Northwoods Bass Fishing Report – Mid May 2022
May 2022 has been good up to this point! For a while, a week before opener, I had thought we'd still be stuck in winter coming and going every few days. But then an uncomfortable heat wave came, lasting into this week. Following ice-out, walleyes and pike each spawned in the blink of an eye. Bass on the other hand have been a little slower to wake up, but are quietly making their presence known in the shallows.
First, there's been lots of adversity on the plate for me this month, and it seems to be something new happening each week. I've had to re-shuffle my May schedule a handful of times already, but the good news is we've been fishing but with many interruptions.
Prior to opener, I rescheduled trips out of fear that Ranger would be in the shop for extended time - rigging work and new unaddressed problems stemming from my lower unit accident a year and a half ago. I wasn't supposed to get the boat back until May 15-2oth. I’ve got a new shop working with me and they fixed me up quicker than expected. All healthy now, but it's time for a ProXS.
Then last week, my great aunt passed away. This week (right now) has been canceled.
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