Another Hail Mary

What an amazing day the gang had today! John, Jeff, Mason & Jacob were with me on this very hazy day. The forest fires out west had us completely engulphed, looking like we were in the fog. Although the sunrise was a spectacular ball of fire, it soon disappeared and the entire day was overcast. It was almost like fishing just before a storm!

Everyone in the boat today managed to catch a good number of pike, but the walleye seemed to be almost nonexistent. Although we had our chances at a few, it wasn’t on fire. I moved around plenty and covered plenty of water trolling. Unfortunately, pike were the majority of fish caught, until the end. As if it was a Hail Mary, we had one more reel fire, right after we had a triple header. This tine however, Jacob fought a larger toothy critter right into the boat for the last fish of the day. I removed the hooks and she was on her way, no worse for wear! What a way to end the day! This may not have been the greatest day for bites, but it sure left them with some stories to tell. Overall, it was tougher than usual, but it sure had a great finish!