Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en Anglais Américain. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language.

Maren & Victoria were back again today and brought Lana & Emmanuel with them as well. After last week’s outing, it left them wanting more! Hopefully I would be able to get everyone into fish in the short half day trip this morning.

We made a long run to an area where I wanted to have them drop shot due to the big waves from the W/NW. With lines in and a brief orientation, it didn’t take long before Victoria was into a fish. She managed to get what turned out to be the best walleye of the day! The others missed fish as well and after several drifts over the same shoal, everyone was on the board. Mostly bass were landed but several other small walleye also came in as well.

After milking the area for every bite, I jumped to a few other shoals in hopes of another flurry. Although they each held fish, there were only a couple from every spot! Time for another move before we had to head back!

With under an hour remaining before we needed to return, I anchored up on a spot that I knew definitely held fish. It wasn’t going to be easy as they all had to cast. To make matters worse, we were in current and they had to go in rotation so as not to tangle with each other!

Lana was at the back and she managed to land a couple of good fish before anyone else did. One was a walleye that made the cut and the other a real nice northern. By the time we were done, everyone managed to get into fish here but it was Victoria that had the hot hand with two good smallies and a walleye. She also missed a few other fish that were on the line, but just briefly!

As usual, the morning passed by quickly but good numbers of fish were landed today! They all had multiple shots and brought a percentage of their bites to net. Some of them even went in the box for their dinner tonight! All in all it was a pretty good outing filled with plenty of laughs. Oh yeah, fish too!

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en Anglais Américain. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language.

Frank & his nephew Nick were with me this morning, looking to learn a new technique. I would be focussing on dropshotting a few areas, both deep & shallow. Casting & vertically fishing small baits in hopes of enticing a few bass & walleye!

Our first stop had them learning the ropes with a couple of demo casts that had me locked up instantly on a walleye. Now it was their turn! Frank got the ball rolling with his first bass of the day but not before missing a few strikes. Nick too had several chances but came up empty as well. The learning curve was tough but I knew they would eventually get the hang of casting this rig.

We spent over an hour in the first place and despite many misses, they both managed to land fish. Frank nailed another good bass along with a couple of walleye. Nick finally got on the board after several frustrating dropped fish and missed strikes with a really nice walleye. Unfortunately it had to be released, as it was definitely over the slot!

I decided to make a move after being plagued by countless giant cruisers. They were coming through on plough and waves felt like an ocean on these flat calm waters! We were going to continue dropshotting but this time vertically.

I hit several spots in the 20 to 30 foot range but they were only able to drum up a couple of small bass today. Not wanting to waste any more time deep, I decided to go back shallower and resume the casting. Hopefully they would be able to catch several more fish during this morning trip!

Once I found what I was looking for, Nick was on fire! For a while he had fish hitting on every cast and managed to put more walleye in the boat for them to bring home. Frank wasn’t as lucky but he did catch several fish as well before we were done. After Nick made one final cast and landed another walleye, we packed up and headed back. They had officially completed dropshotting 101 and it was a success!

Frank & Nick may have started out slow but they definitely ended with a bang! They also managed to box a limit of walleye that would be going home with them for dinner tonight. I call that a win!

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en Anglais Américain. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language.

Last night’s cold front had me heading for deeper water this morning. J.P. & Yves were with me as we made our way across the water to where we would begin. The cool north wind wouldn’t make it easy to drift but I would give it a try!

As expected, boat control was difficult at times with the wind direction 90 degrees to the current flow. I literally had to pull the boat downstream with the electric motor if I wanted any movement at all. This was not an easy task, but somehow I made it work!

J.P. and Yves managed to catch fish but with the high numbers I was marking, I would have expected many more. They landed both walleye & bass in the few short hours we were on the water. By 11:30 we were done and on our way back to the dock where I would be exchanging guests. I had another group of 4 scheduled for the afternoon and I only hoped that the conditions would change!

Mohammad arrived a few minutes late but we were on our way quickly. I would be heading elsewhere with this many people in hopes of being able to drift and drop shot. I really didn’t want anyone casting!

Fortunately the winds were light but still from opposing directions to the current. I needed to move the boat along with the electric motor once again in order to fish effectively. Although a little clumsy with the angle, they all managed to land fish. Mohammad caught the biggest and most but all the others bent a few rods too. We made many drifts over structures that held both bass & walleye and some of the fish came to net. Unfortunately more were missed or lost, but that’s fishing!

