Back on the river for another smallmouth bass fishing adventure! Started off really slow but the bite picked up by mid-morning. Binh landed a 19” brute and I followed up a little later with a 21 incher, tying my personal best. These river bronzebacks are pure muscle, fighting power!

Started the day off bass fishing. Three bass in, the pike bite took over. Follows and aggressive bites near the canoe made for a thrilling morning! Biggest pike was 32 inches.

Scorching heat didn’t stop us from putting in a few hours today pulling in a few Labor Day brutes. A fish here, a fish there… picking out the best cover spots and pitching jigs and chatterbaits. Happy Labor Day weekend everyone!

My nephew Christian has never fished before so I took him out this past Wednesday along with JT for an evening of panfishing. Not sure how many they caught total but it sure made me feel good to see the big smiles on their faces!

At 21 inches! Thanks to my cousin Binh, after setting the hook the fish dug deep followed by a couple leaps and wrapped himself underneath a log jam. For a couple minutes we thought the fish was gone and the hook was snagged into the tree underwater. A few paddle strokes and maneuvering the canoe, the line miraculously came free and the monster bass leaped out of the water! We got it in the net, a couple pics, and back in the water he went to fight another day.

Fast action catching some brutes with my cousin Binh today on chatterbaits and spinnerbaits! We captured some of the action. Enjoy the video!

Came home to a package from Jimmy D’s River Bugs! These hair jigs look like da BOMB! Looking forward to working river smallmouth with these things!

According to the In-Fisherman Solunar calendar this past Sunday, July 16, it was supposed to be a Great day for fishing. Boy was it Super! The bite was no doubt on fire. Lots of nice bass and a bonus pike to top it off. A good day spent on the water catching up with my cousin Binh!

A great fun week at Arcadia Lodge! Weather was hot and humid the first three days and cooled off a little bit followed by rain and thunderstorms. We checked out and went home on Friday. Smallmouth action was fantastic! The mayfly hatch was in full bloom and the hot lure was the 1/8 oz. or 1/4 oz. black hair jig tipped with a pinched off 2″ Berkley Gulp Nightcrawler or X Zone Lures Slammer. Jigged and worked slow along the reed edges in 8-10 feet of water caught most of the fish. Fish ranged from 19″, 18″, and several in the 16″ to 17″ sizes. One evening I hooked up with a fish in the 20″ mark that took drag and snapped my line due to my drag being set too tight. I also caught a dogfish too on the Rapala BX Brat. Joshua and Stacey caught a few smallies on a live nightcrawler rigged under a bobber. Other lures that caught fish include the 1/4 oz. Acme V-Rod and twister tail with underspin.

Fast start to the 2023 Minnesota fishing opener for this little fella! Spent Friday evening working on his flipping technique. In between the break in the rain on Saturday morning, we got out for a couple hours and JT put on a fishing clinic catching some nice bass.