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!

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!

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!

John & Bruce joined me today but we had to use an alternate boat ramp. The usual location was closed due to all the festivities scheduled for tonight. Being a holiday, this park does it up big each year for the two holidays!

We fished hard all day and never really got into a great bite. The water was still suffering from all the wind a couple of days back ant the rains from yesterday. It was total mud in most areas we fished! They did however land some nice fish and had a good time fishing under the comfort of a roof. The Bimini top really came in handy today!

Joey and George hit the water with me this morning and had a great time catching all kinds of fish. We trolled up both pike & walleye but the bite was a little slow by my standards! Water temps had fallen, again and were now 63 degrees. Add to that the electrical storm that had passed through a few hours before and I knew I had my work cut out for me. Many short strikers and several fish just falling off in the net too! Despite all of this, they still managed to land many fish before I switched out one of the passengers. I traded Joey for his sister KD at a dock nearby and continued the afternoon trolling bite.

Similar fishing was had but once the winds kicked up the bite slowed. We covered plenty of water and managed a bunch more fish, both walleye and pike. The cross winds blowing from the SE were making it difficult but I stuck it out until the end. I knew that the run back in these winds weren’t going to be fun. They were gusting over 40km and were big! With everything put away or strapped down, we made our way across the ocean, completely dry. The last half mile was the worst with 3 to 4 foot rollers and we were going with them. I trimmed up and practically surfed them all the way back where I was lucky enough to have my trailer waiting. Don was given a set of keys in the morning and backed the boat trailer into the water so that all I had to do was drive the boat right on. Good thing too as there were massive waves where I would have needed to tie up!

Despite the big winds, we were able to complete the day and catch a bunch of fish. KD was even taking several walleye back with her for her father, who had organized this whole trip. He also dropped her off at a pick up place mid-day so that we could do the switch. Overall, it was a great day for fishing!