managed to catch 3 good keeper walleye that ended up going home with him. In the end, they all left with a sense of accomplishment, seeing as they were mostly new to the sport of fishing!

Thomas spent the second half of the day with me and landed several great fish in the four hours out. There were some good sized walleye along with a few nice smallies. He was new to a dropshot rig but caught on quickly with the first bass within minutes of his trip. The rest as they say, is history!

Double trip days are usually a challenge but today was easier than usual. The forecasted SE winds were supposed to be big but they never really arrived. In fact, the waters were actually calm at times which was a welcomed treat after the last week. My back appreciated the break from all the twisting in the rollers. Hoping for similar conditions in the coming days, but it’s not looking good! Might even have to cancel a few of the trips due to the big blows expected. Crossing my fingers that the weather geniuses are wrong as usual!!