Temp: 64
light wind -> calm
overcast, some drizzle
Water - good clarity, 450 CFS
Bait: zulu (0), spinner bait (4), pop'r (2), x-rap (2)
Loc: GMR South
Time: 4:15PM - 6:15PM
8 smallies
best fish - 17.5 & 18 inches

The 1/2 hour from 4:30 to 5:00PM was by far my best fishing day of the year. The fall "honey hole" was on fire. I caught 6 during those 30 minutes...and maybe could have picked up a few more if I...

Temp: 58 -> 55
light wind -> calm
overcast -> clearing
Water - gin clarity, 880 CFS (a little high)
Bait: Slip Float, chubs & shiners
Loc: GMR South
Time: 4:15PM - 5:30PM
1 smallie
1 channel
best fish - 17" ? didn't measure

I went out fishing with my baby girl late this afternoon. Recent heavy rains have left the water high and the banks a bit sloppy, so we put on our rubber boots and gave it a go....

Temp: 40 -> 60
calm -> light wind
sunny
Water - clear, 370 CFS
Bait: spinner bait (0); Pop'r (6); zulu (4); white twister tail jig (2); floating rapala 13FS (1)
Loc: GMR South
Time: 8:00AM - 12:00PM
13 smallies
best fish - 17 inches

It was cold and calm this morning. Beautiful mist rising from water warmer than the air. Couldn't resist throwing the Pop'R...and connected on the first cast (first pic). Ended up catching 5...

After a 3 year hiatus, it was good to take another pilgrimage to smallmouth heaven. All of my previous 14 trips to the northwoods with QueticoMike have been to Quetico Provincial Park, which is the Canadian side of the "Boundary Waters". This was my first time staying on the US side in Minnesota...and it was a fairly "cushy" trip by northwoods standards.

We stayed at a lake just a few miles from the city of Ely and it was only a mile paddle to the campsite...no...

Wow, my first blog, and it's right here at OGF!