Pacemaker Fishing Forum

Wanted to get in a little river outing before the Thanksgiving holiday and it turned out yesterday was the day I could go. A friend from work and his son joined me for a short float.  I knew we had rain coming in the afternoon and the forecast of the morning was clouds and occasional rain showers. It got a little windier at times than I thought it was going to but wasn't too bad.

The good news is that two of the three of us avoided a skunk, which was myself and his son. His son caught one about 12 in early in a little deep pocket on a Ned rig.  I caught mine towards the end of the floats a Fitt/ old winco's lures chilly Willy on a stand-up jig head.  Were just feeling weight and not feeling a hit.  A friend from work got skunked and he had I think one hit in a deep hole.

One little high of light was fishing. The first deep winter hole we came to and I was throwing out a rattle trap and lifting and pausing it on the retrieve end. As I got it to the top of the water I saw a fish following it and then turn away. Thought it was a small mouth but saw that telltale white spot on the bottom of the tail and realized it was a nice walleye following it in. 

I've never caught one in that stretch of the river but it's a perfect hole to have them.

It definitely wasn't the day I was hoping but we were all glad to be out and not be working.

Enjoy Thanksgiving everybody!