The whole picture

I mentioned the right drift earlier. While these guys are focused on what they see on their electronics we get to sit back and see the whole picture. Like some...

Yelas hammers em

Jay Yelas rocketed out of the gate this morning catching 17 pounds of smallmouth by 8:30. That has him sitting unofficially in 1st place. Yelas is fishing a massive grass...

Right drift for Cook

Drew Cook is on the right drift. In pretty short order he’s caught four keepers and is now hooked up again. The last one was a sheep’s head. Cook, though,...

Hightower adds a good’un

Dale Hightower has been making the same Detroit River drift all morning, and it’s paying off. The catches aren’t quick, but he just hooked up with his third keeper –...

No shows

I met my boater, Jerry Ducette, at Marine City because we anticipated a group of anglers heading to the mouth of Lake Huron. After all, the winner of the 2013...

Slow start for Palaniuk

After a slow start and loosing 2 good fish Brandon put a 3.5 and 2.5 in boat in short order. He’s moving around at a fair pace using his Humminbird...

Feider with a monster, maybe

Seth Feider just caught what appeared to be a monster from our distance. To be safe I’m calling 4 1/2 pounds but I reserve the right to be wrong on...

Which way the wind blows

So far, the wind has rotated 360 degrees around the compass dial. Currently, it’s out of the southwest. Garrett Paquette–a local favorite–likes that direction. “We are going to have a...

Hightower with two

Dale Hightower is dragging a section of the Detroit River, and he’s had a little early success. “I’ve got two,” he said. “Two 3-pounders.” He’s just drifting in the swift...

The AOY that would have been

The year 2020 is like none other. And so is the race for the Bassmaster Angler of the Year. In a perfect world, this event at Lake St. Clair would...