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Dang man that looks absolutely fantastic I love it!

I’m taking my youngest son out in the canoe Saturday morning for smalllies & northern gonna toss big sun baits and top waters!

Father & son fishing is the best… we’ll be hitting the stretch of river I fished with my dad right before he got sick. Good memories.

Doug & I went out again, Saturday, raining so no boat pictures;

Pretty quick to catch our 8 fish limit, all 16"-17"

Cooked down some pancetta for the Caesar, used the renderings + big knob of butter & the juice of 1 lime to poach the walleye.



OMG, it was fantastic !

Last of the weekends walleye;



Back for more tomorrow !

Doug & I went out, again, Sunday morning, actually.

On the lake for 9:15, home before noon.



Fish were hitting hard, after Saturdays storm fronts.

GOOD !

Doug & I got out again, yesterday.

Hit the water at 10, home by 12:15, with a great bunch of eaters.

2 dozen minnows, 37 fish caught, 8 kept (2 limits).

Only light winds yesterday, so back to jig & minnow.

Found them up top, of the same transition, we fished last weekend.

No big fish, just a pile of cookie cutter, 14 -17", school fish.

Doug & I headed out, again yesterday morning;





Dinner for 7 !







Deb's Mum is here for Doug & Megan's wedding, she's amazing for 82 !

Anyone else still fishing? I went today and caught a ton of panfish and a few walleyes, nothing worth keeping.

Went camping in the end of September in and area off of Shadehill res in northern South Dakota. Found some sharptail grouse for a limit the first day but only one the next day.it was calm and nice on the lake so I thought what the heck. Broke out an old spinning rod with a Mitchell 300A on it. Just had a minimum of lures with me at the time and put on a old Berkely Frenzy plug in fire tiger pattern. 4 casts and a solid strike resulting in a well hooked fish put on a good fight. I was surprised to see a nice channel cat (25") when I got him in. He was excellent eating that nite..mb

Awesome. I fish all over eastern SD but never West River.

Pearchin in the shipping channel in Sturgeon Bay (West end by Sawyer Harbor). Doin pretty good too...

Sorry, no pics. I always forget something now, this time it was my phone! Sitting in its cradle in the truck, right where I put it!

I haven't been out that much lately, and the fishing hasn't been good the few times we have gone. The last time we went about a week ago we got a handful of dink bluegills and one or two little bass.

I'm ready for ice at this point; it's been a pretty trash open water year for me.

I was out last Sunday & the Sunday before on a new lake and had a blast.

Yesterday I hit another lake for just a short time but no action just follows and lost lures 😡

Hoping we get safe ice this year last winter SUCKED!

I love how ya hit it man the family aspect is amazing!

Last ice season was garbage here, too. Had 1 day of doable ice in late Nov, 4-5 days around Xmas, then a meltoff. January was all open water, then a little cold snap for 2-3 days of ice in early Feb, and that was it.

I took the GF and her friend for 1 last trip on the river yesterday. Weather was beautiful but he water was getting pretty skinny in spots. We got a couple limits of Coho's and then played catch and release with a few nice rainbows before deciding it was time to head home.
Bittersweet day, but a good way to end the season.

Winterized the big boat & put the covers on, Sunday.



Hunting season is here !

I enjoy Hunting also but fishing is so good this time of year. I should have taken my rod and tried casting for walleyes today. It was beautiful out. I will fish from shore right up to freeze up. I have some great spots for that

I hear you !!!

But, we've had frost &/or below freezing mornings, for the last week.

Last year, I held out & ended up with 2' of snow in the boat, in late October.