Hi folks, Been on my boat the last two days. Guided northern pike yesterday and fished for walleye early this morning. We received well over 1" of much needed rain the last 3 days. Our rivers are currently high and dirty. Nice owning a motor boat when the river fishing is shot. Surface temperatures have been in the low fifties and the wind has been howling out the north northwest. A fun thing about spring fishing is that you never know exactly what you might catch when fishing. With water temperatures staying cool it allows many game fish to remain in the shallow margins of lakes and ponds. Spawning activity also brings fish into contact with shore oriented anglers. So what I am getting at is we did not catch a pike yesterday and we did not catch a walleye today. However the small mouth fishing has been pretty decent. Landed a 20" smallmouth yesterday on a perch colored crank bait and an 18" smallmouth this morning on a brightly colored walleye jig. Both bass were females who were loaded with row and in pre spawn mode. Sometimes in fishing you have to take what you get when offered. Looks like a nice weather week end so river conditons should improve and water temperatures should warm a bit. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
