Yesterday’s cancellation due to foul weather saw me back out today with Rich & Kevin hoping for another good bite. I wasn’t sure how it would be with a major cold front and strong NW winds right after an electrical storm! Regardless, we were going to give it a try!

We rolled out around 7:15 and fished close by for about the first hour. They caught plenty of small walleye and a few other species on shallow rocks. Eventually I moved offshore and endured the waves on another area for walleye. Although we managed to catch some, they were rather small again and we gave up after an hour or so. Kevin did manage to get one good bass before we switched locations!

The next couple of spots saw some action but not what I had expected. The fish were not active and the bites were very light. I think they missed more than they caught but at least these bass were better quality. A few perch and some small walleye were also landed as well.

Another move was made to an offshore spot when the winds laid down and they managed to catch a few more bass here as well. It seemed like every spot was holding fish, but not the size or numbers I expected to see. I finally decided to change tactics and we headed to deeper water to try for bigger bass!

After making a long run, I settled on a deep ledge and had them vertically dropshot the rocks. Although I wasn’t marking much, I knew we would eventually find some bass in the area. What I didn’t expect was that the fish we caught were on the smaller side! About a half dozen bass were landed and nothing worthy of a pic! I decided to move out deeper again and Rich was soon tight to a heavier fish. This one made the cut and a quick pic was taken before the release.

I was seeing much better results in the deeper water and decided to remain here for a while. Apparently, it was the right decision as several more, big bass were boated on the drift. We even managed to get a double with both fish being quality! I probably should have remained deep for the remainder of the day, but they wanted to try some soft plastics in shallower water for the last hour.

After having to settle for a secondary spot due to a boat being on my first choice, we spot locked on another flat nearby. This was the second time this week where I saw the same boat on one of the areas I frequently fish. I have a bad feeling that it may be one of the clients I had out recently! One of the joys of taking people fishing!

Well, just as I expected, the shallow bite didn’t pan out! Despite seeing a few fish cruising, they weren’t interested at all and we eventually packed up and headed back. Today was an interesting one filled with lots of changes throughout. The inactivity proved to be in most areas but the deep water showed the best results. All in all, it was a productive day, but we had to work hard to get the bigger bites. The conditions may have been tough, but they battled through and succeeded in the end. Their results were better than expected on this difficult fishing day. Great job guys!!

Day 2 with Herm and his son Greg was expected to be a mix of weather. A light morning misty rain was to give way to a hot, sunny afternoon. I only hoped we would have some wind with these conditions!

We headed out shortly after 7 and went straight to where we had ended the day fishing yesterday. It didn’t take long before several walleye were landed and most went straight into the box. These fish were active and I wanted to take advantage of the low light. We actually had to anchor up with the electric motor at one point, when another boat decided to fish the same area. We continued to put fish in the boat and Greg managed to land his biggest smallie ever. It was a beast! Looks like he would be getting big fish again today!

We had been fishing the area for quite a while and the other boat had left without catching much, when the bite died. I was still marking all kinds but they just didn’t seem to want to eat, so I decided to make a move and try another spot nearby.

We were once again holding with the electric and casting all over the area, but only managed a handful of bass. Time for another move!

By now the rain had stopped and it gave wat to mostly clouds. We made short drifts over small areas and they once again landed several decent bass. These spots never hold a lot but they do produce quality fish at times! When the fish stopped biting, I made another move and repeated the process once again.

A long rock spine in deeper water had them hooked up almost immediately with a double header. Following that, several more bass and a good keeper eye came into the boat. The walleye made its way into the livewell too! Several drifts later and sun a blazing, we shifted back to where we had begun.

By now the weather had taken a turn for the worse with high heat and humidity from the lack of wind and sun. It was a downright scorcher on the water and we were all feeling the pain. Add to that the lack of biting fish and we were now reconsidering our options. A few small walleye and a bunch of perch were caught, but nothing of any quality. Although they were still showing, they were not eating! Unanimously, we decided to pull the plug on the day! They had a long drive home and this was just too painful to continue! We ended the day!

Herm and his son Greg had a great couple of days of fishing and managed to catch all kinds of fish. Greg had landed his personal best walleye and bass a few times too! This was almost perfect weather for late summer but the later part of today was just too much to take. All in all, it was a great trip and they got to catch plenty of quality fish and have many laughs in the process. Oh yeah, they would be taking their limits of walleye home with them too! Who could ask for anything more!!

Herm was back today and this time he brought his son Greg, to enjoy it as well. We were on a quest for a variety of species but walleye and bass would be the major ones targeted. Conditions looked perfect for his first time out and hopefully they would stay that way too!

We hit an area that was producing and despite not landing many walleye, the bass were a little more cooperative. Greg brought the first one to net and started the ball rolling with a nice photo fish. Several more were caught by both as we made multiple drifts over the area. Ironically, I was marking much more fish than we were getting and eventually opted for a change in locations.

