After 3 attempts at getting Danny & his son Dylan out, we finally made it work today! Although the previous attempt were ruined by miserable weather, today was a go. It was gong to be a bit breezy and we had a big west wind, but at least it wasn’t pouring rain or hurricane like again!

The afternoon trip saw some action and both of them landed several good Walters. Too bad most of the fish we marked, weren’t interested in eating! The ones we did manage to catch however were quality and some of the biggest ones they had ever seen!

Time flies when it’s only a half day but at least we were able to fish today. Both Danny and Dylan enjoyed the afternoon, despite the 2-foot waves. We had to make multiple drifts in order to get the bites we had, but it was definitely worth it. They both managed to land some great walleye today!!

A slight change of plans today as the winds were going to blow big from the SE. Gaetan & Michel didn’t hesitate when I made the suggestion as they didn’t feel like getting beat up by the rollers either! We soon left this place and opted for plan B instead!

After a long drive, in traffic, we finally hit the water with little to no wave action. The bite was almost immediately, but unfortunately Gaetan lost his first fish on a dropshot. I wasn’t seeing much action other than his fish and decided to try casting stickbaits closer to the shore. Hooked up instantly! After this, I switched them both to the same and let the games begin. With each spot we hit, they battled numbers of bass. This went on for the entire day and despite the big winds, at least there weren’t giant waves. Both of them landed many, many fish throughout the day before we were done.

Having a backup plan today saved it for Gaetan and Michel. I don’t think either of them had ever experienced action like this before. When you go 6 casts in a row with a fish on, you know the fishing is on fire! To do it multiple times is like you’ve died and gone to fish heaven! All I know is that these guys will be remembering today for quite a while. I on the other hand, can’t wait to get back! Very soon too!!

Several good scouting days with great walleye fishing had me eager to get back out today with clients. Gaetan & Michel had wanted a mixed bag day and that’s exactly what they were in for. I would be targeting three different species and if it all worked out, they would both slam today!

We started with walleye and in no time, had 5 in the boat. Four were keepers, but one was way over the slot size and returned. Several missed bites were had by both as well before we switched to a different species.

Sturgeon was up next and although they both landed one, the fish were smaller than I had hoped for. We spent a while looking for the bigger marks but could only come up with these two fish. Time to switch species again!

I headed to another area much shallower and it was here that they got into the bass. I think there were more missed fish than landed ones but at least the actin was pretty good, for a while. Once it stopped, I left the area and decided to try one more spot before switching back to the walleye again.

We spent the remainder of the day focusing on fish to bring home and added a couple more to the livewell for them. Several larger ones were also landed that had to be returned before we called it a day.

Michel and Gaetan had set out to catch a bunch of different fish today and I completed their request. They were even going home with a limit of walleye that they would be enjoying tonight. They will be back again in a couple of days for another trip and most likely want the same mix of fish too. Hopefully I can make it happen once again and end their season with a bang. Bon appetite guys!!

I had the pleasure of fishing with Andrew and his family today for sturgeon. Agnieszka and Nicolas were eager to get their first prehistoric looking fish but not as much as Andrew was. With conditions almost perfect, there was no doubt that they would get bit!

After a long run to the starting area, I wasted no time getting the lines in the water in hopes of a quick bite. After about 15 minutes Andrew got to feel the power of these things when he was into a nice fish. It definitely gave him a good fight by ripping line from the reel and he felt the strength of the sturgeon. Although not a giant, it was a good fish and worthy of a few pics before the release.

Nicolas was up next and not long after his father’s fish, he too was into one of his own. Once again, the battle was a good one and Nicolas soon had the fish along side the boat for me to grab. It was about the size of the first one and also returned after a few more pics.

Agnieszka was up next and unfortunately, she only managed to get a juvenile one on her turn. Although cute, it was way smaller than I had hoped for and returned to grow. Andrew had the next one and we had waited quite a while for this bite. It seemed like the fish had just shut down and nothing was feeding where we were. Fortunately, he was tight to another one and it looked like a big one too! Plenty of line went off the reel as he tried to bring the fish to the boat. I had visions of needing the net for this one, but soon saw that it wasn’t required. Another decent fish but not the dinosaur I was searching for!

We had made several adjustments by moving areas throughout the morning, but weren’t able to get any more bites. I was seeing less fish on the bottom and even tried a few other places when the wind switched to a north west. Unfortunately, they too proved to be slow as well and we eventually gave up fishing for sturgeon. A unanimous decision was made, to try for walleye!

The remainder of the trip was spent making multiple drifts over deep flats and several fish were caught. Agnieszka had the hot hand with a couple of overs and some keepers as well. Plenty of fish were missed by everyone but it was Andrew that had the worst luck as nothing seemed to want to stay pinned. He was either missing the bites or just having them come off when hooked. Nicolas was fortunate enough to land a couple of good keeper eyes as well and they left with four nice fish for their dinner tonight.

Andrew and his family had wanted to catch sturgeon and they had all done that today. They had also ended their fishing day with several nice walleye to take home. Plan B definitely came in handy as the sturgeon were in a bit of a funk today, causing us to make a change. It all worked out in the end as they finished with a bang! Overall, it was another great day for fishing!!

Friday the 13^th and Justin was joining me in search of several firsts. He had smallmouth, sturgeon and walleye on the list and I aimed to complete it. I just didn’t know how the winds would play into the plans for us today. A big west to start, followed by a bigger north west around mid-day would make it a challenge, but I was ready.

I decided to begin with sturgeon and after scouting several of the regular areas, that were void of fish, I made an even longer run. I had been getting plenty of sturgeon at this spot, but they were on the smaller side. Hopefully today they would be big!

Justin ticked off his first species no problem and boated double digits throughout the morning. Despite the big waves, we were still able to hold enough to see the bites. He was amazed at how strong these things were and enjoyed catching each and every one of them! We stayed on them and he ended it with a bonus, redhorse sucker before we were done.

Smallmouth was the next target and he got into a smaller one quickly on a blade. Despite the slow bites he still managed to tick another fish off his list. I hit a few other areas near this one and he finally got into several more decent sized fish on one of them. The fish were biting lightly and many others were completely missed as well. After catching as many as we could from here, I decided to try one other place, looking for a few bigger bass.

I had made a long run to a small area and realized just how bad the north west winds were, along the way. When I finally stopped to fish, we were in rollers, being blown up current. It didn’t seem to matter however as Justin was locked up on his very first cast. He finally felt the power of what a big smallie was like on this fish and boated his best one of the day. He soon followed it up with an even better one and was loving the blade bite. We stayed in the area for a while longer and managed a few more fish before leaving, to try for walleye.

With limited time remaining, I decided to try a deep-water spot before we were done. Despite the cross drifts I was still able to make several partial drifts over the area and boated a few perch in the process. Justin had many hits from walleye but was unable to keep any on them pinned until the very end. It was literally in the last seconds before leaving that he finally managed to hook and land his very first walleye. Talk about getting it done under the wire!

This day was definitely a challenge with all the species we targeted and the conditions we were dealt, but we got it done. Sturgeon, bass, walleye and perch along with a bonus redhorse sucker were officially added to his list today. This may have been his first-time fishing here, but it won’t be his last! He plans on doing it again the next time he is in the city and probably through the ice as well. I will likely see him after the Christmas holidays and hopefully we will have safe enough ice to get it done. Either way, we’ll find somewhere to fish when he’s here again. Great times were had by all today!!