Your senator is a lucky man @ol'crickety. A trip on private water with the best guide in the state. I'm sure the price is right too.

42 minutes ago, Pogues2300 said:

My sister keeps trying to get me to move up to two harbors where she works in radio…. I’d have to learn about small mouth but walking out the front door and walking two blocks to Lake Superior is tempting!

 

I love Two Harbors. The Boundary Waters, Quetico, and northwestern Ontario would be so close too. 

 

14 minutes ago, T-Billy said:

Your senator is a lucky man @ol'crickety. A trip on private water with the best guide in the state. I'm sure the price is right too.

 

Ahhh, shucks, Tim. I'm still learning, but you're right about the price: $0

Wow!! Way to get them dialed in. I always feel like the day is more special when you have to figure out something a little different to really get them going. That is just some crazy good fishing. The pics are awesome and you lake is really beautiful. I think the little channels through the grass are particularly cool since there is nothing like that around me!

 

18 minutes ago, pdxfisher said:

I think the little channels through the grass are particularly cool since there is nothing like that around me!

 

I love those channels too, but they're narrowing with weeds. Some are even getting plugged with weeds. I'll miss them, but come fall, they'll be back.

 

19 minutes ago, pdxfisher said:

I always feel like the day is more special when you have to figure out something a little different to really get them going.

 

Me too! The distance from the bank was very specific. Perhaps three feet away didn't work because it was too far for them to leave cover, as it was sunny by then and there are ospreys. One foot away also didn't work, perhaps because it didn't give them a long enough look. I don't think I've ever seen that before yesterday, i.e. the strike-triggering distance being so specific. 

 

When I take the senator fishing, I expect, even though there'll only be 48 hours between yesterday and tomorrow, the bass rules will probably have changed again. Sadly, I'm never as good at solving bass when I'm fishing with someone. Conversation distracts me, but I'm sure we'll catch some.

 

27 minutes ago, pdxfisher said:

The pics are awesome and you lake is really beautiful.

 

Thanks! I had breakfast with the senator this morning and he asked me, "Do you only fish water without ramps?"

 

"That's it," I replied. "That's my secret."

Thank you for sharing, great fish. Your lake is beautiful.