The Deep Freeze

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Well, we finally had a break in the weather with the winds. but overnight a deep freeze came in and sent us into the negatives. It was definitely a chilly start to the day as we headed on the water. I thought I’d try something new, to see if the walleye were setting up in an area that produces, when the weather gets colder in the fall.

Rick & Danny began the troll along a weed edge and it didn’t take long for one of them to hook up. Rick was into a pretty good fish, but after about a minute, it came unpinned and we never got to know how big it actually was. Based on the weight, it was a good one! After covering water with only one more hit and no fish, I decided to leave the area and go elsewhere for bass.

We began casting a shoal that had been producing good the last couple of weeks but only came up with one decent bass bite. A slight adjustment in locations had Danny into one of the better fish of the day and a few others followed too. They both managed to get fish from here, but not many. We covered plenty of water and were unsuccessful all around the area. Time for a move!

I headed to another transitional spot and Rick was the first to lock up. His fish was a really good one and made it into the net for a few pics. Soon after he was tight to another really good one as well and things were looking up for this spot! Danny got into the game too, but he had actually locked up on a sturgeon. This was the second time this fall that one of these dinosaurs had actually taken a dropshot! It’s amazing how well they fight on light tackle and 5 minutes later, it was in the net. Several more good bass also followed before we were done here and they too were big. It may not have given up a load of fish but they were good ones!

The rest of the afternoon saw a few more fish taken from the other areas we fished. Our last location had a pile of walleye that were unwilling to bite as we saw on the sonar. The flat calm along with bluebird skies had them pressed to the bottom not wanting to bite. Danny was the only one that managed to entice one of them into eating before we were done.

Today was a little tougher than the last couple but the fish were all quality. I think the big blow from the last two days, along with the deep freeze overnight, had them a little slower to recover. Another heatwave is coming this week and who knows how the fish will be reacting this time. I know the warmth will be a welcomed treat after this chilly fall day. Hopefully it will fire them up!!