Sveinn & his wife Valdis were with me today, and all the way from Iceland! They are in Montreal for 3 years working for a company and loving the Canadian life. They had even joined me this winter on the ice and had a great time. I was sure today would be even better!

With last night’s cold front the water temps definitely dropped and an adjustment was needed to make the fish bite. I didn’t have the lines set for more than a few minutes before a reel fired and Valdis was into her very first walleye. I knew it was an over long before it even neared the boat. She was just elated with the fact that she had even caught a fish! Little did she know that it was just beginning!

We had spent a few hours covering water in the first location and after several adjustments, managed to put 3 keeper eyes in the livewell. Time for our first move!

I decided to change up presentations and try for another species. The first reel to fire went off hard and I knew Sveinn was about to land his first Canadian Northern! After several more, I decided to break out the fly rod as he had requested before the trip. This too didn’t take long before he was battling one on the fly. Along with the pike there were also more walleye and life was good!

Late in the afternoon, I made another move and hit what turned out to be the last stop of our day. By finding warmer water we were able to continue the great fishing, boating more walleye and northerns. Some of them were really good ones too, closing out a perfect day!

Sveinn & his wife Valdis spent an absolutely spectacular day on the water with almost perfect conditions. Loads of fish were landed and a few were even harvested for their dinner. It would be the first time they ever tried walleye and I know they will love it!

The next couple of days look like a wash with the giant winds expected, so I will be taking them off to do some work around the house. I will however be out towards the end of the week and back at it hard!  Too many fish out there and plenty of clients to enjoy catching them in the weeks to come! Several open dates are still available as well for anyone to experience some of the best fishing they’ve ever had! I can’t wait to get back out!

Ted brought his sons, Ben, Jonathan & Sam out for an incredible day of fishing today. We began in a big west wind that had me running to our starting spot at about 25mph. Fortunately we were able to fish for several hours before the winds switched direction and went north. During this time, they managed to land many pike and walleye before another move was required.

Our second location had me running slowly once again in probably 3 to 4 footers . I managed to keep everyone dry and we changed up presentations to continue with an even better afternoon filled with walleye and a few incidental catches. The bonus for the day had to be the giant drum that battled like a champ. I actually thought that it might be a musky at first with all the heavy lunges.

To say today was interesting would have been an understatement! Mother Nature was up to her old tricks once again with the weather and winds. Somehow I managed to not only salvage the day but fill the boat with fish too. Great day all around! Oh yeah and they’re having fish for dinner!

Christiane & I were out yesterday checking the repair installations I had done. Along with verifying that my job was working correctly, we decided to wet a line for a few hours and checked out some new areas to fish for tomorrow with my clients. She may not have caught a pile of fish but we did manage to bring a couple of high end keepers home and release some quality overs. Great morning to be on the water!

Peter and his son Alex were joined by their friends Olivier and his son ZaC for another great morning of fishing. They reeled in all kinds of pike & walleye and before we knew it, time was done. Not before filling the livewell with a great limit and some! They would be having fish for dinner!

Fouad & his family joined me today for another pike & walleye troll. The conditions were perfect for the full boat as there were 4 of them. They managed to get a trolling 101 course with a few advanced techniques added in. In the end, the planer boards accounted for the majority of walleye as it was an absolute mirror out there. When the little wind we started with disappeared, the bite took a turn for the worse. I was forced to run the lines further from the boat with the aid of the boards. A decent amount of fish were taken with this technique and they managed to take 6 fish home for their dinner tonight. Ya can’t beat fresh fish for dinner!

Neil & his son Ben joined me today for another great fishing day. Despite the slow start this morning, we were able to adjust to the cold water temps and rally in the end. A combination of casting & trolling accounted for the fish with the numbers pretty equal. I believe that in the end, there were more walleye landed than pike with several overs being released. Neil even managed to take a good high end limit home with him for his family’s dinner tonight. Great fishing with even better days ahead!