Sam & his brother Stan had an interesting day on the water as Mother Nature blew once again! Winds were out of the NE and the temperatures dropped significantly. It was actually cold this morning when we began!

I decided to start back where we did well yesterday but soon found out it wasn’t the same. With only a handful of bass caught, we were forced to change areas quickly. I made a long run to try and escape the winds and eventually did just that. We hit several areas on this side and were fairly protected on all.

I jumped all over throughout the day and found some fish in each spot we fished. IIn one particular bass zone, they actually landed a pile of walleye. This was quite a surprise, but a welcomed one nonetheless!

The remainder of the day saw similar results with a mix of fish. The highlights of the day had to be when Sam hooked into a big fish on a dropshot that ended up being a catfish. Stan also battled a huge sturgeon to the boat that was his first ever dinosaur.

Although today may not have been what I had hoped for, plenty of good fish were caught. Of course, the winds laid down in the end, but this allowed me to do a little dropshotting. One last bass was caught by Stan before we called it a day. Tougher than usual bite, but always a great day for fishing!!

Sam and his brother Stan experienced the best smallmouth bass fishing, so far this season! They had travelled from Tennessee to battle bronzebacks and weren’t disappointed today. It may have taken a while to find the bigger ones, but in the end, they did in spades!

Another scorcher of a day still didn’t have the water above 70 degrees, but the fish didn’t care. Thy bit on blades, cranks and several soft plastics. It was the first day that I had targeted strictly bass and They were in different stages, in several of the places we fished. I definitely covered lots of water today! One spot saw the best action and it was here that we spent the most time. Big fish and plenty!

The entire day was filled with plenty of laughs as they competed on the bass. Hopefully tomorrow will be equal or better than today as they are here for 3 days. Who knows, maybe even a few Walters will come out to play. I may even pull out the big sticks for a little sturgeon action too! Only time will tell, but one thing for sure, they’ll be catching loads more fish!!

Another double trip today had Elan’s family in the morning and Samantha’s family in the afternoon. Both groups caught fish, but the second party saw more action. The overnight thunder storms had the fish in a bit of a funk when we began and it took a while to get the first rip. The fish were definitely shut down and scattered, causing me to cover a lot of water for the bites. Despite all of this, there were still some good fish landed!

The afternoon started out with us heading elsewhere, due to the increasing winds. They were blowing from the west at 20 to 30 and this increased the size of the waves. With two kids on board, I wanted to find an area to fish that was somewhat protected. Unfortunately, I had to settle for one that was only slightly better. It didn’t seem to matter though as we were quickly hooked up!

Although it wasn’t fast & furious this afternoon, there was still plenty of action. The two kids boated both pike and walleye and many of them. I had to troll differently this afternoon, due to the wind direction, but the results were great. By the time we were done they had boated enough fish to keep them happy and even had a few walleye to take back home. The 4 of them would be eating good tonight!

Today was a bit of a challenge and adjustments were needed to put everyone on fish. In the end, the afternoon was definitely the better half of the day, with 2 happy kids catching more fish than they could have imagined. As always, Mother Nature rules and today it showed. The overnight weather definitely had the fish in a negative mood this morning. I’m sure glad they changed their attitude this afternoon!!

Tom was with me this morning, along with a couple of his coworkers. We had a mixed fishing day, beginning with trolling and ending with dropshotting. Casting cranks & soft plastics in between allowed them to boat both bass and walleye. With a later start and earlier finish, it cut our day short. Regardless, they had a good time. Six hours of fishing in total, but some really nice eyes were boated!!

Double trips today with Rich in the morning and Darrin & his son Ryan in the afternoon. Both turned out to be productive with plenty of trolling for pike & walleye. Rich spent the last 30 minutes of the morning targeting bass and had several shots at them. Unfortunately, he only managed to land one, but it was a great one.

The afternoon saw similar results on the pike and walleye and Ryan was able to complete his request for them. Having never caught either before, he was quite happy to tick them off his young, bucket list.

Winds were almost nonexistent today and the heat was definitely upon us, as I grinded it out till the very end. The fish are also on the move and beginning to set up in their summer locations. Things are changing and adjustments are needed to have successful days now. Looks like the soft plastics and dropshot rigs will be coming out soon. I can’t wait to add those to the arsenal. Hopefully the next time out!!