Tough week for anyone else?

Wondering if its just me or the crazy weather year we’ve had. Usually late September is about peak bass fishing for me. In the past week I spent about 2.5 days fishing two different rivers and a smaller lake that is usually a guarantee for catching fish. We tried plastics, spinnerbaits, crank baits, speed trolling, sucker minnows, nightcrawlers, bobbers…

Net result was one 11 inch largemouth. In the dead of August, we usually were catching 5-15 bass in a half day of fishing and the occasional decent sized northern.

Skunked – haven’t been shut out like that in awhile. Anyone else having difficulties? Is it barometric pressure, weather fronts, bio-rhythms..? Ha! Or just me… maybe I need to go back to golf (please, no…).

It’s been pretty nuts on the river as of late. Just keep trying new locations, they school hard and move quite a bit this time of year, when you find them it’s insane.

Wow, we were on Pool 4 this week on rip rap, wing dams, etc….nada..

Bass where nuts last few weeks around Aitkin MN. Both river and lake. Rattle traps on the lake produced some nice largemouth fish tall weeds on the edge of steep drops.

Maybe I’ve been too far South…metro area and southward. Time to head North I guess!

Did well yesterday on a small Metro lake. This time of the year the remaining greenest weeds is the key. Find nice Green weeds and you usually will find the fish. Yesterday it was a decent frog bite and also caught some on a spinnerbait.

You should be happy that you’ve fished 2.5 days in the last week. I can’t even picture my boat anymore.

I know, I forced a few things to take some time off. I also feel like I can also fish on weekends again now that many people are off the water. I sent 2 kids off to college this Fall and miss the heck out of them, but it does provide a little more schedule flexibility to fish!

Was on 4 yesterday. My normal fall hotspots were still slow. Tried a new spot and game on. Salvaged the day. There biting. The wind has been a challenge last few days.

Hey Chris! The areas I’ve taken you in the past have been pretty hot (ok really hot) the past few weeks. If I was you I’d try to get up there mid week next week. The weather look pretty good starting Monday. Let me know if you have any questions about where to go.

I was just going to reach out to you Joe – I haven’t been up there yet…have been only down near Wabasha since my dad lives down there. Going North sounds like the ticket. For all those reading – Joe is the best smallmouth/river guide hands down. He has the pictures to prove it (see my Avatar from when I fished with him last year)!