Fall Fishing in the Algoma Region

Fall fishing is a great time to get out and see the colours as the leaves start to change.  The weather is not too hot and can make for a nice day of fishing.  Typically most anglers do not fish walleye in the fall in Sault Ste Marie because the Coho and Steelhead season has begun.  Walleye in the St Marys system are very migratory and they move day after day.  The most frustrating part is marking the big hooks on your electronics but not being able to catch them.  Crankbaits seem to work well this time of year but bottom bouncing spinners and rip jigging can still produce great results.

Last Sunday Caleb Dereski and I went searching for walleyes but came up empty handed.  Now we ended up empty handed for Walleye but we managed to catch a lot of bass and pike.  This made for a fun day because we had lots of action.  We concentrated of efforts around the St Joseph Island bridge and Devil's gap.  We marked alot of hooks on the electronics but we were not sure what we were seeing.  Note to self in the future, need an underwater camera to identify what we are seeing.  I will say they were defined hooks which is what I am used to when I am walleye fishing.   We spent most of the time bottom bouncing with a 2 oz bottom bouncer and some speed to cover water.  We tried all baits from live to plastics.  The bass seemed to love everything and they were very aggressive.  The funniest thing of the day was Caleb catching an old anchor.  I still can't believe he was able to pull that anchor with his light line.  It was good for a few laughs.

The scenery as always was undescribable and always gives you a sense of peace.  I love fishing but I love being somewhere where you could stare for hours at all the different potential pictures for your wall at home.   I've included some pictures of the windmills in along Lake Superior in Gros Cap and a nice picture of the mountains with the incredible colours of  our leaves.  The winds were not too bad but I did expect them to pick up by the afternoon.  The weather was only good enough for a morning fish and then the winds came up and blew us off the water. 

Planning to do some more Walleye/Steelhead fishing on the weekend.  Stay tuned.