Day 2 with Doc & his grand kids saw similar weather and fishing. We were roasting early with the high heat & humidity, once again! The weeds were floating everywhere and some of the areas I wanted to try, were impossible to fish. We definitely made it work however with plenty of hooked bass and walleye early in the morning. They boxed a half dozen eyes for a Taco Tuesday dinner and released even more short & long ones as well. Along with these, there were plenty of bass let go too!

We decided to make a long run after finishing up the morning and hit other areas where we should have been sheltered. All morning long the winds kept switching and coming at us from different directions. This was no different as the north that we left soon turned into a south west when we stopped to fish. It even got big at times! It didn’t matter however as they kept catching bass from these spots too!

The afternoon was once again a deep-water bite as I decided to drift some ledges in hopes of even more bass. With the north wind blowing again, it made it more difficult to get a proper presentation. They still managed several more fish before we ended the day. Doc even came up with a clutch fish when he landed a good one, minutes before we were done.

Fishing was good for the second day in a row and I only hope I can keep it up for a couple more. Doc, Caluum, Charlie & Jack are having a blast and I’d like to continue with the great bite. I’m sure that with 4 rods working, someone’s will almost always be bent. Tight lines for another couple of days please!!

Doc would be with me for 4 days with his grandsons and today was going to be number one. Jack & Charlie brought another friend, so we would be having a full boat. Caluum was their guest but was more like family to them. I guess Doc had 3 grand kids on the boat instead!

Practically zero wind greeted us as we headed to our first spot to fish. It was going to be another hot, flat kind of day! The first drift had everyone hooked up but it was Doc that drew first blood with a small bass. Multiple passes over the area saw numerous hookups but only a percentage of the fish were landed. Both bass & small eyes were caught before the floating weeds just took us out. They had drifted over to where we were fishing and it was next to impossible to keep the lines clean. Time to make a move!

Afte trying another area, unsuccessfully, I made a long run to a spot for more bass. Everyone managed to land multiple fish in the shallows. A quick change up saw a couple of sturgeon also coming abord before they decided to be one with the fish. It was so hot that they all went swimming before their lunch break! While they ate, I dropped a line in the deep water and landed a couple of bass. This told me what I was gong to be doing when they were done!

After a quick lunch break and they were back to fishing once again. We were drifting and dropshotitng deep rocks and stuck with it until we were out of time. We fished over areas that yielded plenty of fish in the remaining hours and eventually called it a day. I think everyone was a little tired anyway!

Today was only the first of their four days and it was a successful one. Although not all the fish were big ones, we had numbers. Everyone caught loads of fsih and lost probably even more. It was another great day to be fishing!!

Another double trip today with Paul, Sylvain & Brian in the morning and Tracey & Donald in the afternoon. I had all three start out with a dropshot and they stayed with this presentation the entire time. Plenty of fish were caught and missed in the 4-hour trip and a few walleye were harvested for them today. The conditions were strange to say the least with many wind changes and even a cold front that had everyone adding layers of clothes to stay warm.

The afternoon saw Tracey and Donald mostly casting soft plastics for bass. I had to adjust the bait presentation a few times before I hit the right ones, but when I did, it was on fire. They both boated many good ones and a few really great ones in the time out. We ended the day with a little dropshotting and although more fish were missed than landed, they still managed several more to their catch.

Both groups today had plenty of action in their short trips and definitely enjoyed themselves. It may have been challenging at times but in the end, it all worked out. I managed to get everyone into plenty of fish and that’s all that counts. Overall, a great double trip day!!

Today I had Chang and his parents on the boat, along with his brother-in-Law. His parents were in from Korea and they wanted to fish. We spent the morning dropshotting and they all caught many good fish. Bass, walleye and perch were landed in the 4-hour trip and there were plenty of them too. Although most were released, some of them were harvested for all to enjoy. The weather even held out with flat calm conditions, making it easier for them to fish. Heavy, smokey air wasn’t great however and high heat and humidity made it even worse. I was glad we were only out for a half day! Nevertheless, it was still a great fishing day!

Hudson joined me today and was flying solo, all the way from Florida. He mainly fished saltwater back home, but today he would be looking for a few new freshwater species. I was planning on making it happen, despite the foul weather forecast. Winds were supposed to start blowing big, early this morning and I was on a timeline to make it happen!

I decided to start on a spot that usually held both bass and walleye, but he was only able to get a couple of smallies. Despite multiple hits, bass were the only species he managed to catch from this first area.

I switched it up completely next and targeted sturgeon. Hudson was able to land a few before the winds kicked up so bad that we had to leave. I knew we wouldn’t have long to fish them and fortunately we got it done!

With the wind up now, I thought we’d give trolling a shot and made a long, rough run to the next location to fish. It wasn’t easy, but I made it work and he caught several decent pike. These too were on the list of never before caught fish and now he officially had a freshwater slam!

We were well into the afternoon by this time and I was running out of places to fish comfortably. I decided to make another long run to a shallow open water flat in hopes of getting a few more fish, before we called it a day. It was still blowing bigtime, but at least we weren’t in huge rollers!

The last couple of hours were spent covering the shallows and Hudson had multiple missed chances at big bass. He did manage however to catch a couple of really good ones before we were done.

The run back was more like surfing as I angled the boat towards the ramp. I’m sure that there were 4 footers or better in places and was glad to be in the Ranger again! The worst area had to be within the last quarter mile of the shore as we were plagued with wind surfers. There must have ben 30 of them going in all directions. Not easy to navigate when you’re trying to ride the waves and stay dry!

Today was a fun filled trip with multiple changes needed to make it a success. Nothing came easy as Mother Nature showed us her ugly side again. Despite all the obstacles in our path, we fended quite well and Hudson got to experience some great freshwater fishing. Just another day in paradise!