Pierre had fished against me in many tournaments in the past, but today we were sharing the same boat. He booked a day out, several weeks back and was looking to get into a bunch of fish. I knew he wouldn’t be disappointed!

We headed on the water early in a strong SE wind that was supposed to increase throughout the day. Fortunately, we were going to the south side and at least would be able to fish. We would deal with the big waves later!

With reels in, we began the troll and it didn’t take long before the first one fired. He landed a good keeper walleye and it went into the livewell immediately. Hopefully we would be able to add a few more too!

The morning went by fast with so many fish coming aboard. He was able to put two more good fish in the livewell while all the others were too big and released. One of them was even a huge 28-inch fish and the biggest one he had caught in quite some time! Along with all the walleye, there were also plenty of pike landed and released, without any pics taken.

We decided to move on to bass and spent the afternoon targeting them. Shallow rock flats and soft plastics were used to land plenty of these and a few of them were quality sized ones too! I even caught a few and one huge drum, while fishing the same areas for bass!

We had fished several areas throughout the afternoon and finished on the most productive one. After landing a few more bass, we called it a day. I knew the run back would be a rough one and packed everything down for the ride. It wasn’t until we were about half way back that it got really bad and the last half mile or so was the worse. The winds were blowing from the south and 3-foot rollers were the norm. The boat handled the waves fine but unfortunately one of the big waves caused the passenger seat to come down harder than usual and the smooth moves base let go. It actually broke somehow when it bottomed out. Looks like I’ll be contacting the company soon!

Today was a great day, right up until the end with the seat issue. It was like a blast from the past having Pierre on the boat. For many years we had competed against each other in bass tournaments and today we just relaxed. Lots of laughs and plenty of fish made the day go by quickly and before we knew it, we were parting ways. Hopefully we’ll do this again soon and enjoy another day reminiscing about old times and catching many more fish of course. This was definitely a great day for fishing!!

Evan & Sydney joined me today for another great day of fishing! This was an overdue Father’s Day gift and they couldn’t have asked for a better day. Temps were going to get into the 80’s and we had a great wind to start the morning off. It didn’t take long for me to locate an area holding good fish and many walleye and pike were landed. Most of the walleye were overs, but they did manage to reel in several good keepers too! I live welled a few of the larger keepers for them as they continued to land fish.

The afternoon saw a different approach when the wind laid down. I decided to fish a little deeper in search of a dropshot bite for both bass & walleye. Several more fish came aboard in the remaining hours of the day and they learned another technique as well before we were done.

Today was filled with plenty of action and lots of fish for Evan and Sydney to fight. They saw just how effective the troll could be and how to finesse non active fish when the bite slowed down. Overall, this was a productive and learning kind of day! I’m sure I’ll see them again in the near future for more hands-on learning and catching of course!!

After several days of cancellations due to high winds and bad weather, I was finally back on the water today! Alex was from the UK and in on business, looking to do some fishing. His schedule only allowed him the luxury of an afternoon trip, but managed to get to the docks by 11:00 am. We were fishing about 15 minutes later and catching small northerns. He managed to get into walleye and pike from the first area before we attempted to try for sturgeon.

The water level had increased with all the rain we had lately and also muddied up considerably. He was able to land one fish after losing another and was happy to tick this from his bucket list!

Our last area was a big flat and we were dropshotting the rocks hoping for both bass and walleye. In the remaining 30 minutes there were a couple landed and a few others missed or lost on their way to the boat.

Today passed by quickly with a half day trip but Alex was happy nonetheless! He got to catch a few new species in Canada that he never could have imagined. I only hope his work brings him back again and that we can continue where we left off, looking for a few new species to catch!

Two half day trips today had me out with Thomas & Mike in the morning trolling for pike and walleye once again. The flat calm conditions didn’t make it any easier as we covered plenty of water just to get bit. The fish weren’t very active as I could see by the short strikes, and we had several of them! Eventually I just decided to relocate to another area further away in hopes of more fish.

Apparently, this was the right move as it didn’t take long for the first reel to fire. In the last couple of hours of their trip, plenty more reels went off and many walleye came to the net. They even managed to get a couple of pike and one small bass as well before we were done.

My afternoon guests were waiting at the dock when I dropped off Thomas & Mike, Derek and his two children, Griffin & Teagan jumped aboard and we headed right back out. I had decided to return to where we were this morning, hoping for a better bite. Within minutes the first reel fired and Griffin soon landed his first Northern Pike. What should have been a double header ended in disappointment, when the second fish came unpinned. We trolled the area for quite a while and managed a few more fish, but had more short strikes than landed ones. It was obvious that these fish just didn’t want to eat! I had to stay in deeper water in order to get bit and eventually focused on this. Here we had better action and landed more fsih!

After having caught fewer pike & walleye than I expected, I decided to switch it up with bigger fish. We headed to an area that had been holding sturgeon and they each managed to land one apiece. After doing battle with the dinosaurs, we decided to go back to the smaller fish and I made a long run to another area for pike & walleye again. The remainder of the afternoon saw them boating more fish and both Teagan & Griffin finished with a bang. Their father Derek was just happy to see them catching fish and opted not to take any of the fish that bit on the troll.

This day was a long one with difficult fishing conditions, but I somehow managed to make it work. By covering water and switching it up, plenty of fish came to net. Tomorrow will be a day off with a heavy rain cancellation and I will definitely take advantage of it. Plenty of work prepping tackle for the upcoming week. I only hope the weather isn’t nearly as hot!!

Nick and his son Quintin were joined by Henri today and looking to catch some fish. We decided to start the day in search of pike & walleye and although a little slow in the beginning, they managed to get quite a few. Quintin was having a blast, reeling in all kinds of big fish, or so he thought!

I eventually moved to another area, casting for bass and Nick was the only one fortunate enough to hook up. Other fish were also missed, but not landed!

Quintin had wanted a big fish and I was able to put him on a huge sturgeon that beat him up for about 5 or 10 minutes. Henri had the same thing with another one and the two of them managed to bring both fish to the boat before the release!

We were experiencing poor winds and conditions and I thought we’d move to another area for more bass. Unfortunately, all that was landed from here was one nice walleye by Henri.

The winds were from the NE today and at times bigger than I would have liked. After one more unsuccessful stop for bass, they called it a day.

With the heatwave dropping today, came the switch in winds and the fishing changed too. The active fish became more lethargic and difficult to catch. We did however manage to grind it out and put plenty of fish in the boat. Overall. it was a great day!