James was back with me again and this time he brought along his neighbour Eric. He hadn’t done much fishing before, but I knew he would land a bunch today. We were going trolling!

I wanted to get them both into some early morning walleye and began in a spot that had been putting out really big ones lately. Although it took a little longer than expected to fire the first reel, it was definitely worth the wait. James landed his largest walleye ever and it was a good one! Shortly after, Eric also landed an over and this too was his personal best. It was also his first walleye too!

We covered plenty of water and picked at the fish for a while, catching both pike as well as walleye. Eventually I decided to move to another area and they continued fighting more fish. Although a little slower than I had hoped for, the action was still steady. We kept at this for a while longer and then pulled the plug on the troll and headed elsewhere to cast for some bass.

Our first area was loaded, but most of these fish were short striking our baits and tough to land. We must have missed over 75% of them and eventually I just moved. It was way too frustrating to remain here any longer!

Our second stop wasn’t much better and seemed almost void of bass altogether. Our third stop however had them thick and although many were lost, many were also caught. James landed a few really nice ones while Eric struggled to keep his fish pinned. These fish definitely weren’t very active, but at least some of them got caught! I had another pick up to make at 1:30, ending their casting for these bass. We were headed back to get their kids! Riley, Sophia and Giulio would be joining us for the remainder of the afternoon, in hopes of landing a few fish of their own.

I had decided to resume the troll with this many bodies on board and headed to another area in hopes of better action. I raised the roof before getting the lines in the water and dropped the heat wave by about 20 degrees. It was definitely much better in the shade!

Riley, like his father, hadn’t fished before and was first up on the rods. Soon after setting the four lines, he was officially tight to his very first pike ever. James’s kids had been with me several times before and were no stranger to reeling in fish. They all had many turns for the remainder of the trip and full rotations were plentiful. There must have been at least 15 fish boated by them in the couple of hours we were out. Both walleye and pike were caught and they all had a great time reeling in their catches!

Today was another great day of fishing and by mixing up the species, it went fast. Despite it being Canada Day there was less traffic on the water than I had anticipated, making it a joy to be out. Even the ramp wasn’t too bad as I had the boat on the trailer in record time! Overall, definitely a great day for fishing!

Mike was with me this morning and he brought along Jason, Jasper & Yoonho. We had a big NE wind and I wasn’t sure how the fish would react, but we headed out in hopes of another great day.

The run to our first spot was a little bumpy with 3 footers in some areas and even bigger waves at times. Once we arrived, we were still faced with rough conditions as I set the lines and began our troll.

It wasn’t a quick first bite, but eventually I found some fish and we concentrated here for a while. I managed to get a couple of rotations in with all three kids catching pike, but wasn’t satisfied with the action. I eventually slid out of this spot and into another a short distance away. It was here that the fish started to cooperate and from that moment on, the rods were bent!

Plenty of fish were fought for the remainder of the trip and everyone had numerous turns reeling them in. Hopes of them bringing a few walleye back weren’t accomplished as each & every one, was way over the slot! They would have to settle for a few pike instead and there were high numbers of those caught!

Despite the conditions today with the big NE wind, we still managed to catch loads of quality fish. Doubles & triples were once again the norm and even with a half day of fishing, the total was spectacular. I’m not sure that anyone expected to experience fishing like this, but lately it has become the norm. Big fish, high numbers and lots of action each and every day on the water! Hopefully it will continue and maybe even get better as the season progresses. Only time will tell!

What was supposed to be a day off turned into an afternoon of fishing when Vasyl booked a last minute trip. He wanted to bring his family out for a few hours and I prepped the boat for a 12:30 meet. I just knew they would have a great time!

Vasyl, Iryne and their two sons, Tim & Paul joined me as we headed out on the water. After a long run to our spot, I set everything up for a troll. With the sun, heat and lack of wind, I also raised the roof for a little more relief. It was definitely another hot one!

Within minutes of lines in, the first reel fired and they were soon on the board with a decent sized pike. Seconds later, another reel went off and number two was also landed. The kids were having a blast catching big fish and when the third reel fired, I made sure Iryne had a turn. Number 4 also fired and the parents were into another double. To my surprise, they had a pike & a largemouth. Great mixed bag!

We had so much action going on that there was very little time to relax. If we weren’t hooked up on one fish every couple of minutes, it was a double or triple. Vasyl even managed to boat a big walleye that was released after a few pics. Reels were firing so much that there were times when I had two lines out of the water with fish landed that it didn’t matter. Before I could get them back in, another fish was on!

What was scheduled as a 4 hour trip turned into half that when they decided they had caught enough. Never in their wildest dreams did they expect to catch so many fish in such a short time. I can only imagine how many they would have landed, if we had of continued fishing!

I packed everything up and took the long way back to the docks to give them a little more boating time. They were just happy to be on the water. It was such a relaxing day that their youngest fell asleep on the ride back. I guess he wore himself out with all the big fish he caught! Priceless!

Angelo, Rob & Hugo joined me today for what was to be their best day of fishing, ever! We started out trolling and within minutes, had a fish on! It only got better too!

The first hour saw action that was just unbelievable! Pike after pike and walleye after walleye hammered the baits we trolled and it seemed like everything was on fire. Plenty of them were double headers too! Once the action slowed, I moved around and got on the active fish once again. Although there were a few slow periods, I always found fish for them to fight.

The afternoon was filled with plenty of aggressive fish as well and the numbers kept climbing. Doubles were pretty much the norm with many triple headers as well. From shallow to deep, we hit fish everywhere. At one point I think we put a dozen fish in the boat in under 15 minutes. It was just insane!

I had decided to leave some time to get everyone their slam and with about 90 minutes remaining, I packed up and went for smallies. This too was on fire and everyone had multiple shots at bass, throwing soft plastics. It didn’t take long for them to complete their grand slam and the rest is history! Several more bass were also caught before we called it a day.

Today was just one of those days when all the stars aligned and the fish gods shined on us. Mother Nature was also kind with only a five minute sprinkle and no hurricane winds! I think everyone was afraid of the weather forecast today as there were very few boats out fishing. Great day to be on the water!

After the last outing, I cancelled the following day due to similar conditions! Today however was a much better one, with 1 to 2 foot chop, as the winds were slowly dying off. It would make for a much easier day of fishing!

Mike & Cory joined me and we headed right for some bass action. It seemed that the fish were in a bit of a funk after the last couple of days and very few of them were actually aggressive. I was forced to slow down their presentations after only a couple of fish were landed. The soft plastics however did the job and several decent bass were soon boated. In fact it was like this throughout the morning with every location we fished! Cory even managed to land a nice keeper walleye on a soft plastic that immediately went into the livewell for dinner tonight!

The afternoon saw us changing up to trolling in hopes of adding to their walleye catch. We spent the remainder of the time covering water and although we did manage two more, only one of the fish made the cut. The other was too long and immediately went back. The number of pike however were incredible and a few of them were quite large too. Too bad we couldn’t do that with the Walters!

Time flies when you’re catching fish and before we knew it, we were heading back to the dock. The ride was through 2 footers or more but it seemed like a breeze compared to the last time I was on the water! Oh yeah, the small engine ran great now that I redid the start & stop buttons!