Hi Folks, Guided from my boat yesterday with spin anglers for bass and pike. Foliage is peaked right now and looks fantastic. Always a nice time of the year to be on the water. We got on the water prior to the afternoon rain and fished under cloudy skies with calm conditions. Water temperature ranged from 58 degrees to 60 degrees. Where we found warmer water the fishing was better. The lake we fished is influenced by a major river and the water level is down for this time of the year. We still need rain even though we received approximately an quarter inch of wet stuff yesterday afternoon and last night. Still could use some more rain. We fished big weed beds and Lilly pad edges off the main channel in the lake. Set up the boat in about 10' of water and cast to the edges of the junk. We cast bright colored spinner baits in chartreuse and red and gold with double blades. Water in this lake is not clear and you need to give the fish a lure that they can see. We used a steady retrieve and the fish were following. We caught one good sized smallmouth and numerous largemouth bass. No pike and did not even have a follow from a northern. We did have several small pickerel chase the lures. Nice day on the water. Looks like good week for fishing after the wind and rain move out today. I will be boat and rive fishing this week. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
