Erin and her fiancée John took a half day morning to end their stay in Montrel. They were hoping to catch a few species of fish that they had never caught before. Smallmouth, walleye and pike were on he list and they completed all three. Although conditions were less than favorable, with flat calm and bright sun, we managed to make it happen. In the end, they left with plenty of great memories and more than satisfied with the outcome for their day!

Not the best weather day this year, with miserable winds and rain throughout the trip. Denny and his friend experienced some great action however, catching many smallies and walleye. Boat control was a bit of a challenge with switching winds and increasing speeds, regularly! I was forever changing the angle of the boat on the drifts just to keep them on fish. A bit of a challenge right to the bitter end. Of course, the wet weather stopped as soon as we were back on land! Mother nature has a weird sense of humor I guess as she didn’t make the day easy. In the end, the fishing turned out to be pretty good. I guess she didn’t win today!!

A last-minute cancellation, opened up today for Luca. He was in from Switzerland and hoped to catch some freshwater fish. Bass was his first choice and he definitely caught a bunch! Although not all big, the majority of the ones he landed, were well above average size. High numbers of these fighters were netted throughout the day. One of the areas we fished was absolutely on fire and he pounded on them for several hours. In the mix was also a big catfish that hit the same dropshot rig. Hard to believe but it happened twice today! Although it would have been nice to get him into some walleye, it just wasn’t in the cards. He did have a couple hooked, but the came off before reaching the net. Despite this however, he had an absolutely amazing day of fishing today!!

Bill & Cheryl were in from Tennessee and looking for smallmouth. Fortunately, they came to the right place as this was to be their best day ever for bass. In fact, one might call it epic! On the first spot, they were both into double digits and it didn’t stop there. Our second place was even better with larger fish being caught. Both were in their glory with these feisty fish and there were plenty!

Dropshotting was what they did today and between the two of them the numbers were high. Although not all of the fish were big, there were enough to keep them satisfied. What was suppose to be a full day turned out to be shorter than I expected when they decided to call it before 1:00. They had caught so many fish that they were ready to go!

Bill and his wife Cheryl definitely had a banner day today, with very little down time. It seemed like one or both of them were always hooked up. The cooler nights must be having an effect on the fish as my deep bite is slowing down. The shallow fish are becoming more active and this should continue into the next couple of months. High number days should now be the norm as we head into the fall and the biggest bass of the season show up to play. Looking forward to seeing what’s ahead and catching more of those footballs again! Great day on the water today!!

I was back out today, after taking some time off for a trip to Plummers Lodge. It was the most amazing Lake Trout fishing I have ever seen! Today however I was with Scarlet, Elliot and their grandparents for bass & walleye. Both the kids managed to get into fish and Scarlet nearly landed her first ever musky, but it somehow escaped the net. They fished hard all day but the big west winds sent us off the lake earlier than expected. The waves made drifting very difficult and bites hard to detect. By 2:30 we called it a day and headed back to the docks. Overall, it was still an excellent outing with plenty of fish to keep everyone satisfied!!