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A few days off saw me back at it with Rich & Kevin today. They were interested in fishing for smallies and I focussed on bass the entire day. Rich hit a nice one on the first spot with a blade and I thought they were going to get into them good. Unfortunately it was the only fish landed from here, despite a few other missed strikes and break offs.

I swung over to another area nearby and Rich managed a couple of keeper walleye, along with several smaller bass. Kevin wasn’t as fortunate with a couple of small bass and another break off. There was something going on with his line and I wasn’t sure what it was!

What was supposed to be a sunny day seemed like never ending clouds. I really needed the bright skies to be able to see what I was searching for in the shallows. Although a few more fish were landed from this area, it wasn’t what I had hoped for with the water being so low. A lack of current had the fish pushed out and Rich even managed to catch a decent sized northern because of it!

Our next spot proved to be a great choice as the guys landed many fish from here! They both saw some topwater action and boated quality bass from the surface. Soft plastics were used to entice the other fish that didn’t want to come up and a dropshot rig for the balance as well. They really worked the area over not leaving any feeding fish when were done!

The last couple of hours were spent out deep, dropshotting for bass in up to 32 feet of water. I wasn’t sure how many were left with the falling water temps but was pleasantly surprised to see there were loads. Both guys landed lots of fish before we were done!

Today was a great day, despite the dark overcast skies for most of it. Once we began to fish deep, the sun came out and warmed up the air. The bite was consistent throughout the day but most of the shallow fish were a little reluctant to chase. A mix of presentations from top to bottom and everything in between were used to make this a successful fishing day. I know the guys really enjoyed the topwater action, but versatility was the word of the day. Can’t wait to get back out!

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Today was a long day to day to say the least! A group of four in the morning opted to try for sturgeon and unfortunately they didn’t cooperate. Although we only fished them for a couple of hours, the results were dismal at best. Two eels and two Redhorse suckers! I eventually switched the guys over to walleye and they had a blast. Everyone managed to land several and they all took fish home with them in the end!

The afternoon saw a tough bite but I stuck with the fish that I knew were in an area and refined everything to make it work. By using the electric motor we were able to slowly move over the flat that held good walleye. A lack of wind made it seem like we were anchored! Plenty of big fish were caught and several high end keepers were taken home by Jonathan and his family for some good eating tonight. The three of them enjoyed catching probably the biggest eyes they’d ever seen, under extremely tough conditions. Flat calm, bright sunshine and hot temps definitely made for a challenging afternoon today!

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Harley & his wife Nadia joined me this morning on a chilly start to the day. Sure glad I wasn’t wearing shorts like Harley! Winds were out of the NW and clouds kept the air cool for a while. The fishing wasn’t great either but first pass yielded a nice sized keeper walleye for Nadia that went right into the livewell. She managed a few more fish in the several passes after but most were smallies. Great fights from these big footballs!

I made multiple passes over the area but had to use the electric motor in order to get the line I needed. Harley managed a few bass of his own and Nadia landed a good sized over walleye and more smallies before I decided to relocate. It was just not happening here despite marking all kinds of fish!

I headed to a rocky flat and we spent the remainder of the morning making passes over the hard bottom. Both Harley & Nadia manage to have plenty of action and caught lots of walleye before we were done.

It may have been a little slow this morning but things definitely picked up as the air warmed. They managed to catch the biggest and most fish they ever had in only a half day. I can only imagine what a full day would have been! More great days ahead!

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Spent a few hours today fishing with Subhash and his business partner. They opted for sturgeon and although we managed to get 5, they were all on the small side. He also landed something he had never seen, a Redhorse sucker! A late start and an early finish had us only spending a couple of hours fishing. Definitely a short day!

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Well, another brutal day on the water again today! No wind, current or any movement at all for Dan, the birthday boy! We had blazing sunshine and insane heat & humidity, all day long! Thankfully the fish were on fire too!

We started out with a really slow drift, float fishing and caught bass, walleye and a strange bonus catfish. When the floating weeds became more than we could handle, I brought him to a smallmouth spot I hadn’t fished in quite a while. I wasn’t sure what it would be like with the huge drop in our water level, but apparently the fish weren’t affected. In fact, they were more than willing to hit top water and other baits fished from the surface to the bottom. We remained here for several hours and then headed back to where we began in hopes of fewer floaters.

The drifts had to be aided by the electric motor, otherwise it would have been like being anchored! After one painful pass, I decided to raise the roof to escape some of the heat. It was still painful but at least we had some shade! The fish were also slow but we managed several more walleye and bass before we called it quits. Neither of us could take this any longer and by 4:00 we were done! We had roasted long enough and were looking forward to something with air conditioning!

Today was a great fishing day filled with plenty of action. Both walleye and bass with a few extras thrown in just for fun! Dan also landed perch, pike and of course that bonus catfish! I know this flat, hot low water won’t last forever, but hopefully we won’t have a hurricane with winds from the wrong direction. Unfortunately, you just never know!