From Top To Bottom
September 23, 2022
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!
