After cancelling several days recently, due big winds and crap weather, I was finally back out today! Chas & his wife were with me after I had to cancel them yesterday, as well. The clients I had for today requested a reschedule due to one of them having the flu. In the end, it all worked out for Chas!

Cold morning temps greeted us this morning, but at least the winds were low and the lake didn’t look like an ocean. Although they were from the NE, they were blowing low and the waves were tiny. I only hoped the conditions hadn’t changed too much!

Our first area may have looked good, but the fish didn’t want to bite. I decided to pull the plug quickly and opted for another spot, further away. This one was in a little deeper water and several fish were landed, casting a dropshot. Unfortunately, it wasn’t what I had expected either and another move was made.

I had been seeing plenty of bass from this next location and after refining it a bit more, the fish began to bite. Dropshot rigs were used and we remained here for several hours, just pounding on the fish! They may not have been all big, but they fought like they were!

The next few places we tried, all fell short on the catching. It wasn’t until I hit another big flat offshore that things turned around. I had Chas tossing blades and he was absolutely annihilated! There’s no better feeling than getting hammered by a bass on a spinnerbait! He stuck with it for a while and managed to land over a half dozen. Several other fish were also missed as well, telling me that we were finally on the fall numbers I had wanted to see.

I had no intension of staying here for as long as we did, but the fish were biting. Whenever it slowed down, I changed up techniques and he landed many more fish. From blades to hard & soft baits, to finally dropshots, all worked well. In the end, the last cast yielded another big fish and we left them biting! Who knows how many bass were actually here? All I know is that they took a pounding before we were done. Chas landed an incredible number of them and his wife even took part in the beating at times as well.

What looked like another cancellation day turned into a phenomenal one for us today! Plenty of action on all levels. Multiple bait changes allowed us to monopolize on the high number of fish we were on today. They both left with a sense of satisfaction and Chas may have even gotten the bass thumb that we all strive for. Either way, it was an extraordinary bass catching day!!

Day 2 with Jim & Marie saw us taking a road trip to a different puddle. The winds were expected to blow harder and I needed an area that we could actually fish. Hopefully they would have as good a day as they had yesterday!

Our first spot this morning saw Marie hooked up, on her very first cast! Although the fish came unpinned, it was a good sign of things to come. Not long after, she was locked up again and this time the fish made it to the net. It was a big smallie and definitely picture worthy! Jim was tossing a different presentation, but not for long. Marie nailed a few more fish and I soon switched both to the same baits. We remained here fa little longer until the bite stopped and then made our first move.

Our second and third areas were slower than expected but the fourth one was much better. I had positioned the boat in such a way that they were both into fish, continuously. We remained here for quite some time and slight adjustments with the baits kept the action going. Marie was on fire as usual, hooking one fish after the other. Although Jim caught several, he was no match for his wife. At one point she went at least 6 casts in a row with her rod bent! Unfortunately, all things must come to an end and that it did. We were forced to move again but not before several more bass were landed.

The next stop was equally as good and a high number of fish were landed once again. Both of them were into plenty of action, now that they were using the same presentations. As with the previous stop, this place also slowed down and we were forced to relocate again.

There was limited time remaining in the day now and I hit a few more areas before we were done. Almost every spot we hit today had fish but not the size or numbers I had expected. The water temps were still at 63 degrees and I think the best is yet to come. In the next couple of weeks, it should be on fire and I will be there to take advantage of the bite. Today with Jim and Marie was the first time I had been here this season and it was a good indication of what was going on. They definitely were content catching the numbers of bass they caught today. They also lost plenty! A great two days of fishing for Jim & Marie, the longest lasting clients I have!!

Jim & Marie were back with me again this year and we targeting their favorite species, bass. We would be fishing as many areas as we could and hopefully find the mother-load!

The first spot only produced a few smaller bass on a dropshot, but they were on the board. The second and third spot came up shy of anything and I was on the move, quickly. The third spot however, was where Jim managed to put several decent bass in the boat and Marie landed her best of the day.

Things were a little slow so far, but our next stop lasted a few hours, as it was loaded. Both Jim & Marie caught plenty of fish of all sizes from here. Jim managed to land the biggest bass of the day, along with a good-sized sturgeon. It had eaten a dropshot by fishing slowly and was definitely hooked in the mouth. First time ever!

After having spent several hours in this one area, I finally moved when it became slow. I made a long move to see what the skies had in store for us and ran through some showers getting there. It wasn’t much but enough to don the rain gear!

This was our last stop of the day and Marie made it all worthwhile by landing a couple of decent walleye. The lake went flat calm after the rain had passed and the bite went dead. It was time to pull the plug and head in.

It was nice to have my longest standing clients back again this year. They had been fishing with me for over 20 years and seen plenty of fish on their trips. Today was another one of those and a great one again. They will be back with me tomorrow and hopefully we will have another memorable day of fishing to add to the others from the past. May even have to take a road trip to another puddle to get it done. Bigger bass ahead!!

Peter and a couple of his friends were with me this morning in hopes of getting into some sturgeon. I knew that the winds would be a problem, but decided to give it a try regardless. This was the only day that Pat and Herb were able to join and it was a unanimous decision to head out and try.

I had checked lots of water in search of schooling fish, without good results. What I had been on only a few days earlier didn’t seem to be around. Eventually I settled on one place that seemed loaded with fish. It was in much deeper water but the sonar looked great. As bad luck would have it, they turned out to be catfish and after landing a few, I decided to leave. We would switch it up to a different species instead!

The winds were building when we arrived, but we were all in. We were going to drift the flat and see if we could hook into a few walleye. They all dropshotted and we made multiple drifts, picking at some decent fish. Along with the Walters, there were a few big perch caught as well. The winds were moving us along quickly and the drifts were shorter than I would have liked, but at least they were catching fish!

Time passed quickly this morning and before we knew it, it was time to head back. Just as well too because a couple of them were feeling the cold. It wasn’t summer anymore!

We may not have caught the targeted species, but plan B definitely worked out well. By having a fall back with the walleye, they were able to salvage the day with some pretty nice fish. The winds were definitely not in our favor as Mother Nature was back to her nasty self today. Hopefully tomorrow will be better!!

A double trip today saw Marco, Rogerio and Mario in the morning, searching for a sturgeon bite. They were from Brazil and looking to catch something big. They weren’t disappointed!

Winds were finally out of the SW and light making anchoring up much easier. We fished until close to 11:00 and everyone caught big fish. Not the giants I would have liked, but still big to them. They even had a double header that was a little chaotic to land. A great morning of fishing!

My afternoon trip was with Ken and his brother Rob and their father Denis. We were heading out for walleye as their dad hadn’t caught one in quite a while. I knew it wouldn’t be a problem and began almost immediately. Several drifts over rocky areas produced plenty of bites, but most of them were missed. Striking too fast didn’t allow the fish to get hooked, but they still managed to put a couple of keepers in the box. Time to change locations!

I ventured offshore to an area that was holding some better fish and made several drifts over this area. It was here that they all managed to land a few more walleye. Denis was the one on fire, capturing two good overs and a couple of high-end keepers. Both Rob and Ken also contributed to their catch and Ken boated a big northern as well. We remained here until it was time to leave and they weren’t disappointed. We had accomplished what we had set out to do!

Today was an interesting one filled with a mix of fish. Both targeted species were caught and that’s all that counts. Everyone had a great time, leaving satisfied and the afternoon guys would be eating fresh fish tonight!!