Lake Simcoe

Quite a cold and windy day. Gave up early after there were white caps all over the lake and had enough of getting splashed. Had a lucky smallie pretty early on with the Ned, but not even a shadow through the rest of the trip.

Didn't have a scale but definitely biggest bullhead catty I've caught. Ontario record is 2.6 pounds

Beautiful evening

Feeling discouraged and annoyed at my poor performance yesterday at Ken Whillans, I changed my trip from the blackwaters up north to the clearwaters in Orillia. I think this was an attempt at some sort of a mental redemption for screwing up in the crystal waters from the previous day... With a combination of arriving late, wind, other fishers, forcing myself to throw flies for the majority of the day and a psychological pressure to do better, I struggled hard. No fish would commit to the flies, even though 3 large ones followed up to the boat. Switching away from flies, eventually I managed to hook a big pumpkinseed and a little guy. Hours passed and frustration built up. A bass boat passed by and caught a fish near me, and I mentally crashed. I could no longer keep myself enthused. On my way back to the launch, I stopped a few times as I passed rock fields. As if giving me a consolation prize, a 2.5lber nibbled the dropshot worm and I let my 2 day's of frustration into a solid hookset. I think I need to take a break

I don’t really know what it is so tell me what you think

Feeling pretty good about bass fishing lately. Finding structure, properly fishing them and getting results! Didn't have my net so by the last one my shoulder was hurting keeping them pinned in the water.