Hey all!!
 Just reporting in.
 It has been a week since we 've hooked up and I got back from the Grand Marais (MN.) area late Thursday.
 The fishing was great all 4 days and alot of fish were caught.We had some awesome walleyes caught the first night, biggest being a HEAVY bodied 23 1/2 incher that inhaled our shalow running stick bait.We proceeded to catch another 11 fish not as large but were happy with there size and scrappy attitude.
 The next morning Brookies were the target species but unfortunately my 4 WD went out on the trip up so we adjusted our game plan and fished Smallmouth bass instead, again great numbers with fish up to 18 inches, all with a bad attitude, what a blast!!
 The afternoon found us fishing Rainbows on a nearby lake and seeing fish rise as we were landing our boats, indicated the "Bows" were shallow even over deep water.Long-lining spinners and minnow imitations made for a great afternoon of 30 + fish being caught.

 As night fell we decided to go after walleyes on the same lake as the night before, catching only 9 decent fish, but the full moon was fabulous and the company second to none!
 Our Brookie trips were limited to over populated areas that the landings were easily accessible to the general public and fished hard.Although we caught fish, they were not of the size and quantity we re accustomed to.Although we didn't get to our "hot spots" the brookies were still beautifully colored and the fight spectacular.I love Brook Trout fishing!!
 Day 3 found me determined to meet my personal "Grand Slam" of a limit of 4 species of fish in a 12 hr period. I unfortunately came up just short on Brookies to make it a reality,but that goal will continue onto next year.
 I hear I missed out on a hot panfish bite last week so I plan to make up for lost time starting tommorrow.Bluegills beware!!
 Thanks for stopping by and tight lines to you all !!.........Shawn