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Trip completed on June 17 at Cameron lake. Summary: Taro is an awesome fisherman and a really good guy. We had a blast. He is very easy going, supportive and teaches you his way to fish. We lost a lot of fish, as we hadn't fished his methods before. We took our limit of eyes in the first two hours, and went on to catch around 25. The bite turned off when the sun came out from behind the clouds. We tried for musky near the end of the day. We were throwing these huge ugly baits, not gonna say which ones. He has some secret weapons. We got a few good hits, the baits were littered with tooth marks. During a retrieve with the bait close to the boat, I was starting to lift up to cast out again. The bait was coming out of the water, two feet out from the boat. Something caught our eye, both taro and mine. To our surprise, a 30 inch, very colourful Musky sped up from the darkness towards the bait which was a few inches out of the water. The fish darted full steam at the bait. It never let up, even as I lifted the bait further up out of the water. This musky became airborne. It's body was fully out of the water. It was almost in slow motion or a second. Taro and I looked at each other and couldn't believe what we had just seen. We never landed any musky, but that didn't matter. I witnessed something I have never seen, and few people get to. It was a great day, though we forgot the camera. Anyone looking to fish the kawartha's or near Toronto should give Taro a call. He is well worth the cost as you are always near the fish. The only variable is whether or not you can set the hook. Jeff

Booked with Taro on Rice Lake. He's getting 50 to 70 eyes a day right now. I will post some pics of the trip

Thanks for suggesting Taro. I am going to contact him and hopefully he is available. He has great prices and seems to be very skilled.

I am looking for suggestions for a one day outing on May 27th or 28th. I need a boat rental and possibly a guide to a destination within 3 hours of Kitchener/Waterloo. Does anyone have any leads they would like to share? Or are there any guides reading this post? I am not interested in Rice Lake, Lake Nipissing, or any rivers. I am open to all in season species of fish. Many thanks in advance Jeff

It was caught on a very large 2 oz spin bait bought in the marine/salt water big game section of Angler's Outfitters in Woodstock. Gold/Dark Brown skirt and gold shell blade. Luckily I was using my heavy rod with 50lb braid, 60lb flourocarbon leader and 80lb bearing swivel. I tried to net him, he went through the older rope net I had. No pics as I said, but there was a witness who heard all the commotion and came out of his house. Thanks for the replies.

Still no walleyes! However... I did catch a 45" Musky, weighed in at 25lbs in the same area as the last one. The homeowner along the river has been trying to land this for weeks. No picture, again. Seems you need a camera and someone else to take the picture.

Tried the black Mepps #4 with worm on 10lb test and no leader, finally landed a fish big enough to net. A 30" muskie who fought very well for its size. Caught downstream of the bridge at the first swamp on the north side of the river. Does anyone have luck fishing the bridge at this time of year?

I think at this point we will take whatever is going to bite. It would be nice to have a shore lunch at least once. Any advice on any species would be appreciated.

Any advice for me? I am staying near Bensfort Bridge on the Otonabee until Friday. We have a 8hp 14 ft boat, goes slow....cannot travel too far. Looking for any tips where the eyes are hiding this time of year and what draws their hunger. Any help is much appreciated. Jeff

I did read your post beerman. I have read all posts that previously discussed edgar. I'm looking for a report for later in the year.

Hey All, We are heading up to Edgar Lake with CAS on July 8th. Looking for any advice as we are fly-in novices. Can anyone provide insight on their experiences up there and this time of year. Not sure of how bad the bugs will be. Any and all information is welcome. Thanks Jeff