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Joe & his brother Charles were with me today for another good day of fishing. We began on almost flat calm waters with a slight NE wind. Soon after setting the first lines, the wind just died and the morning became still. Apparently so did the fish, as we covered a lot of water with very few bites! The water temps weren’t helping much as they were down around 66 degrees causing me to fish slower than I really wanted.

After scouring an area and having more short strikes than fish landings, I decided to make a move in search of warmer waters. It was here that I actually hit temps in the 70’s. In fact at one spot I had over 74 degrees! Well it didn’t take long to get the reels firing and numbers of pike & walleye were landed. No short strikes here! Joe & Charles boated plenty of fish and were even able to put 3 nice keeper walleye into the well. All the others were overs and had to be released!

With flat calm conditions and blazing sun, it wasn’t long before the roof was erected! We spent the remainder of the day in the shade and were thankful for the relief! The fish bites slowed down some but we managed to pick at them throughout the afternoon until we were done. Ironically, the last hour or so saw the winds increase and we actually had a few more aggressive bites when it did. A straight west was blowing and made for one to two foot chop where we were. It also blew the warm water out causing me to chase the temps again!

The day wasn’t a banner one but with several adjustments, I kept them on fish throughout. I’m sure that with the water warming the fish activity will increase too. The next couple of weeks should have them setting up into their summer areas and more & more fish will arrive, making for a better drift & casting bite. I should be trading in the trolling rods for a more hands on approach soon. Drop shotting here we come!

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Jean Michel, Stefano and Ron joined me this morning for an interesting day of fishing. We hit the water early with the conditions flat calm, but I knew it wouldn’t last!

We grinded it out for several hours, but only picked at the fish under these conditions. Eventually however, the wind started to blow and the action soon changed. We had a number of pike & walleye eat our baits but with the water temps still on the cool side, their aggressiveness wasn’t high. It took until the afternoon for them to finally begin to wake up, but unfortunately the pleasure boats did too!

The best fishing was had in the latter part of the day with frequent reels firing and more fish coming aboard. Everyone had many chances at fish but Stefano managed the catch of the day with a nice bonus musky! As it turned out, this was also his first one too! He was in awe of its size and power but pics weren’t to be as I informed him that the season was still closed. It didn’t matter as he had the memory!

With the afternoon sunshine and heat, I think every boat within 50 miles was on the water! This made trolling a little more difficult as there were boats in every direction. Add to that the big waves from the SW at 25 to 50 winds and it wasn’t easy. I somehow managed to make it work though and they boated fish right until the end. I knew the ride back would be a little rough and took my time prepping everything for the run.

Once back at the docks, it was a shit show as usual, being the weekend! There were people & boats everywhere and the parking lot was an absolute nightmare! So much for designated trailer parking after June 1^st as cars were pretty much parked in every slot, where the trailers should be. They definitely need more security doing their jobs & policing the parking lot! What do we pay for?

Today was a good day with plenty of action, but still not the easy days that I am accustomed to seeing at this time of year. With temps on the rise, it shouldn’t be long before the high numbers are the norm for a day of fishing. Hopefully the winds will give us a break, so that I can raise the roof on another scorcher of a day! Pretty soon I hope!

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Josh and his son Benjamin fished with me this morning, on not so calm waters. Running to our first location was a little bumpy to say the least! Although the fishing was a bit slower than I had hoped for, we did manage to land many pike in the short time we were out. Well, Ben did most of the landing as his dad let him reel in almost all the fish! He even managed to boat his very first walleye ever that they planned on having for dinner. All in all a good but short day!

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Michele, Alex and Dwayne were with me today, eager to catch a few fish. What they didn’t know was that it was going to be the best day of fishing, they had ever experienced!

Michele & Alex started the trip without Dwayne, but he was scheduled to join them before noon. More fish for them I guess! With just the three of us, we ran to our first spot and I dropped the rods in for a little troll.

We had covered plenty of water with only one walleye to show for our efforts and even that fish didn’t make the reel fire! I had done a check and noticed it pinned to the hooks, so Michele got to land the first fish of the day before I made a few drastic location changes. From this point on, it was lights out for the fish!

Both Michel & Alex spent the next several hours landing fish after fish. A mix of walleye & pike were boated every few minutes and they even had several doubles in the mix! Too bad it had to all come to an end as we headed back to the ramp to pick up Dwayne before 11:30.

A quick bathroom break and a turnaround saw us racing across nearly flat calm waters to return to where we had left off. Would they still be there and would they still be biting? This was the question!

I had decided to try an adjacent area in hopes of more active fish and it didn’t take long. A couple of minutes after setting the lines, we had a reel fire and Dwayne was tight to a good pike. Unfortunately the second reel took a lot longer to go off and disappointment was had, because so did the fish! In fact the next couple of bites all came off before we could get them into the net. These fish were short striking the lures with the cold water and a reduction of speed was needed to even get them somewhat interested.

After struggling for over an hour with inactive fish, I decided to try something different and their luck really changed. From this point on, I managed to get them into plenty more fish. We had a couple of double headers and many, many singles. A small change in presentations was all that was required to fire the fish up! The afternoon turned out to be almost as good as the morning as the time passed by. They were even able to add a few more walleye to the tank giving them a good limit to bring home. As always, several overs were returned too!

Today turned out to be a success by making a few adjustments. With the water temps much colder than I’d like, slowing down allowed the fish to move on the baits much better. Location changes were also needed as the fish weren’t everywhere like they should be at this time of year. In the end, the day was a success! Everyone had a great time and for once, the weather was perfect as well. None of us could have asked for anything more!

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Sam and his son Sam junior were joined by his dad today, for a shorter than usual outing. We began late and ended early! We were trolling before 9:30 and the cold front conditions had the fish in a lock down mood. I had to cover plenty of water in order to get the bites we did! The only two walleye bites we had both came off, not long after the hook up. In the end, Sam junior fought all of the fish and managed double digits in pike. When will the water warm up?