Bass Fishing....Cope Style

Hello All, I look forward each summer to a visit from my good friend, Christine Cope. Working as an MP in Cold Lake, Alberta, doesn't afford us the time we previously shared in the boat, but our yearly adventure is always ripe with laughter, a bunch of fish, and good memories. Choosing to fish the same Eastern Ontario lake we did the year before, we launched at 8:30am to sunny skies and a high temperature. We headed off to fish some flats, chucking cranks, jigs, and spinnerbaits. A few fish came over the gunnel, but for the most part, fishing was slow. As the morning wore on the activity levels changed. We began pulling fish from under docks, slop, wood, and pads. Of course, Christine pulled out her signature lure “ a wacky rigged soft stick bait “ and I became the spectator in the boat sitting on the sidelines. (OK, I had too much pride to switch and stuck with my obviously losing pattern!) Christine began pulling largies from the flats, off the weed clumps, and what seemed to me, out of thin air. The really cool thing happened later in the afternoon, when two nice smallies fell prey to her presentation, sitting in less than 6-feet of weed-strewn water. These fish fought like stink and were definitely cool to see! We ended the day with a mixture of 28 bass….and a few delicious beers at the local pub. Here's looking forward to next years visit and more bassin' fun, Cope Style. Good Fishing, Justin