Another tough day with Cody and Theron today saw a mix of fish. Conditions were overcast and blowing from the west pretty big. They dropshotted most of the day in big waves and managed to get bass, walleye and many big perch. Although we moved around, we were limited to where we could go due to the waves. They even increased in size towards the end of the day, making for a roller coaster ride back to the ramp. It may have been a tough day, but there was still plenty of action throughout. They definitely had to work hard for every bite they received, but they still left fulfilled!

The conditions weren’t great today with a big west wind blowing 3 footers for most of the day. I had another double trip set and would be doing a lot of running back and forth in the waves! Alfred and his friend joined me in the morning and managed to land a bunch of good smallies, along with walleye and perch. Daniel and his wife were in the afternoon and I think the conditions worsened. I was forced to use a drift sock just to slow the speed down. This was the only way I could manage to keep them feeling bottom on the passes we made. It definitely wasn’t the easiest fishing, but somehow, I made it work. Bass were both landed as well as lost by both. Add the full moon to the mix and it surely wasn’t easy! Overall, a tough and challenging day!!

Corey and his family were with me today and oh how the conditions change! We went from picture perfect conditions yesterday to not so great today. The winds were blowing out of the SE and it was supposed to change to the S and get big. I also wanted to try for sturgeon and wasn’t sure if I would be able to hold where I wanted to fish. This was soon confirmed when I made long runs to a couple of places, unsuccessfully! We would have to settle for a troll quicker than I thought!

Several hours were spent covering water, with only a handful of fish for our efforts, before I switched up to casting for bass. As they were all novices, instructions were necessary on how to cast. We spent a couple of hours doing this on the south side of the lake, out of the wind. Limited success was had in the shallows casting soft plastics. At one point in the afternoon, the winds diminished and we made another long run back to where I had wanted to start the day. The weatherman had gotten it wrong again! Instead of the winds being 20 to 30 km per hour, the lake was now flat calm. We made a few passes. dropshotting and they managed to catch several more fish before we were chased off the water by electrical storms. This day was full of many different weather changes. It began rough with big SE winds and sunshine and ended flat calm and stormy. Talk about a roller coaster of a ride!  It’s not a wonder why everything was messed up, with the fishing. The full moon wasn’t much of a help either as it never seems to be great fishing during the day. In the end we scratched up a bunch of fish using various techniques and running all over the lake. I only hope that tomorrow things settle down, so that I can get back to normal fishing once again. Hoping for an easier day!!

Valentina joined me today just looking to catch anything that swam. Her husband had booked this trip for her as a birthday gift and she was flying solo. She just loved fishing and didn’t care what she caught! For the second day in a row, I had the pleasure of sharing the boat with another female guest and I knew the fishing could only be great!

We dropshotted our first location and it took about one minute for her to hook up. She had a nice smallie on the line and it was only the start of things to come. This technique was to be the best option for our day and things only got better. Her batting average was off the charts, with hookups all day long. The amazing part was that she landed almost everything she had on the line. With the exception of only a few, lost fish, she boated close to 100% of what bit. I don’t think I’ve ever had someone do that in all the years of fishing, myself included! There were so many bass caught that I actually lost count and they were quality fish. There were even a few walleye in the mix, while fishing the same flats.

Today was by far one of the easiest days I’ve spent with a novice fisher person. Although Valentina was a beginner, she listened to everything I said and it definitely showed in the results. By the end of the day, she had graduated with flying colors. I’m sure the next time she’s out fishing with her husband or friends, that she will out fish them as the technique she learned today, will surely give her an edge. Great catching Valentina and good luck on your next fishing adventure!!

After a great fishing vacation in the Yukon, I was right back at it this morning. Jill & Lisa were in from Florida and looking to catch just about anything. We spent the day in a perfect drift wind, dropshotting several areas on the lake. Plenty of bass were caught, along with some good walleye and perch. Although the activity levels of the fish seemed low, this slow approach did entice a bunch of fish to eat. As usual, many strikes were missed and some of the fish came off in the battle. Despite all of this, both ladies landed lots of fish and had a great time fishing up north!!