A Winter Wonderland
November 2, 2023
What a way to bring in a new month! It snowed all the way, driving to the boat ramp and continued for quite a while after we hit the water too! Craig & Steve definitely had their work cut out for them today, just staying warm! Big NE winds and blowing snow would make fishing a real challenge!
Conditions were less than ideal when we hit the first spot and the fish weren’t very cooperative. I guess they didn’t like the weather either as only one walleye was caught in the first few hours. Plenty of perch were landed, but the walleye seemed lock jawed! I marked all kinds of them on the Livescope, but they just didn’t want to eat. Eventually Steve managed to persuade one other when he boated the second fish of the day. Too bad that was all she wrote!
We moved around plenty, checking a bunch of spots and had the same results each and every time. Fish were there but not eating! Multiple bait changes still couldn’t get them to go, so we did. After several hours of this, I couldn’t take it any longer and made a long run to another area to fish. At least the snow and wind had stopped for the ride!
We were now targeting bass and covering water slowly. Steve hooked up after about 20 minutes and brought a decent smallie to the net. I thought we were on to something but unfortunately it wasn’t to be. This was the first and last bass for quite a while! Craig did however manage to land a good sized northern that gave him quite the fight.
I had been concentrating on slightly deeper water but decided to move shallow to see if they could get a bite or two. Surprisingly, Steve landed a good bass from here and lost another one as well. These fish weren’t plentiful anywhere, but they were here! We moved all over and they managed to catch a few more, as well as miss several others before time just ran out. We were officially done for the day!
This trip was definitely a challenge right from the start! Not surprisingly, the weather was the biggest challenge as Craig was back! He always seems to manage to bring out the best in Mother Nature! I guess she has a soft spot in her heart for him! All I know is that Steve and Craig weren’t disappointed to end the day as they both looked forward to the warm drive back and a hot coffee from Tim Hortons! Just another tough day in the books!!
