With the very long cold winter, our ice was late....that may be an understatement. It just plain out forgot to thaw. Tramping Lake always opens up by mid may at the latest. This year was May 24th! And Wekusko Lake was June 4th! The water was ultra ultra high, and it stayed COLD. This really affected both the pike and walleye bites. Pike was fantastic, as the big fish seemed to climb out of the depths for much longer than usual into the spawning areas. And the walleye, well they were almost non existent on Tramping until July. We did still catch big walleye in June, but our numbers were way down, and quantity of ANY walleye were way down. In fact, because of the very slow June (compared to what we are accustomed to), our master angler walleye numbers were down by over 100 for the year. Also, our biggest walleyes were only 31 3/4". At least July turned on to save our numbers, and our pride.
The interesting part of the season was Wekusko Lake. Our regular Tramping fisherman headed to Wekusko as they needed some confidence, and confidence they did receive. Many boats landed 80+ walleye in an afternoon with most fish between 21 and 26". And the Wekusko bite didn't quit until later in August! It was incredible. If there was a spot that you had never caught a fish before, you could do it last year. It sure helped us as an outfitter, because although our monster eyes weren't on, the fun fishing was!
Our water has dropped significantly to lower than normal levels right now. Lots of ice is forming, so next spring is anyone's guess what the bite will be. There is only one way to know- come and try it!
The biggest walleye through camp- fishing with my buddy Josh from Ontario....31 3/4" with one hour left in his trip!
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