Back at it! Josh caught way more than I did and bigger fish too this morning. Fun to see him go pick out his spots and hear him yell “I got one!”

In two hours of fishing on a small pond yesterday evening, Josh and I landed 5 bass, all between 2 to 5.4 pounds. A 1/2 oz. white chatterbait and 1/2 oz. Bass Puzzle Grass Piece rigged with a 4.5” X Zone Lures Rally Shad in the pearl silver flake color got it done! The big bass went a whopping 22 inches. A surprise catch for a small pond!

Jumping on the trend, I had a good giggle with this creation.

A slow overall day wading in the river with a handful of pike and smallmouth bass on small cranks and live bait. A fish here, a fish there kind of day. On our way back, we saw a raccoon standing still and seemed ill.

A day off hitting a lake with my buddy Dylan for fall bass fishing! One fish all morning but it was a good one at 21.75” and 5.2 lbs. This brute crushed a chatterbait and made a couple of leaps diving under the canoe before I got him in the net. A quick couple photos and back the fish went to fight another day.

Launched at our first lake only to find the channel to get through the side we want to fish was pretty much closed up. Pulled the boat out and went to the second lake catching a bunch of bass and pike.

My nephew Christian from California with his first ever carp! He had the biggest smile after battling one of the hardest fighting freshwater fish. His cousin Joshua netted the fish. The duo landed a sucker, a few sheephead, and a large bowl of pho at Pho Rosemount to top off a wonderful day!

Catching up with the cousins and big sunnies!

Always great catching up with my buddy Pete and his son Peyton! Bass were chomping too and took home some of their tasty homegrown honeycrisp apples.

Right off a point, I saw this 4.3 lb.., 19.5” largie swirl at the surface and a few baitfish exploded. I casted my 1/2 oz. white chatterbait and a couple cranks in my line tightened and a big leap followed by a surge from the fish after a sweeping hookset. Peyton was quick with the net and a couple of photos, and back the fish went to fight another day.

Visited my old stomping grounds and caught our limit of crappies within minutes! The Kalin’s 2″ Triple Threat Grub rigged on a 1/16 oz. chartreuse jighead was the ticket.