Serge & Pierre enjoyed a day filled with plenty of fish today. We began with sturgeon and they landed a load of them including some really good ones. After the last big fish, they decided that they wanted to catch some walleye for consumption and we relocated. Right on cue, the fish were there and cooperated, somewhat. A variety of techniques were used to land a load more but unfortunately most were overs and released. They did manage to get a limit though and that was a plus!

Today was a productive and effective fishing day with no shortage of action. They even caught a few bass and jumbo perch making this a slamming type of day! Great fishing day!

Rebecca and her father Eric joined me today hoping for some sturgeon. We spent the entire day anchored up and it paid off big time! Plenty of fish were landed including a few exotic ones. Thankfully there weren’t any eels today! Rebecca lucked out on her turn by landing the biggest sturgeon of the outing. I’m not sure how many were caught but it was many. Great day for sturgeon, finally!

Ramon & Isabel were in from Spain and experienced a great day of sturgeon fishing. They landed 8 good fish in a short period of time. What was supposed to be a full day turned out to be a half day outing when they called it after noon. They had a great time and wanted to grab lunch before heading back into the city. It was definitely a productive day for such a short one!

Scott & Chris were with me on this last day of the month. We were headed for sturgeon to start and hopefully the fish would cooperate. If not, I had a backup plan that included smallmouth bass!

Very little marks were seen as I idled over an area looking for the big girls. I finally saw a few and decided to stop and see if we could get a bite. It didn’t take long for the first one but it was a juvenile and Chris reeled it in. The second one acted like a big fish but didn’t have the weight. Scott fought it for a few minutes and it took a couple of long runs along with one spectacular jump beside the boat. I tailed it and gave it back to Scott to hold for a pic before the release.

We had waited a little longer and made a move before getting our next bite. This time when I set, it felt a bit heavier and Chris took the rod to do battle. Although it wasn’t a true giant, it was still a great fight with plenty of power. I also finally got to use the big net once it was beside the boat. First time this season! Chris held it for a few pics and released the male back to the water where it belonged.

We stayed a little longer hoping for another bite but it wasn’t to be. Eventually we just packed up and changed species entirely.

I had decided to try for smallies and ran to an area nearby. Both Scott & Chris managed to get into some bass here but Chris caught the largest ones with the soft plastics he was throwing. We even tried fishing deep but only saw a couple of fish from here and didn’t make a second pass. I wanted to check another area out where I had been catching shallower fish.

Once we arrived it didn’t take long for Scott to hook up. He nailed a couple of bass quickly and then it just died. A switch of baits and presentations had a few more falling victim to the offering but it was slower than I had expected. I moved slowly through the area and both guys managed to get several more quality bass before we were through.

Today may not have been the greatest day of fishing, but the quality of the bites was there. They managed to catch 3 sturgeon in only a few hours and plenty of big smallies afterwards. Hopefully the fall temps will have these fish moving in shallower in the coming weeks. October is about to begin and this is definitely a big fish month! Bring it on!

Jim & Marie were back for their second day but this time the winds were out of the SE at the start. The waves were crashing on the boat ramp for the start and it looked ugly! Some of them even came in over the back of the boat when I launched making for a great start to the day!

I wasn’t sure where I would be able to fish with the big SE and decided to try a small area in the middle of the lake surrounded by shallow water. Unfortunately after fishing it for close to an hour without any success, I was forced to relocate. It wasn’t much fun either with the rain falling sideways!

I made a move to a spot close by and despite several bites on a dropshot, we still came up empty. Next move saw us running in heavy rain once again and we headed to deeper water. It was here that we finally began catching some nice bass and I made a few drifts over the rocks. As luck would have it, the wind seemed like it was laying down, making for easier boat control. This didn’t last long however as it was just switching directions. It went from SE to a straight south briefly and finally a bigger SW. We were forced to pull out of this area after catching several good bass from the depths due to impossible boat control.

The rain was off and on, but mostly on as we headed to the place we began in the day before. It was absolutely howling when we arrived and I didn’t know if the fish were still here or if they would even bite again. Jim had a few short strikes but Marie hooked up on her fist cast and brought a really nice bass to the net for a pic. She added several more slightly smaller ones afterwards but not photo worthy! Jim did have a much bigger one on a dropshot but after a couple of jumps, it came unpinned. We stayed as long as we were getting bit but finally decided to head out when the action just died! I was heading back to the ramp briefly for a short lunch break.

It wasn’t until we were about halfway back that I realized just how bad the rollers really were. We were in three & four footers at times and going with them. After a short break at the docks for our lunch break, we headed back out. Fortunately it had at least stopped raining and we had that going for us!

The afternoon was spent fishing open water once gain but this time for walleye. They both managed to catch fish but it was Jim that landed the most and biggest ones this time. He was on fire with all the fish active in this wind and took advantage of their aggressive behaviour. Eventually we decided that enough was enough and pulled the plug a bit earlier than I normally would have. The rain and wind was more than they could handle and we were done.

Despite the terrible conditions today, both Jim & Marie managed to work through the pain and came up with some really nice fish. The afternoon walleye bite was great and I only wish that the waves had of been slightly smaller for Marie to enjoy it more. Overall the two days of fishing may have been tough as far as Mother Nature goes, but we never gave up and kicked some bass and walleye too! Tough but rewarding!