Our second spit was a walleye one and this was where we did most on the damage, adding several walleye to the livewell. Not only did Greg catch the biggest walleye of his life but he also managed to catch his personal best smallie too! I was seeing plenty of fish here and we were only picking up a fraction of them as they just didn’t seem to want to bite. The water was flat calm and bluebird skies plagued us on this picture, perfect day!

We had spent a couple of hours fishing the area and I thought it would be a good idea to try offshore for a big fish. It was time to break out the heavy tackle and see if the sturgeon wanted to bite! With the conditions just right, I hoped for the best as we idled over the area looking for marks. It wasn’t great looking but I did see a few fish and decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, only one catfish and a juvenile sturgeon were all we were able to manage. Time to pull the plug and try elsewhere again!

This time I headed shallower as the sun had been up for a while and I wanted to see if the bass were active here. Soft plastics were thrown and despite all our efforts, only a few fish bit. A slight adjustment to another area saw us tossing a dropshot one again and a few more fish were caught before I just decided to return to where we had most of the action, so far today.

We spent the last hour or so fishing over all kinds of marks and caught several walleye and bass before we were done. This was all she wrote for today!

It’s hard to believe that we are only a few days away from September with temps in the 80’s and humidity. This was definitely a welcomed treat after the last few outings with rain, cloud and big north winds. We will be back out again tomorrow with very similar conditions and hopefully the outcome will be just like today. Plenty of fish action and lots of laughs were had by all on this picture, perfect late summer day! They can’t wait to do it again tomorrow!!

What an insane weather day we had today! Storm systems all around us, made for some very scary skies. Although we managed to avoid the worst, we did have a light mist a few times. Chai & Denis didn’t seem to mind though as they caught plenty of fish!

We began in the area that I finished the day off yesterday and actually had much better drifting conditions. Almost immediately they were into fish and it just kept going for several hours. Both bass and walleye came aboard and there were some quality fish brought to net! Quite aa few doubles were seen as well, in the time we spent here.

After pounding on the fish from our first spot, I decided to try a few isolated rock piles with a dropshot. It didn’t seem to matter where we went as the results were the same. More big bass and walleye! Along with these, there were also some pretty good-sized perch caught too.

The conditions were almost perfect throughout the day with light winds from the west. Drifting was easy and we were able to fish comfortably on every spot we tried. At least until the last hour or so of the day when the winds changed. It did a 180 on us and picked up to a point that we just had to leave the area. I decided that we would try closer to the take out now that the waves were big from the NE. We ended the day with many more fish. despite these conditions and finally headed in.

As bad luck would have it, we finally got rained on while taking the boat out, ending our good luck! Regardless, we were fortunate to have fished all day in the weather we had. Chai & Denis were thrilled with how good the fishing was and how we had avoided the rain. They both caught plenty of fish and ended the day on a high. It was a great day all around!!

Peter was back today along with his daughter Amanda and son Michael. They were hoping for another great day like last year but this time we would be dropshotting instead of trolling. With winds from the SE again this morning, I wasn’t sure how the fishing would be. One way or another, I was going to make it happen!

We headed out in a good roll but managed to find calmer water on the first spot. Surprisingly, this was to be the best place we would fish all day! It didn’t take long before Peter was tight to a fish and it was a nice eye. A coupe of pics later, it was in the box for someone to take home tonight.

The winds calmed down early and the drifts were yielding all kinds of fish now. There were even a few double headers in the mix! Everyone was catching bass & walleye and plenty of good ones too! Unfortunately, Mike wasn’t feeling well and we were forced to leave the area and drop him off, back at the shore. He would be getting a lift from a friend and we would be heading right back out. We had left the fish biting and I wanted more!

Right on cue, the fish kept coming in the boat and Amanda was responsible for many of the bass from the area too. Both Peter and his daughter were doing some damage again and loving every minute of it. We had returned to shore in a light mist to drop off Mike and now it had stopped, making the conditions more comfortable. The winds had also done a 180 and although not huge, they were changing our drift. I had to make multiple adjustments in order to compensate for the angle we were moving.

We had remained in the one area for a long time before making a move to try a spot further away. The waves were larger here and the drift was almost nothing due to the opposing current. Despite this, Amanda managed to boat a couple more walleye from here along with another good smallie. Too bad that was all she wrote and we were off to another area to give it a try.

This place too yielded a few fish, but we weren’t moving at all. Between the wind direction and the current, it felt like we were anchored. I didn’t stay long and decided to return to where we had all the action, to finish off the day.

Once again, we were into fish almost immediately and it was Amanda that was cleaning up. Several more bass and walleye were landed and released before we were done. In fact, everything was released today, including the walleye in the livewell. They didn’t want them and I didn’t have time to clean them tonight!

Today was a strange weather kind of day with multiple wind changes and heavy overcast skies. A light misty rain hit us in the morning but it could have been much worse by the looks of the sky. Fortunately, the fish wanted to bite and that’s all that mattered! Plenty of quality bass and walleye were caught by everyone and they were all returned to fight another day. Oh yeah, great times were had by all!!