Overall today was a bit of a challenge with the cold front and wind direction but it all worked out in the end. Everyone caught fish and had a great time just being out! Oh yeah, Mohammad and his gang swam for the last half hour as usual and the yearly tradition continues! Great day for fishing!

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en Anglais Américain. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language.

A double booking today saw Maren & Victoria in the morning struggling to get into fish. Although they didn’t catch many in the few short hours we were out, they did have plenty of bites! Most were missed or lost after hook up! Victoria did manage to land one really good one that deserved a quick pick before we were done.

The afternoon saw Aaron and his family with me and the four of them had a blast. We spent the entire time dropshotting rock flats and ledges in various depths. Plenty of fish were landed and lost and many doubles were had when we encountered small pods of fish.

Both trips today saw action but the lack of current and wind had us drifting slower than I wanted. It almost seemed like they shut the flow off at the dam! In the end, I managed to increase the drift speed slightly with the aid of the electric motor and cover the water I wanted. Only 1 pic today for some reason but it was a great shot of a really nice bass!

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en Anglais Américain. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language.

Daniel wanted to learn how to locate & catch bass and enlisted my help this morning. He would be accompanied by his son Onyx and hopefully he would have a better understanding at the end of the day. They have a cottage on a lake up north that apparently has smallmouth, but they are never able to catch any of the bigger ones!

After a long run to our starting spot, I instructed them on a drop shot technique. They were casting it out to a deep break and working it back when I noticed Onyx tight to a fish. He briefly had a smallie on the end of his line but it was short lived on the very first jump! Too bad as it looked pretty big!

After a little while Daniel soon fought a nice bass and this one actually made it into the net for some great pics. A quick release and they were back at it again!

I spent another 30 minutes having them work the area but despite a few missed strikes, we weren’t able to catch anything else. Time to relocate to another spot and change up presentations!

We pulled up onto a deep water shoal and this time I had them fish the drop shot vertically. It was a little tough for them to stay straight but eventually they managed to make it work. Both had several missed hits before Onyx finally locked up on a good fish. He was now into a quality bass and as usual, it went straight to the air. With the line kept tight, he was soon able to bring it close enough for me to net. This was definitely his biggest bass ever and several pics were taken before being released back to the water.

I made several drifts in various depths over the shoal but all we had to show for our time were missed fish. We would have to relocate once again!

I had wanted to show them a few different techniques and when we arrived on our next location, I did just that. One was throwing a blade and the other a soft plastic bait but this time we were shallow. I wanted to see if there were any aggressive fish in the area but soon found out there weren’t. I had seen a couple of fish swimming and made a cast back with a jig when the line jumped. I instantly set into a bass and handed the rod off to Onyx. Such a cool name! He battled this fish and was happy to be fighting another big bass. Most of the ones they catch are 6 to 10 inches from their lake up north! Now he was seeing what size they should be. Eventually another quality bass made its way into the net and pics were taken before the release.

I covered plenty of area and quite a few bass were caught by both along with a few nice walleye. All of them were taken on jigs as this seemed to be what was working. It also gave them a good idea of how to work these baits when they return to their lake up north.

I had wanted to get Onyx into a fish of a lifetime and when the action slowed, I relocated to try for sturgeon. Not knowing how it would be in flat calm, bluebird skies, I decided to head to an area that had recently been producing. Well it apparently was the right decision as it didn’t take long before he was fighting a good one. Both couldn’t believe the strength these dinosaurs have and with a little help, he managed to bring the fish to net. It was a struggle however and I needed to help him with holding his beast so that his dad could take a few pics. Back it went right after!

I switched gears quickly afterwards and went back to the shallows where Daniel managed to pick up a nice bass on a soft plastic. Too bad this was the only one in the short time we stayed! I did however get a chance to show them how to work a top water bait and ironically it was hit by a pretty good bass that didn’t remain on the line for long. Onyx was fighting the fish when it went down into the rocks and broke the line. I only hope the fish will be able to free the bait and not die!

Time had passed quickly today and I wanted to try back where we had begun, due to the poor results earlier in the day. This time however, it was much better and they were able to get a number of good fish including some keeper sized walleye to bring back with them. They would be having fresh fish for dinner tonight!

I made a couple more stops and managed to get into a few more bass and walleye before we were done. Time passes quickly when you’re catching fish!

Today proved to be a great success with several techniques being used. I only hope now that they have a better understanding of what to do when they get back on their private lake up north. I’m sure that if they practice some of these presentations, they will have success in capturing the better bass that inhabit their lake. I guess only time will tell!