This was the first time this week that I was able to get out fishing. The windy conditions were unreal! Thankfully it switched overnight, allowing us to finally head out. Too bad the winds were from the N/E when we began, but at least they weren’t 25 to 5o kmh.

Dale and his wife Vicki managed to enjoy a morning filled with sunshine and fish. Although mostly pike, Dale was able to bring a good walleye in the boat, right at the end. Last fish and it was a beauty!

It may have been a challenge to locate fish, but we definitely got on them in the end. Great morning trip for this couple!

Bill contacted me several days back with a request to learn how to fly fish. I told him that we could mix it up with learning and switch over to conventional gear afterwards. All he needed to master, was how to control the line while casting and I knew this shouldn’t take too long.

After about 45 minutes of practice, we were packing it up and switching over to the troll. Both he and his friend Larry would be spending the rest of the day catching fish.

We were quite fortunate at the start of the day to have flat calm conditions, but once we began to troll the winds picked up. They were blowing out of the N/E and creating 1 to 2 footers on the water. This wasn’t the direction I wanted, but at least it was better than the last 4 days of flat calm!

I covered lots of water and depths and they managed plenty of fish, including another small toothy critter once again. Several decent walleye were in the mix with the pike and a couple of them ended up in the box, for them to take home.

Most of the day was spent trolling, but we did take some time to cast lures for a while too. Unfortunately, only 1 walleye was landed, but it was a big one!

After moving to another location near the end of the day, we soon called it quits. Bill’s back was feeling the waves and all the time standing in the boat. Time to pull the plug!

Today was a good one filled with all kinds of different things, including a crash course in fly casting. It was mostly a trolling one, but I think they’ll be back later in the season when they can fish a different technique. Dropshotting for a variety of species will come into play once the bass season opens in another week and they’ll be in their glory with rod in hand. Hope to see them back soon!

What an amazing day the gang had today! John, Jeff, Mason & Jacob were with me on this very hazy day. The forest fires out west had us completely engulphed, looking like we were in the fog. Although the sunrise was a spectacular ball of fire, it soon disappeared and the entire day was overcast. It was almost like fishing just before a storm!

Everyone in the boat today managed to catch a good number of pike, but the walleye seemed to be almost nonexistent. Although we had our chances at a few, it wasn’t on fire. I moved around plenty and covered plenty of water trolling. Unfortunately, pike were the majority of fish caught, until the end. As if it was a Hail Mary, we had one more reel fire, right after we had a triple header. This tine however, Jacob fought a larger toothy critter right into the boat for the last fish of the day. I removed the hooks and she was on her way, no worse for wear! What a way to end the day! This may not have been the greatest day for bites, but it sure left them with some stories to tell. Overall, it was tougher than usual, but it sure had a great finish!

Another day on the water and more pike and walleye action! James was on a road trip vacation and planned today to enjoy sone fishing. We may have had a bit of a grind, but we still managed to get numbers of quality fish. He decided to keep 1 walleye, as he had never eaten them before. I’m sure it won’t be the last time!

We ran aal over the place today and trolled plenty of water in order to get the bites we did. With water temps still low, I kept searching for the warmest areas. I can’t wait for temps to increase and these fish to become more active. I know I am driving over lots of fish that don’t even want to move!

We finished off the day a bit shallower and managed several more walleye. Too bad they were all slightly under in size! There were even a couple of bass that ate the baits, showing me that the better walleye moved out of these areas. If mother nature can get her act in gear, maybe the water temps will finally rise enough to activate them into chasing again. Overall, a tough but great day of fishing!!

Sandra and Alvin experienced another great day of fishing on this beautiful, sunny day! We covered plenty of water to get the bites we did, but there were good numbers of fish landed. Both pike & walleye were captured by trolling and they even managed to bring a few fish home with them in the end.

Another successful fishing trip for a husband & wife couple. I think they’ll remember this one for quite a while. Great day to be on the water!