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Karen was back again this year with her father Richard and her son Liam. We spent the entire time trolling up all kinds of fish including some impressive walleye for them to bring home. The morning bite was great with a NE wind creating a good cop where we were. Too bad it had to die off making the bites less aggressive. I covered plenty of water in the afternoon and managed more fish but they were mostly pike. With the flat calm conditions and high heat from the sun, we were grateful to be in the shade, under the roof! It was also nice to be back on the water with Karen & her dad again!

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Jonathan & his wife Stacy were with me today after arriving in Montreal on a cruise ship. What had started off in Boston a week earlier had finished here in the city. A quick Uber to our meeting location and we were on the water soon after. We were fishing by 8:00 and I hoped to get them into plenty of fish throughout the day!

As luck would have it, one of the reels fired and Stacy took the rod. Luckily for her, it wasn’t small and this was a good battle! I knew right away what she had and instructed her on what to do. She not only was into her first musky but also her biggest fish ever. I eventually netted the beast and hauled it into the boat just before the hooks fell out. Jonathan had to hold the fish for a couple of pics and a quick release was made soon after. Now that’s how I like to start the day!

We trolled up several more fish from the same area, both walleye and pike, before moving on. The winds had increased now and were expected to get bigger as the day went on. I wanted to see if they could get into some smallies and made a long run to deep water with the wind direction we had. Too bad the area I thought to be calmer wasn’t! We fished there regardless and only a few fish were landed. There were also several missed opportunities, but that’s fishing!

By early afternoon the boat traffic had picked up, making several spots difficult to fish. I tried one place anyway and Jonathan did manage to boat a couple more walleye from there. It was tough to stand up with the winds but even tougher with all the giant boat waves! I decided to move from here and headed shallower. It was here that they both managed several more bass and a few good ones too. Although it wasn’t on fire with the high dirty water, there were at least fish somewhat active! After hitting one more area close by and Jonathan landing another walleye and bass, we were done. They had to make a flight back home and needed to be at the airport by 4:00.

The run back really showed how bad the winds were as we headed with waves. It was sort of like surfing! I may not have been able to do everything I wanted today but with a few adjustments I was at least able to let them fish somewhat comfortable. It seems like there’s only two kinds of wind this year. Hurricane or zero! Oh well, that’s why I have a big boat I guess! Great day for fishing!

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Roger & his wife Stephanie joined me this morning for a memorable day of fishing! Numbers of pike, walleye and smallmouth bass were caught in the short half day out. Although it was supposed to be a full one, they decided to cut it short and were back at the dock before noon. Roger slammed Canadian style with all three species. These were also 3 fish he had never caught before, being from Texas!! All in all a great day to be on the water!

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Eric was back with me today after experiencing Mother Nature’s Wrath, last fall. This outing was to be the opposite side of that coin as we had zero wind and comfortable temps. I was able to take him for several different species of fish and showed him a few new techniques as well. Pike, walleye and smallmouth bass were boated throughout the day making this a most enjoyable fishing trip. I think he really liked the slower presentations with soft plastics for smallies the most! Great new techniques for him to take back to the Netherlands and try!

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Sam & Chantal couldn’t have picked a better day as far as the weather goes. Despite being a long weekend, there was also less traffic on the water than I had expected! It didn’t take long for the roof to go up with the zero wind we had and it didn’t come down until the end of the day. The fishing was consistent but we never really had the action that I expected. In fact the first half dozen fish that were caught didn’t even have any of the hooks in their mouths! They had body slammed the lures and fouled them in different body parts. It was definitely a non-active period!

We spent the day trolling under the comfort of the Bimini top and landed plenty of fish in the process. Although mostly pike, Chantal did catch her personal best walleye and it was a good one. Some of the northerns were on the larger side as well making this a great experience for them to enjoy. Overall it was a good day for fishing!