Stacey, Joshua, and I made our eighth family vacation/fishing trip together to Arcadia Lodge up on Big Turtle Lake mid-June. We stayed in the Rustic cabin for the sixth time.

Smallmouth bass action was fantastic! The mayfly hatch was in full bloom. The best technique was mid-trolling with a 3/16 oz. jighead and a 5″ Sakamata Shad. Casted it out letting in drop a few feet and begin working it back with fast twitches until the rod loads up signaling a fish is on. Other lures that worked were a Ned rig with a 2.5″ Stealth Craw in the 309 color, Sleeper Craw (caught the biggest bass at 19″), and a 1/4 oz. jighead with a live crayfish caught in the minnow trap. Mostl bass were in the 17″ to 18.5″ range.

Check my full-length vlogs below for the full action along with my family video!