Evan & Sydney joined me today for another great day of fishing! This was an overdue Father’s Day gift and they couldn’t have asked for a better day. Temps were going to get into the 80’s and we had a great wind to start the morning off. It didn’t take long for me to locate an area holding good fish and many walleye and pike were landed. Most of the walleye were overs, but they did manage to reel in several good keepers too! I live welled a few of the larger keepers for them as they continued to land fish.

The afternoon saw a different approach when the wind laid down. I decided to fish a little deeper in search of a dropshot bite for both bass & walleye. Several more fish came aboard in the remaining hours of the day and they learned another technique as well before we were done.

Today was filled with plenty of action and lots of fish for Evan and Sydney to fight. They saw just how effective the troll could be and how to finesse non active fish when the bite slowed down. Overall, this was a productive and learning kind of day! I’m sure I’ll see them again in the near future for more hands-on learning and catching of course!!

After several days of cancellations due to high winds and bad weather, I was finally back on the water today! Alex was from the UK and in on business, looking to do some fishing. His schedule only allowed him the luxury of an afternoon trip, but managed to get to the docks by 11:00 am. We were fishing about 15 minutes later and catching small northerns. He managed to get into walleye and pike from the first area before we attempted to try for sturgeon.

The water level had increased with all the rain we had lately and also muddied up considerably. He was able to land one fish after losing another and was happy to tick this from his bucket list!

Our last area was a big flat and we were dropshotting the rocks hoping for both bass and walleye. In the remaining 30 minutes there were a couple landed and a few others missed or lost on their way to the boat.

Today passed by quickly with a half day trip but Alex was happy nonetheless! He got to catch a few new species in Canada that he never could have imagined. I only hope his work brings him back again and that we can continue where we left off, looking for a few new species to catch!

Two half day trips today had me out with Thomas & Mike in the morning trolling for pike and walleye once again. The flat calm conditions didn’t make it any easier as we covered plenty of water just to get bit. The fish weren’t very active as I could see by the short strikes, and we had several of them! Eventually I just decided to relocate to another area further away in hopes of more fish.

Apparently, this was the right move as it didn’t take long for the first reel to fire. In the last couple of hours of their trip, plenty more reels went off and many walleye came to the net. They even managed to get a couple of pike and one small bass as well before we were done.

My afternoon guests were waiting at the dock when I dropped off Thomas & Mike, Derek and his two children, Griffin & Teagan jumped aboard and we headed right back out. I had decided to return to where we were this morning, hoping for a better bite. Within minutes the first reel fired and Griffin soon landed his first Northern Pike. What should have been a double header ended in disappointment, when the second fish came unpinned. We trolled the area for quite a while and managed a few more fish, but had more short strikes than landed ones. It was obvious that these fish just didn’t want to eat! I had to stay in deeper water in order to get bit and eventually focused on this. Here we had better action and landed more fsih!

After having caught fewer pike & walleye than I expected, I decided to switch it up with bigger fish. We headed to an area that had been holding sturgeon and they each managed to land one apiece. After doing battle with the dinosaurs, we decided to go back to the smaller fish and I made a long run to another area for pike & walleye again. The remainder of the afternoon saw them boating more fish and both Teagan & Griffin finished with a bang. Their father Derek was just happy to see them catching fish and opted not to take any of the fish that bit on the troll.

This day was a long one with difficult fishing conditions, but I somehow managed to make it work. By covering water and switching it up, plenty of fish came to net. Tomorrow will be a day off with a heavy rain cancellation and I will definitely take advantage of it. Plenty of work prepping tackle for the upcoming week. I only hope the weather isn’t nearly as hot!!

Nick and his son Quintin were joined by Henri today and looking to catch some fish. We decided to start the day in search of pike & walleye and although a little slow in the beginning, they managed to get quite a few. Quintin was having a blast, reeling in all kinds of big fish, or so he thought!

I eventually moved to another area, casting for bass and Nick was the only one fortunate enough to hook up. Other fish were also missed, but not landed!

Quintin had wanted a big fish and I was able to put him on a huge sturgeon that beat him up for about 5 or 10 minutes. Henri had the same thing with another one and the two of them managed to bring both fish to the boat before the release!

We were experiencing poor winds and conditions and I thought we’d move to another area for more bass. Unfortunately, all that was landed from here was one nice walleye by Henri.

The winds were from the NE today and at times bigger than I would have liked. After one more unsuccessful stop for bass, they called it a day.

With the heatwave dropping today, came the switch in winds and the fishing changed too. The active fish became more lethargic and difficult to catch. We did however manage to grind it out and put plenty of fish in the boat. Overall. it was a great day!

Mike and his two sons, Caden & Teagan were with me for the morning & looking to catch some fish. I gave them the option of what they wanted and we decided to head for pike & walleye. They had never caught pike before and had limited success with the walleye. Hopefully the fish would cooperate!

Once we arrived, I began covering water and finally found some fish for them to battle. It may have begun with a couple of pike but soon we were into the walleye as well. They even had the first double of the morning with two good walleye on the lines!

I focused on one stretch and managed to get them plenty more fish as I went back and forth. A couple more double headers were even seen too! Despite another day with intense heat, the action was on fire for a while. Caden almost had the biggest eye of the season but fell short when it came unpinned before the boat. Although tough to handle, he did redeem himself with one of the last fish of the day. This one wasn’t quite as big as the one he lost but it was definitely a large eye! We ended on a high with another good walleye and called it a day with the release. All the fish got to live today!

I couldn’t have asked for a better outcome for these 3 guests as the fish seemed to come alive this morning. It seemed like old times with plenty of action in only a half day trip. Everyone landed their fair share and a couple of new species were landed by some. They definitely all landed their personal bests in both categories! Great day all around!!