Fishing has been good almost every day this fall season that I have forgotten to send out a newsletter and compose a fall fishing report. This newest installment won't be very timely, due to a lot happening from the past month, because conditions are changing weekly. September was excellent most days, and now in mid October we are settling into typical fall patterns and pre-wintering. Good bites will continue through the end of month, and my season will conclude then. This week, Ranger is in the shop for a new skeg replacement and some other lovin'. Oops. Yes I hit something I wasn't supposed to. Could have been much worse. I’m off the water now until October 19th. Will be back for our last dance then. After an eternity off the water since early August, I returned to the water again on September 5th thru October 7th. Water temperatures then were in the upper 60's. Fish of all species were being caught, and I took a week's vacation to fun fish, explore places, and pursue multi-species trips for the first time all year. My apologies to some of you during that Labor Day week, I purposely declined trips so I could take a break. Ever since mid September, the lakes