Rotating Winds

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What a roller coaster day for wind today! Neil and I headed out in an east blow that gradually turned, ending in a NW. Along its path we had several different conditions on the water that had the fish in many moods too! Sturgeon fishing was really fun to deal with!

Our first stop was going to be for the big ones as I slid into the area in search of giant marks. This spot had been producing some nice fish every day and I hoped today would be no different! I finally stopped on a few marks and set the rods for the wait. The holders were pretty much useless in these waves and holding them was our only option. Not an easy task with the boat bouncing from the opposing wind direction!

I had relocated a few times before our first bite, but at least we had one! Neil probably had the best fight for any sturgeon he had ever battled. This thing may not have been a true giant but it sure fought like one! It made at least 6 runs before finally coming to the net.

The fishing wasn’t like I had expected, but we were still able to get into a few fish throughout the morning. Despite the wind and oh yeah, “snow flurries”, we stuck it out! What was supposed to be a sunny day turned into a heavy overcast one with cold temps. The winds made it feel even colder too as Neil was feeling the chill. We needed to make a move and try casting for something else!

Our first stop only saw one bite but it was big! Neil battled a large fish on a drop shot that had me releasing the hold from the electric motor, just to have a chance of landing it. I was pretty sure what he had and confirmed my thought as it rose from the depths. It was a nice musky and landed on extremely light tackle. Sure glad I had the big net!

We tried fishing the same area after releasing the lunge but only had one other hit. I guess old toothy had scared all the smaller fish away!

I moved to another spot close by and we boated one good walleye and lost another smallie right at the boat. Tough fishing to say the least! As slow as we were trying to fish, these fish just weren’t in the mood to eat. Time for a relocation!

The remainder of the day saw us moving all over the place looking for active fish, but only a few smaller ones were landed. I almost wish that we had remained on the sturgeon and waited them out. Either way, we were done and called it a day!

This was not the easiest day of fishing like it should have been, but there were still some nice ones caught. Definitely the musky had to be the highlight of today, especially on the light tackle! With only a few days remaining in the sturgeon season, I will be focussing my attention primarily on them. With any luck, Mother Nature will allow me to not only get out, but actually fish them effectively. So far this fall, she hasn’t been as cooperative as I would have liked, but I can always dream!