Richard flew solo today after his wife opted to stay back due to a cold. He experienced an interesting day with the hateful east winds but we prevailed in the end. After a few areas with spotty results, we finally settled on one that was loaded. Richard boated plenty of bass and even managed to get his personal best!

One of our last stops of the day finally produced a couple of walleye for him to take home. It also saw a couple of really big smallies too!

This day wasn’t easy, but in the end, it was productive! Richard managed to learn a new technique and boated so many bass while using it. Despite the winds, it turned out to be another great day of fishing!!

Michael was in from California and wanted to try a little freshwater fishing before heading back home. He scheduled a morning trip for today in hopes of catching some fish, other than the saltwater ones he was accustomed to. I was going to make sure that it happened!

We began in an area that looked good when we stopped, but after three passes and only one small bass, we immediately changed locations. The second place showed plenty of walleye but we were only able to get 3 keeper sized ones and one over. They were all returned to fight another day! After fishing a third spot without any luck, I decided to make a move to a distant location in hopes of salvaging the morning.

The time had passed by quickly and this was going to be the last place we would fish. Fortunately, it was holding bass and almost on his first cast, it began. I decided to stay an hour longer than we were supposed to and finished fishing by noon. In just a short amount of time, he had landed an insane amount, of bass. It seemed like almost every cast for a while! This was a perfect ending to his morning trip!

Michael left with a definite sense of satisfaction and a love of smallmouth bass fishing. He had battled many of these feisty fish and enjoyed every single one of them. I only wish we could have had more time, because we left them biting! Another great half day ending with a flurry of action!

Afte rescheduling three times due to foul weather, Eugene finally made it out today! He was flying solo and looking forward to catching some fish. For once the weather was on his side!

We began with a dropshot drift once again and after only a few passes, I realized the fish weren’t here. Only one good bass was landed along with several smaller perch. Time to relocate!

With practically no wind, the drifts had to be aided with the electric motor just to move. It didn’t feel like there was much current either. The fish definitely weren’t on a feed and had to be bumped on the nose just to eat. This second place wasn’t much better as only perch wanted to eat. Time to move on once again!

Multiple spots were fished with little to no results so I made a long run to a few places that should have more current. Several bass were caught from the first one, along with an accidental sturgeon. The winds had finally begun but were out of the NE causing us to actually move up current when drifting. Although they weren’t much, they still were messing up our movement. We also had lots of boats around that limited the areas I wanted to fish. At one point, I actually waited for one of them to leave before I moved in to fish.

One of our last spots of the day was finally on fire and it was here that Eugene was treated to some action. He caught all kinds of smallies on a variety of presentations before we headed back. He had brought a bait-cast outfit that he wanted to become comfortable with and he definitely gave it a workout! We eventually left this area and made our way back to the ramp. to fish one final area of the day.

There were so many boats on the lake today due to the weather that it made it difficult to run in tight places. I think that everyone who owned a watercraft was on the lake. Temps were in the mid 80’s and it was sunny. Great day for water activities! The last place we fished wasn’t great but it still had a few fish to catch before we were done.

Eugene spent one of the nicest days, weather wise, of the season today and was glad of our previous cancellations. It was picture-perfect weather and he caught plenty of fish as well on this September day. The forecast calls for several more days of this and I know many more people will be enjoying it too. I will also be out most of the time with customers and with any luck, the fishing will remain good for them too. Only time will tell!!

Vigen & Jack fished with me this morning in hopes of a couple of new species. They were from California and wanted to catch something they had never caught before. I knew this wouldn’t be a problem!

We began by drifting over a flat with a dropshot setup and they managed to get a couple of walleye and bass in the first few passes. Although they dropped several fish, they still each caught some!

The lake was flat calm again and we moved around some to just get a breeze. That and to rid the boat of those pesky dog pecker knats! Each place we fished produced fish and they both landed several more before we were done. Half days go by so fast!

Vigen & Jack had a great time this morning catching fish and loved being out in a boat doing it. Back home they fish for trout in the mountains and do it from the shore. It’s a totally different approach to fishing when you don’t have to remain in one place on the bank! Overall, it was a great 4 hours of fishing!

Phil was finally back with me today and this time he brought Zev, his youngest son. We were heading out to try for a variety of species and hopefully they would all cooperate. The conditions wouldn’t be the best, but we were going to try!

Our first targeted fish fell short, as the sturgeon eluded us in three different areas. Zev did however manage to catch the first fish of the day, when he landed a keeper walleye. We soon pulled the plug on these fish and decided to try for something that would bite.

I made a long run to another spot for bass & walleye, only to find a couple of boats already fishing there! Plan C went into play and we drifted an outside area close by, waiting for them to leave. Once gone, we tried one drift and ended up leaving quickly. I wasn’t marking anything, including bait and decided to move.

The next place saw the bulk of the fish landed with Zev reeling in some pretty nice eyes! Several perch and one good smallie also fell victim to their offerings before we relocated to the last spot of the day.

Our final location saw Phil catching a few more walleye along with a couple of bass. Several fish were missed as well before we were done.

Flat calm water with practically zero flow was what we were faced with today. The bright sun and high heat may have been nice for this time of year, but also added to the tough conditions. In the end however, we fended alright and managed to still put some good fish in the boat. Phil even went home with several nice fish for their dinner tonight! Good times were had by all!