Move Over Fall Fishing Because SPRING is KING!!!
Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 10:19 am
I used to think that fall fishing was the best but not anymore. The last few springs have taught me that this is the time of year when there is a true awakening and fish of all species go on an absolute feeding frenzy. This period of prime time fishing may be shorter in the spring than in the fall but it's definitely way more intense.
I had a couple of memorable outings recently. I did some night walleye fishing from shore and the very next morning I went out for some lakers followed by brookies in the afternoon.
I had the best shore night walleye outing of my life. I caught and released 3 big walleyes and they were caught in size order.
A 22 incher.
A personal best from shore at 24 inches.
10 minutes later, a new personal best from shore at 26 inches. This beast gave me a 5 minute fight. It was taking runs everywhere. It was so strong and kept digging against the current like it was nothing. What a rush!
A few giant crappies also decided to join the party. I wish that I could've stayed later to fish some more but I was trout fishing in the morning so I needed some sleep. Unfortunately, I didn't get much sleep that night because I was so pumped up from landing those big walleyes.
It was tough getting out of bed because I knew that this day would not be easy. We were going to a laker back lake which is difficult to access. I also knew that those little black flies would be out in full force and that was an understatement. They were just relentless, insane, and in very large numbers all day long. We had bug nets on all the time and we still managed to get bit from head to toe.
Lucky for me, on the first pass I boated this 24 inch beauty laker.
In the afternoon we went float tubing for brookies and I was fortunate to catch this nice 16 inch speck. This definitely is a spring to remember and there's still a few weeks left. I look forward to my future adventures!
I had a couple of memorable outings recently. I did some night walleye fishing from shore and the very next morning I went out for some lakers followed by brookies in the afternoon.
I had the best shore night walleye outing of my life. I caught and released 3 big walleyes and they were caught in size order.
A 22 incher.
A personal best from shore at 24 inches.
10 minutes later, a new personal best from shore at 26 inches. This beast gave me a 5 minute fight. It was taking runs everywhere. It was so strong and kept digging against the current like it was nothing. What a rush!
A few giant crappies also decided to join the party. I wish that I could've stayed later to fish some more but I was trout fishing in the morning so I needed some sleep. Unfortunately, I didn't get much sleep that night because I was so pumped up from landing those big walleyes.
It was tough getting out of bed because I knew that this day would not be easy. We were going to a laker back lake which is difficult to access. I also knew that those little black flies would be out in full force and that was an understatement. They were just relentless, insane, and in very large numbers all day long. We had bug nets on all the time and we still managed to get bit from head to toe.
Lucky for me, on the first pass I boated this 24 inch beauty laker.
In the afternoon we went float tubing for brookies and I was fortunate to catch this nice 16 inch speck. This definitely is a spring to remember and there's still a few weeks left. I look forward to my future adventures!
