Greg, Lindsay and Grant: Porcupine Bay - 10/20

It was beautiful weather for late October! Sun in the morning, clouds in the afternoon, temperatures in the 60s, and light winds all day long. My 6 year old and 3 1/2 year old wanted to go fishing so we got to the lake around noon and fished until 6 PM. It took a couple stops to find the walleye. I was hoping to find fish early and get the kids involved, but it took over an hour to get the first bite. Good thing we brought the dvd player and Bugs Bunny. The cartoons gave Dad the opportunity to run around the lake and find some fish. Our best action was after 4 PM. Maybe we finally found fish that wanted to bite, or maybe the increasing clouds triggered the fish to feed. We ended the day with 10 small walleye (12-15 inches), a fat little bass, and a chunky trout.

More info: We motored up to Buoy 7 where Don, Sharon and I had done well 6 days ago. We fished the deep channel near the gravel slide with only 1 twelve inch fish after an hour. We moved 2 miles up river and drifted the narrow channel (30-35 feet) from the irrigation pivot down to the river bend. Our first pass yielded 2 small walleye. Our second pass 1 walleye and a bass (and several missed bites). The kids were ready for hot dogs and marshmallows by this point. We motored downriver and made a quick drift through The Narrows concentrating our efforts at 50 feet. We picked up 6 walleyes and a trout in less than an hour. The action was fast enough to put the dvd player away. Biggest fish was 16 inches...the trout. The hot dogs and marshmallows on a camp fire were well earned as the kids were very good for daddy on the boat today. A copper spinner with red beads and orange spinner with green/gold beads were the most productive colors...and I tried a bunch of different combos through the day.