As the bear season starts to wind down to the final hours, I have noticed a big void in my life. Namely, it’s been FOREVER since I last wet a line or felt the tug, tug of a walleye. Yep, yours truly can’t wait until I get back out on the water. And for good reason… FALL IS HERE! With that comes arguably the best walleye fishing of the season… big fish and big numbers!
Thankfully, my lack of water time hasn’t impacted Pasha Lake Cabin’s guests. Daily, people head out to lakes, catch crazy numbers of fish, head back to great cabin life and then do it again. This past week, the Bryan Kofal group from Wisconsin did exactly that. 2012 was a bit different for them however. Typically they come in the late fall for the annual walleye run, but due to schedules they opted for an earlier trip. It took awhile to adjust to the late summer patterns, but once they put it together, tremendous fishing was once again all theirs. Not only that, they volunteered to explore some new lakes adding a different twist to their vacation. In the end, smiles where everywhere and they couldn’t book fast enough for 2013.
A neat story from this week also brings us to West Virginia. The Harris group, here on a bear/fishing combo, are use to angling for bass. With that southern draw of theirs, they can barely say walleye, much less catch one. But in true Pasha Lake style, we converted them from the dark side and showed them everything they were missing! I wasn’t able to get out on the water with them, but instead, sat down and showed them how to rig a bottom bouncer with a crawler harness. Once they figured out how to keep the wire vertical, ticking the bottom occasionally, they caught walleye fever. Landing fish after fish, they soon learned what all the hype was about. Its safe to say, they’ll never be the same fisherman again… in a good way!
Finally, IDO fan and follower, Chris from west central WI could no longer resist the urge to experience Pasha Lake Cabins. This past week, he hooked on to his Skeeter MX 1825, and aimed it north to our door step. While here, we treated him to the full PLC experience, not only fishing Lake Nipigon, but also a couple of our famous inland lakes. The bonus was using his Skeeter on Nipigon. With some detailed planning and little favorable weather, he made the trek to the north end of the lake where he and his, landed walleye after fat, healthy walleye. When I ran in to him that night, I couldn’t help but notice the perma-smile on his face. And when the weather wasn’t right, inland he went and game on it was. It’s pretty dang neat to watch how these trips come together for people, week after week.
“Going’s on” for the near future include water temps in the cooling mode bringing us one step closer to the FANTASTIC fall bite. It won’t be long now and the white fish will make their annual spawning runs, the walleyes will put on the HEAVY feed bag. After that, life at Pasha Lake Cabins couldn’t get any better. Stay tuned and keep in touch… were just getting started up here….
Until next time….