Minnesota 4th O' July

I took the family and Jon Johnson home to Minnesota for the 4th. Smallmouth bass were caught including a few nice fish during the Hex Hatch. A few walleyes were caught by my Brother Kev during the Hex Hatch (I lost both of the fish I hooked...damn it.) and although I tried for hours to bang a Northern Pike on an inland lake, it wasn't until I was casting a deceiver for lake trout in Lake Superior that I finally managed one 4 pound pike. I suspect I was a tad more surprised than the fish. I also spent a morning pulling herring nets in Superior with my father in law. No trophy fish were caught but it was very fishy outing nonetheless...