Fishing Holding Up Pretty Well

Checking Out Usual Spots

Best sleep all year. Awaken to the sound of thunder in the distance. No early start due to weather concerns.  Bill, Mike and Matt off to All 4's where many  pike caught (9 for Bill and 15 total). Then to Big Bay - bay where  Maria Lake inlets. Joe and Andy already there. Was their first stop of the day.

Weather: Overcast, menacing at time, mid-60's. Started in the deep end of the bay - heavy wind - hard to hold the boat in position. Trolling up the right side to the point produced good action. In the end, Andy landed several keeper walleyes and a perch!! Also a 28" (6.5#) pike - takes early lead in the Species race.

Bill's rod story: Was fishing with "old reliable" (has used for 22 years).  napped the line  so put it down and started using other rod. Not sure how he did it but his cast caught the resting rod and tossed it into the lake. Gone for sure. But wait, later, while trolling, Bill saw a flash in the water behind the boat. The rod and reel was caught on the back end of the motor. Reached down and saved it! Great job, Bill!

Storm threatens but passes - in at 1pm for first fish dinner (fried). Mike and Andy fillet fish to take back home - nothing under 16".

Joe's Good Fishing Evening

For evening fishing, the weather has warmed to the low-80's, but returned to overcast.  

Joe heads to The Shore (where evening action is often good), and it is better than good this day, even great - - for Joe. In the end, 7 walleye on the stringer, all Joe's, and all 17-18".  Andy had one on the stringer for awhile, until we filled the stringer and Joe's next catch bumped Andy's off the stringer. Best spot was the right cusp of Bill's Bay. Only downside is the mess of bugs that descended on the boat and its occupants.

Boat race back to camp.  Faster 3-man boat is defeated when Bill's hat flies into the lake and has to be retrieved. Well on our way to a nice sized keeper limit.