Just returned from my annual fall trip up to Burt and Mullett lakes and it was a blast as usual. We had four guys go this year and other than myself two were club members, Mike Maske and Matt Morgan. The weather plays a big role this time of year up there and we've had everything over the years from almost snowing to sunny and warm. This year was pretty good as far as the weather goes with temps in the mid 60's and sunny and the water temps were in the mid to high 50's.
We stay in a cabin at the state park and fish Friday, Saturday and a little Sunday. The first day was probably the best fishing with Mike catching a 6+ pound smallie on a spinnerbait and Matt and I catching 12-15 good ones ourselves. The fish hadn't really moved up yet do to a recent warming trend but the smallies were still showing up and eating crankbaits, tubes and spinnerbaits.
Saturday marked our annual two boat tournament on Mullett and both teams brought 19+ pounds to the scales so we called it a draw. Once again Mike Maske caught a good one over 5 pounds and I added a 5 and a 4.7 to anchor our teams sack. Mr. Maske probably caught more fish than anyone on the trip and also guided his partner to several in the four pound category which were personal bests. I also added a 24" steelhead to my resume, caught on a crankbait which is always a bonus.
Sunday was a short one and most of our time was spent idling around and marking deep cover with Matt's side-imaging electronics. It was awesome seeing logs clearly in 15 fow and I probably marked 20 such spots. Hopefully there will be big fish bedding on these coordinates when I return next June. We also did a little fishing and Matt and I caught about a 15 pound limit in ten minutes off a large point on Burt to end a good trip.
The weather was great, we caught big fish and I got to spend time with three good guys, what more could you ask for. We ate more than you can imagine and unfortunately we probably drank more beer than we should have but what else are you going to do all night in a 12" x 12" cabin? Can't wait until next June.
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