David and Zach are back!

Had David and his son Zachary on the Main Office tonight for a late day summer trip. Thunder and lightening were circling around the lake and I was afraid it might interfere with our plans but we rolled the dice and stayed. Turned out to be a good gamble

After avoiding the storms for the first couple of hours, I headed down toward the dam where the recent action has been best. Turns out the fish were tough to find but I kept looking. Persistence paid off and I was able to get us over a school that was eager to bite. After getting one to bite my spoon, David and Zach instantly hooked up and we had our first double of the evening. Those first two fish were around 11-12 lbs but if you ask Zach, his was bigger! After boating three from this first school, it was back to the “search”.

And that was the order of the evening. Lots of looking followed by a hint of “something in the area” followed by “FISH ON”. I asked the boys if they wanted to troll but they insisted on jigging which was definitely tough today. But the reward when jigging a fish is usually more appreciated so I’m glad they stuck it out. In the end we boated 9 and dropped a few more so it was another successful trip. Oh, and guess who got the big fish of the night? That would be Zach..

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