Sweden Takes Bronze
September 22, 2021
Felix scheduled the afternoon with me but due to a free morning, I suggested that we start earlier. He was game for a 10:00 meet time and we would fish until 2:30 instead of the usual 4:00. I had also taken the liberty to head out a bit earlier to target some walleye for tonight’s dinner. I ended up putting 4 nice keepers in the well in less than 30 minutes before I received the text that he had arrived. I headed back to the ramp and picked him up to fish!
We ran out in a SE wind that made for a twisty, bouncy ride! He had wanted to fish for bass as he had never even seen one before. Felix was from Sweden and also had never caught a walleye either. We both decided that the walleye would be where we started!
I immediately went back to where I had been earlier and located some nice marks on the sonar. It didn’t take long before Felix had his first walleye, but it was too big to keep. I still took a few pics before releasing his catch! We moved around and managed to get a few more fish including a couple of big perch. He would definitely be having fish for dinner!
The quest for smallmouth bass was next and once the walleye shut down, we made the move. I headed to a spot that I was sure would produce and he hooked up on his very first cast. He was impressed at how strong these fish were and hoped to get a few more before the day was done. What he didn’t know was what was about to happen, would be epic!
I had set Felix up with some soft plastic baits and he had fended well where we were. I guess he had landed about 6 or so bass and missed about the same. As I moved to the last area, the fishing just got stupid! The last 90 minutes of the day was like the Olympics! He had chances at fish on practically every cast and boated so many smallies that I sat down until the net was needed. These fish were also all quality and nothing under 3 pounds was seen! I know he definitely got his fill of bass, having boated an astronomical number of these bronze beauties. I guarantee that he will be remembering this day for the rest of his life. In fact, he had mentioned that this was by far the best day of fishing he had ever experienced! One last cast and one more quality smallie and we were done! Yes, we actually left them biting!
Felix came all the way from Sweden for a vacation and managed to catch a couple of new species of fish. In fact, he had experienced smallmouth action like not many have before! I still don’t know how many bass were in the area we were but I will definitely be finding out in the weeks to come. With any luck Felix will be back to try his luck at a giant sturgeon next time, as we had planned on fishing for them as well today. The infestation of big smallies had changed all of our plans though, as I never leave fish to find fish. I only hope they remain there a little longer so that more of my guests can experience similar fishing. I definitely can’t wait to get back out there again and soon!
