First walleye on a jigging rap for me... Awesome battle on the St Croix Eyecon and was able to detect the subtle bite on the erratic drop action in some current. ...more Not sure I’d have felt the hit in that scenario without a good walleye rod hahaha. I don’t walleye fish a ton so this was my best in quite a few years!
25 in. Walleye with a Rapala Jigging Raps
Fall Smallie feeding frenzy is on. This fish had a big ol’belly. Looked like me after Sunday football snacking hahaha. Typical fall pattern- found Smallies stacked ...more on shallow sunbathed flats adjacent to deep holes with current. Did some working from the “boat office” so look’n good with my headset on oh yeah...
18 in. Smallmouth Bass with a River2Sea Whopper Plopper
Topwater season started this morning for me! This chunk fully cleared the water on the hit. Love it. Found fish in 4-9’ depths with best top water fishing at ...more dawn and then got a couple more mid morning on jointed off set spinners.
18 in. Smallmouth Bass with a River2Sea Whopper Plopper
A short and tough outing, but my only fish was a nice bonus Crappie! 14” on the head with mouth opened, but I guess 13.5” if you don’t count that method 😉. Let ...more it go since the Crappies were still finishing up spawning.
14 in. Black Crappie with a Gary Yamamoto Original Senko Worms
A chunk for only 16”...
16 in. Walleye with a pink jig with white eye and fathead minnow
Caught several 13-14” Smallies casting onto small 2-4’ deep sand flat with a mild slack water eddy. Fish were hitting in 5-7’ depth on the medium diving Shad Rap ...more along the drop off with 15-20’ depth heavy current channel adjacent. This spot was getting nice late afternoon and early evening sun and I think that turned them on as similar spots were not producing on the more shady side of the area. No big ones this day though... get them next time hahaha!
14 in. Smallmouth Bass with a Rapala Shad Rap
Couple nice Smallies and a couple small walleyes for my first voyage of 2020 on “Silver Boat”. Sporting my Bud & Mary’s Marina fishing mask (big shout out to ...more Islamorada, FL!!!) per CDC guidelines even though I was never close to anyone. Be well everyone!
16 in. Smallmouth Bass with a Berkley Flicker Shad Crankbait
