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Russell & his wife Rachel joined me today for a mix of everything. Although we were focussed on bass and walleye, there was always a chance of something bigger. Rachel proved that with a nice sized northern caught on a drop shot rig. She also managed to land the largest walleye and bass as well giving her a great slam for the day. Both Rachel and Russell landed plenty of walleye and bass and were able to take a good limit of Walters back with them in the end. All in all a pretty good day!

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Deb, Maria & Dylan never expected a fishing day like they had today! They caught all kinds of fish drop shotting, both small and large, in almost perfect conditions. We had a great wind to be able to drift over the shoal we were on and the fish were everywhere! Although it took Dylan a little longer than both Deb & his mother Maria, he finally mastered this technique. By slowing down, he was finally able to hook more fish than he missed and landed both walleye and smallmouth bass. Maria and Deb were into the fish almost immediately and by reacting slower on the hookset, they were able to lock up most of the time.

We wanted to try a troll but the fish kept us dropshotting until almost noon. Once the wind layed down we shifted gears and headed to another area on the water to give it a try. Too bad it wasn’t as good as the finesse fishing, but we did manage to land a few. The fish just weren’t chasing and I realized this by the way they were hooked. Not one was in the mouth! They were slamming the lures and getting fouled somewhere near but not from the inside. I hate when they hit closed mouthed! We had several rips as well that just weren’t there! I made another move to somewhere else near the end, hoping for better results, but was equally disappointed. A few more rips but only one fish for our effort was seen from here before we headed in.

Slow presentations were definitely needed today and the drop shot technique was the answer. All three of them had high numbers landed and plenty more chances as well. I’m sure glad I decided to fish this way today as the slow drift was definitely the way to go! Great results were had on the full moon today!

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Val was with me again today and we headed out for walleye to start the trip. He always likes to bring a few home to eat and I knew exactly where to get them! The winds were blowing pretty good but less than yesterday and I was sure we wouldn’t have a hard time catching fish.

The drifts were absolutely perfect and we remained in the area for several passes. Each one yielded both bass and walleye and several of the Walters made their way into the livewell. A few others were overs and some smaller ones too that were released!

We ran around the lake afterwards and hit plenty of spots catching both bass and walleye again. Most of the fish were a little deeper today but Val did manage to nail several smallies in the shallows as well. Only one fish pic was taken as Val would rather fish than take photos!

Overall it was an interesting day with the winds big then non-existent then big again! It was a roller coaster ride for sure! Plenty of fish were caught and he was able to take a good limit of tasty treats back with him in the end. Who could ask for anything more!

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I had the pleasure of fishing with just one person today. Richard was flying solo and we spent the first hour trying to get him some walleye. Unfortunately the trolling bite was slow, but he did manage to land a really nice one, along with a northern. I relocated areas but found similar results here too! Eventually I just pulled the plug and headed to spot to show him how to drop shot. It was here that he started landing fish, both bass & walleye. With a little coaching he was able to feel the light bites and picked it up quickly. Unfortunately the action didn’t last very long and we were forced to relocate once again.

With time not on my side, I wanted to try a couple more places before his half day was done. The first one was a bust but the second one proved to be the right choice. The winds had some good sized rollers and the fish were active! In the last hour we managed to land over a half dozen good sized walleye and a couple of bonus smallies. Several bites were missed as well telling me that we should have made the move sooner!

Despite the slow start to the day, the fishing picked up in the end and we finished with a bang. Richard got to learn a new technique and two variations for fishing it. I’m sure he will be able to use this the next time he fishes from the shore. Hopefully he will land a few more on his own too!

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Dominic & his son Justin joined me this morning for another cold front of fishng. The roller coaster weather patterns this year have been just insane! Our first area saw practically zero life while chasing the bass with aggressive baits. In fact, even the slower baits in the shallows saw very little action as well. It wasn’t until I decided to go deeper with a dropshot that they began to land fish. Both bass & walleye were caught and things were beginning to look up!

As the day passed, I hit several other shallow spots and found fish in almost every one of them. Too bad we had to resort to extra slow baits in order to get bit! One particular area saw some numbers but very little size. They did manage to get a few larger bass but the bulk were medium at best!

I finally pulled the plug on the shallows and decided to try a little deeper with the dropshot and similar results were had. A couple of good ones were brought to net but overall the fish were smaller here as well. We eventually pulled the plug on this too and headed back to the ramp.

This day was filled with plenty of action but limited when it came to the big fish. Having to fish as slow as we did was also strange but the fish didn’t want to chase. Adjusting baits and presentations at least changed their outcome and that’s all that counts. In the end, plenty of fish were landed today!