Granny joined Bob and I on a long float today. In October Granny choses her fishing days based on air temperature rather than the likely fishing results. While not quite the record-breaking warm we had yesterday, the thermometers did push up into the 70°s and the muskies did not cooperate.
There’s something special however about fishing without waders in October. Shorts, t-shirts and flip flops to be exact. We stole a day from fall and turned it to summer. While we didn’t have good fishing it was still a pretty awesome day on the water.
It wasn’t a total bust either. Early in the day Granny moved two different fish that may have been muskies. One almost had to be by the bow-wave it created as it followed. We couldn’t see the fish due to glare. After lunch I missed a fish that again, we couldn’t see more than the boil it left behind my fly. It felt solid. I think it was a good sized musky. Then finally, Bob got whacked and he managed to stay tight. We weren’t skunked. Bob landed this solid northern pike.
I’m taking the next couple days off from fishing. My shoulders are shot and I’m behind on work. I’ll be right back out here Friday and Saturday with the guys and we’ll throw our hats back in the ring!
I have a suspicion the weather is going to turn on friday!