Fishing Trip Proves Exciting For Young And Old
Seven-year-old Ryan Sisitki is excited about the big, gold, Panther Martin spinner in his tackle box. But he is ecstatic about the latest walleye.
“C’mon, you guys, let’s do the stretch thing,” Sisitki said. The adults break up laughing, having just joked about the need to stretch the fish we are catching.
We’ve boated 15 walleye, two pike, a smallmouth bass and a dogfish so far. None was keeper size, but it has been a full day for Ryan.
He is out on his first real fishing trip with his father and grandfather. Nearly every fish elicits a gleeful yell. He reels many of them in and never seems to tire.
Ryan’s grandfather, Dave Mack, drove up from Indiana, Pa., for the event. Now that Ryan is old enough, fishing might become a regular part of the family vacation.
Clark, who specializes in walleye, is a bit surprised by the outcome. He was expecting more keepers and a bit more species diversity. But the lake is covered with Mayfly husks. He normally fishes it in the fall. The wigglers have just hatched and the fish might not be that hungry.
The tactics today are simple and proven. Start with a bucket of fresh crawlers. Rig them on a two-hook harness with a spinner and troll them along the weedy drop-offs.
“The fish can be anywhere from 6 feet to 22 feet, but my guess is 12 to 15 feet,” Clark said when we made our first stop at 7 a.m.
Clark boats two walleye in the next 15 minutes. They are small and go back, but it gets the others excited. If a favorite spot is unproductive, it is soon time to move on.
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