RJackson

Not much better than a peeling baitrunner!

RJ

Since I began doing a bit of guiding 3 years ago it's been a really rewarding experience, but every now and then a day on the Lund is a little bit more special compared to others....

This past Tuesday I had two blind anglers aboard, Lawrence from the http://blindfishingboat.com/

and his buddy Dirk in the photo below is from Alabama and had high hopes of knocking Lake Trout off his "fish bucket list".

Watching these two fellas jig for lakers was a treat. They needed very little assistance other than depth we were fishing and where the fish were in the column.

Dirk set into this one hard and played it like a pro.

Laying it down in front of him so he could "see" it with his hands may be the neatest things that has ever happened in my boat.

What a treat.

RJ

Flips Flops for me from Mid May til Mid Oct. Merrells the rest of the time!

RJ

I can't stand PowerDrives as they just don't suit my style of fishing. Having my foot on the pedal all day suits me fine.

I did have a buddy that had that exact motor on his Lund. He hated it and has switched out to a Terrova.

RJ

Beauty thick beast. Proof you don't need to spend $$$$ to find big pike. Good on ya!

I'm more curious how you keep your pants from falling down!

RJ

Owner 2/0 Downshot for me. Light wire with great penetration.

Don't use braid with em, you'll open em up.

Just a steady sweep and they stick every time.

RJ

The Niagara River is awesome, love every trip I make there.

That's a beauty!

RJ

It is a sweet vacation... Camping/carpin...

 

That's also a sweet spot you were fishin

Sure is Mike. I took a drive around the area each day, very few people fishing compared to years past.

RJ

nice!

 

I can relate to the R&R with family poping in while Carp fishing. nothing more relaxing than sitting back in the chair and watching the day go by. The beauty part is being able to enjoy a beer... or 2 while being set up carping.

 

Cheers, Ron...

Thanks fellas. It is a great vacation for sure. The days did fly by sadly!

An annual trip for us, it's some much needed kick back and relax in a lawnchair kinda weekend. Setting up on the Larry for a few days is perfect to fit the bill. The best part about this type of weekend is the ability to have people swing by to sit with us for a visit and hopefully catch a Carp. I think we had a dozen friends and family swing by throughout the weekend...

This was often the scene....the best.

The water temps on the Larry are still cold, 52 degrees where we sat. Hardly the temps for high levels of Carp activity but we soldiered on.

Though the numbers weren't near where they have been in the past the size of the "lumps" that graced us were decent.

Couple of PB's for my girls....Ariel landed hers early in the weekend.

Birdee was all smiles with her new PB at 31.7 lbs...Oink!

More pics can be seen on our site if you need more of a big Goldfish fix!

http://www.rjnbirdeesoutdooradventures.ca/?p=1231

It was a mixed bag as to what baits were working. After a steady pile of Maize into the swim, I had a mix of Big Corn, Boilies and Maize on my rigs and none of them were the star.

Great weekend away, recharged the batteries and made memories with friends and family on the banks of the Larry.

RJ

Very popular bait with Walleye trollers on Erie and Quinte....I'd get em custom painted myself and use em!

RJ

That's a great photo Rich, one of your best!

I'm most proud of the larger Pike I've bumped into in my neck of the woods. Not really known for big Pike anymore.

All of Eastern Ontario is a mecca for fishing! Looks like you found some success, great stuff!

Great report !!!Those perch look tastey for sure.

X2 for Mississippi Lake !! I had realtives with a cottage there and did alot of Bass fishing there. Caught a few huge Musky in the lake too.

The ottawa river is a great fishery. Caught my fair share of nice walleye out of Shirleys Bay, in front of Aylmer.

Mercman, would you have any photos of these Muskies from Mississippi Lake? You aren't the first to claim that they have caught Muskie in there but no one as of yet can prove it via pictures.

RJ

Right on Bill. They are getting closer and closer to deep water. Then they'll be nomads for the summer. Buggers!

RJ

Nice Lacquer Ace!

RJ

Algonquin is a special place to many. This report sums up the beauty and the pain of it. I'll pass on the pain.

Great pics too!

RJ

Wow, those are some fine specimens! Was there a bait that did the most damage? Nice job!

Best baits for me this spring have been a two inch tube with a 1/32 oz jighead, no float. Another winner when they are a bit deeper ie. 8-10 FOW is a 1/16ths oz Nuckleball jig with a 2 inch Fluke. Always white so I can watch em disappear!

Back at em today for one last go with my buddy Markus while he was in town for a few days, they are now post spawn and even more snarly.

Thanks boys. Getting Jimmy out on the water regularly is always a treat. He's doing great for those who may be curious.

BillM, trolling eh? That may be tried in these parts soon, cool.

RJ

I don't blame you for re using that one RJ!!!! If I ever go out for those gar and catch one like that, the picture would be my Christmas card, screen saver, and back window picture on my pickup. Absolutely gorgeous fish.

Thanks, they're a wicked fish for sure.

It was our Xmas card too...

RJ

Some incredible craftsmanship there!

RJ

Lots of lakes aren't on the chip. Simply reliable data doesn't exist.

Download Canada Maps on your Iphone. Awesome App. Though it wont show you depths of lakes it does give you exact lay of the land.

Just make sure you are on a wifi when you start to download the maps.

RJ

Crappie! not Crappy!

What a treat this spring has been on the Crappie hunt. Changed things up and avoided the community holes and set sights on unlocking a few new lakes to us. And unlock em we did. Awesome days were had.

Lots of guests and loads of fish....









Lots more pics and a few things we did differently this year to whack the Craps good are here : http://www.rjnbirdeesoutdooradventures.ca/?p=1221

Have a great long weekend folks! Weather should be great and the fish should be snarly.

RJ

Great fishin Ace! Time for the Sunfire to meet the Press.

I've posted a bit on the other thread about FH.

RJ

That is some fish. If that is from the body of water you usually fish Mike, I'd drop the MNR a note about it. I have no recollection of them ever stocking Lakers in there.

Cool story!

RJ