Hello everybody!
The open water fishing season is winding down to just a couple of
weeks of decent fall weather. I always get a little blue this time of
the season even when I'm on the water every day. Just knowing that
another fishing season is about over puts me into a little funk this
time of the year.
My wife will usually try to avoid me when she can
because after 40 years she can easily recognize the symptoms. I know
there are still a couple good weeks yet and perhaps a little more
depending on the weather but non the less it is coming to an end.
It has been an excellent fall, especially for Walleyes. I can't
remember the last time out when we didn't get a limit of nice fish. It
is by far my favorite time of the season but unfortunately it goes by
way to fast and before you know it Pike Bay will have a sheet of ice and
I'll be staring out my front window dreaming of open water again.
Ice
fishing does offer me a taste, but I just don't get the same thrill as I
do on a beautiful summer day on open water. Hopefully the winter blues
will stay away a little longer this fall but it doesn't look good for
that to happen this year. Pike Bay usually has ice by mid November and I
expect that to happen again this year.
On another topic, if you fish Lake Vermilion and want to know whats
going on as far as fisheries management - the Cormorant issue and a few
other issues - there is a public meeting at the Tower Civic center on
Nov. 1.
The meeting starts at 6 p.m. and runs until 8 p.m. The
DNR will have some preliminary results from the test nets and you can
have a seat at the table to voice your opinions on what the DNR has
planned for the future.
Instead of complaining about what they do you can be a part of the
process. Public input carries a lot of weight with the DNR. Believe it
or not, you can make a difference, but you have to show up and be heard.
Terry "Ace" Sjoberg is the owner-operator of Ace guide service on Beautiful Lake Vermilion. He has been guiding on Lake Vermilion since 1987 and does full and half day fishing adventures for muskie, smallmouth and largemouth bass, northern pike and most Minnesotan's favorite fish, Walleye. He has a full-time professional guide service so he is on the water almost every day between May and November. Ace has also spent many years as a tournament angler, including the Masters Walleye Circuit. He is a two-time Champion of the "Lake Vermilion Walleye Classic;" a two-time MWC "World Walleye Championship" qualifier; and he has several top 10 tournament finishes over his career.
Ace has also written several articles on topics related to fishing, everything from where to fish and how to fish for your favorite species, to what presentations work the best and the correct way to use them. Muskies are his favorite species, but he also loves fishing for those hard-fighting Smallmouth bass. He has been published in many outdoor publications including "Muskie," Musky Hunter," "FLW Outdoors," "Ice fishing," "Minnesota
outdoors," and "Midwest outdoors." He has also written for a number of outdoor websites including local fishing reports.
For more see www.aceguideservice.com.
