05/11/2026
It’s been a while since I’ve posted, and I’ve had a few people reach out asking if I’m still guiding.
The short answer is yes!
For those who have fished with me before, you know I also work full-time in agriculture, so I’m limited to weekends only. Add in three kids under 7 at home, and life stays pretty busy. For anyone wondering about trips, I’m pretty well booked up for the summer. Every weekend in June is booked, and I’m full through mid-August.
Now, onto this spring.
I finally got the boat out for the first time this season. As most know, it’s been a cool start. I fished Saturday midday for about 4 hours and Sunday afternoon for about 3 hours.
Saturday’s water temps ranged from 46–48.5 degrees, and Sunday was 49.6–52 degrees. Ironically, the best bite we found Saturday was in the coolest water. Not what I expected, but I won’t argue with bites.
Saturday, we caught 4 walleyes from 22–25 inches and at least a dozen pike. Sunday, I thought the warming water might make for a better bite, but it was pretty comparable. We caught 4 walleyes again, this time from 20–24 inches, along with probably 10 pike. Everything was spawned out too, no eggs to be seen.
The biggest difference between the two days was the hot lure. On Saturday, my trusty 1/4 oz Northland Mimic Minnow in Watermelon Tiger was the ticket. On Sunday, after about 20 casts with nothing on the Mimic Minnow, I switched over to a perch Scatter Rap, and that did the trick.
Looking forward to another productive year on Devils Lake. Excited to see the bite heat up with the warmer weather this week!
