Yesterday my wife & I took total advantage of one of those picturesque summer days in the north woods.  From the portage down the two-track, to slipping the canoe onto the lake, the whole scene was magical; almost fake.   As is often the case, except for the loons & eagles we had the place to ourselves. 

 

  The light & variable winds, a rarity here, called for a subtle presentation and a weight less stick bait is about as subtle as you can get.  Lynn fishes with medium spinning gear and on this special day, both her & her tackle were very busy.   Presenting the baits close to isolated clumps of coontail in 5-10 ft of water proved to be most effective.  A very slow, often dead stick offering, was about all they would eat.  This is something I do not excel at (probably never will - too impatient) but the lady finds it second nature and she took me to school, again.  With many jumps, drag strips and splashes in my face, between 10am – 2pm several very healthy bass came to the boat.  It was one of those times where it wasn’t long before I realized she would be getting a bite on almost every cast.  And so as designated net, hook remover and camera man, I might as well just sit back and watch the show; so I did.  I was able to land a few bass and a couple of pike but the best fish were coming from the front of the boat. 

 

   Once the bite slowed down, we had a late lunch on the water while enjoying the golden hues and long shadows of this special afternoon.  These are the kind of trips that help keep us warm in January.

 

A-Jay

 

 

 

 

 

 

A-Jay, I am jealous!  That is absolutely beautiful place you fish, the weather seemed perfect, and the company couldn't have been any better!  Congrats and tell Lynn I said, "keep on, keepin on!"

 

Jeff

That is awesome!!  Congrats to her!!!

Nicely done A-jay, nicely done...

why they're called your better half.....

good job for soaking it in and having a good time and not letting competition or ego get in the way of a great day!!

Tell Lynn she is a movie star. Outstanding.

I can only echo previous comments.

 

only by a strech can I add WOW. Andy, so are a lucky man.

Great only all the way around!!!!

 

GOOD TIMES!

Freakin' Awesome !!!

Good camera work Ajay.....since your fishing rod wasn't workong

Now thats awesome!

Looks like a heck of a day.  And I have to agree, my better half beats me everytime fishing a stick bait.

wow you couldn't ask for anything more

awesome!!

Heck of a day A-Jay! Thanks for sharing

Magnificent!

Bar none, there's no greater joy in fishing than being outfished by your better half; in my household it's business as usual

 

Roger

Nice looking fish!  There really is nothing better than catching bass you have to work to get to! Seems like they pull harder! 

 

Nice outing, I love the second pic in particular!

 

Jim

Just flat out awesome man

:pig: :pig:    Oinkety-oink-oink!

Nice post A-Jay.  I am taking my wife fishing for the first time ever tomorrow.  She has never really shown any interest until now.  So I am hoping she kicks my rear and we have a good few hours tomorrow. 

Seemed like a great day for both of you.  Embrace the good times. I'm guessing she had a good fishing teacher?

I love it when my wife outfishes me Looks like you both had an outstanding day on the water!

Pass on a big thumbs up to that lady.