I had some very inexperienced fishermen with me yesterday who wanted to spend the day learning about river fishing and see some nice scenery as well. They also wanted to try to catch a musky in the process. After a few hours, Matt had a fish grab his rubber swimbait and after a few headshakes, she was gone. It was almost an exact repeat of the day before and pretty typical of cold front behavior as both fish were not aggressive during the strike.

Water temps are still falling but are still a little warm for late-November. We only saw 2 other boats all day long. A big reason we are not seeing many boats is the lack of mature bass doing there seasonal migration back into the Warren area. There have been a group of people over the last several years who have been targeting the vulnerable bass and harvesting as many as they possibly can. Well, this is what happens when folks are NOT conservation minded and kill mature females year after year. All I saw yesterday were 6 empty boats laying along the river bank with no one in them because “they” are having difficulties catching bass themselves. It has been hard watching this unfold for the past 5-6 years to say the least. Very sad.

I’ll be fishing 3 days over the holidays and I sure hope the fishing picks up and the weather cooperates.


Good luck and stay tuned!