August 26th Report

We arrived at camp a little before 10 this morning, checked in, geared up, and ate lunch before hitting the water at 1pm. The sky started out blue with wispy clouds and temps in the mid-70’s. Winds were out of the south, a bit brisk at times, but manageable.

Sid and I hit our chosen spot for a while and I managed a nice 5lb pike on a Hi-Fin bucktail (gold blade, black/red/gold hair).

Just before 3, the sky covered over with thicker clouds and the air got much cooler, so we made a run to a location Sid has raised a particular musky several times in past trips.

I was throwing a Fudally Stump Hawg (tandem), black w/red blades, grinding through the milfoil when a fat 8 ½ pound, 34” pike nailed it at boatside.

After dinner, we buzzed the surface with an assortment of topwater lures, jointed crankbaits, and spinnerbaits, with Sid picking up a pike.

Meanwhile our cohorts, Ralph, Brad, and Mike Daugstrup scored on bass and a pike trolling through the weeds in Sand Bay.

As usual, I plan to hit the water before 6am tomorrow. Stay tuned, it’s early in the week…