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.

A little rain, a little sunshine, and a whole lot of harsh wind. Always an adventure out on the river!

Carp are pound for pound king! This 14 lb. beast picked up and ran off with a half nightcrawler in slack water near an eddy. A short battle around the boat as he was running under the motor nearly getting wrapped in the anchor rope. My buddy Dylan scooped him and a couple photos and back he went. Cat bites were pretty slow; we couldn’t find them.

A slow overall evening on a smoky sunset. With a half hour of daylight left, I zipped a chatterbait along the edge of the milfoil when this 19.5”, 4.59 lb. chunky bass crushed it! A couple leaps, a head shake, and my net man, Peyton, was quick with the scoop.

Topwater smash! Reeling in a squeaky Nichols Lures Reflex Buzzbait was too much for this 22”, 5.42 lb. largie this evening.