A Great Trio

Darren finally made it out today and we did it all! Although the winds were blowing 10 to 20 from the NE again, I decided to start with walleye, for a change. Once located, we managed to catch several good ones but it was a slow bite! The fish seemed reluctant to eat and we really had to finesse them into taking our baits. Eventually, we called it and headed somewhere to try for bass.

A long run was made to get to where I wanted to fish and this too was a challenge. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many inactive fish, trying to hit our baits. It didn’t seem to matter what we threw. I changed up many times and felt the hits or saw the boils, only to come up swinging at air. They were either hitting with closed mouths or just nipping at the lures! Eventually I found a bait that had them chomping but you really had to fish it slowly. We finally managed to get a bunch, before switching to another species as well.

Time wasn’t on our side with the day passing quickly, but I saved the last hour or so to try a musky troll. It had been a while since I had trolled, but I was confident that we could get bit! The last line had been in for less than a minute when the first reel started screaming. We were on! Darren grabbed the rod while I cleared the other line and it was game on! Not long after all the thrashing and jumping, I had her in the net. It was a beautiful, clean looking fish and a decent size too! A few quick pics later, it was released unharmed.

We resumed the troll and unfortunately never had another hit. That’s musky fishing, I guess! Darren had experienced the complete package today, saving the best for last. From walleye to bass to musky. What a day! The weather even cooperated in the end with beautiful blue skies and very little wind for a change. Who could ask for anything more!!