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  1. I'm in - looking forward to another exciting season. Rule changes puts the drivers back in control.
  2. I'm a walleye guy and don't really use any rods that are especially heavy. A die hard fan of Shimano gear a 6'6" med/heavy is generally in use and quite well suited to bigger pike fighting. Teamed up with a quality bait caster spooled with 20/8 fireline gets the job done. Set your drag to compensate and be prepared to chase a fish if necessary. Be sure to have a big net!!!!!! Best pike to date came in at 37#s. Had a monster on last summer that made a run sideways from the boat about 100', added a bit of thumb pressure to slow it down and the clip opened up - lure & fish bye-bye - that incident haunts me. It was a bigun.
  3. Obedjiwan sits in a very key area of the reservoir. The locals do net in allocated areas and these nets are primarily to the southeast of the village around the many islands that dot that area. The nets are set off the shoreline and only extend about 25 - 30 feet in length. It is not an area overly popular with recreational fishermen because the outfitters are in bays 10 Kms or more to the south. Depending on the exact location of your camp ( send me a PM with Lat / Long ) I can narrow the better spots down for you but generally the good pike action will be directly relative to you making contact with larger pods of walleye. Pike will stay overtop these pods or off to the side depending upon depth. I've never found it necessary to use any specific lure - just generally keep my bait wet and the pike find it. My experience over the years has me using harnesses and crankbaits that pattern walleye, perch and fallfish so dark green, fire tiger and black/silver is my goto color basic. Early in the season pike are high in the water column and as the season progresses they move deeper and move back up again mid August. Depth will range from 5' down to 25' and back up again. The water levels have been abnormally high for the past couple of years and there has been much more area to cover - 40"+ catches were a daily occurance. I expect the level to be lower this year (not as much snow run off) and if that is so the fishing can be concentrated in tighter areas but you wll be into smaller fish. The bigger fish will gorge themselves on the easier prey and you really have to be lucky and be there when the feedbag is on. Bill
  4. The Gouin has been my summer obsession for the past 29 years. It's a huge body of water and each area has its own character. First off; where are you planning to go?
  5. I'll be heading up to the Gouin once again in mid-February for my annual two week caretaking time while Ron & Rosie do the shows in and around Pittsburg. Nemio is just so beautiful in the winter months - absolute solitude! I'll return again mid-May for 6 - 8 weeks and this year will be doing some guiding too and then my annual August session is in play, so if you're in the area look me up - the fishing is awaiting.
  6. I made that choice 58 years ago when my uncle introduced me to St. Lawrence walleye at the age of 8. Been chasing them all over North America since. Earlier in this thread Craig Ritchie said it best - this is one fish where everything works. With the exception of brookies virtually every other specie caught was incidental to fishing for walleye.
  7. McQ

    Guiding?

    While some folks frown upon marking spots with a GPS waypoint, my personal take when it comes to walleye fishing is that the fish are constantly on the move so today's hotspot could be as vacant as a shopping center parking lot after midnight. Sure there will be some fish but the percentages are against you. The same thing applies to community holes, "they're not biting today" says it all. I prefer to teach a bit of science so you are enabled to locate fish relative to what is happening in their environment regardless the time & place.
  8. McQ

    Guiding?

    I fish and do a bit of guiding on the Gouin Reservoir and have been doing so for the last 29 years. When dealing with a customer of a lodge or my own guests I start things off with a bit of Q & A just to see where the experience level is and make suggestions based on what we share. Starting with a chart of the area we plan to fish and a weather pattern for the previous three days. I explain the affect weather can have on the fish and then relate appropriate areas to fish from the chart. The Gouin like most bodies of water has community holes and I really like to avoid them if possible. The ride out to a target site can take 15 - 30 minutes, I use this time to discuss baits, depths and surrounding structure including shorelines. Upon arrival I usually have a pretty good idea of what skills are in play and what teaching can be employed that will create an experience for the guest. We will fish for three hours or so, take a break for shore lunch (weather permitting) and continue to fish after eating until 4:30 or so. A typical day doesn't exist, everbody's skill level is different and my only goal is to be sure that what transpires in the boat will be of benefit to the guest vitually anywhere he or she may fish in the future. The entire day is non stop free exchange of information and is really appreciated by the guests. If dinner is early and its possible to get out in the evening for a bit of a fish - we go. In general chart reading, sonar interpretation, GPS trails, bait selection & why, equipment, boat control, trolling & jigging methods and many other topics will be covered. Its really amazing when you fish with folks over a period of time and here I mean years who are there because we have fun, fish are caught and most of all a bond has been formed. To me - that's what its all about.
  9. Roy, the surgery took less time than the the drive to & from the lodge. The place is really well equipped and the male nurse who looked after me was so impressed with the hookset he examined the removed hook under a scope and declared it the sharpest point he ever came across. This from a guy who has worked in all the remote area CLSC's over the past years and has seen his share of stuck fingers etc.
  10. Roy, I've found that the VMC quicksets featured on Rapala product to be the best treble on the market. The extended feature of the one tine is a fish getter. The hooks are ultra sharp (emergency removal at the CLSC in Parent this past season) plus a couple of other on the water removals from clients fingers attest to that fact. I did a lot of trolling this year with Shad Raps, never lost a fish and they all were stuck with the extended tine.
  11. McQ's good to go - Thanks Dan
  12. Spent some time with "LARGE" today on the phone - to say he is overwhelmed is an understatement. He is so thankful for the open and sincere well wishes from everyone (I think Cloud 9 is the right expression). He was telling me that after the evening ended, he and Tammy went to the hotel climbed into bed and he managed all of an hours sleep - sat in the chair and stared out at the parking lot for over six hours trying to get a handle on what had taken place. As of today he still hasn't come down and is just as thrilled. In his ever jovial way he made the point that he hadn't received so many comments containing the word LOVE ever before in his life - is wondering if maybe the hormones are kicking in early LOL. Seriously though, Jimmy is fighting the good fight and Saturday night affirmed just how much he means to all of us, to the point where he is even more adamant to win this battle. He doesn't have the energy to visit the websites much of late, so why don't you all reach out - - - - - I know he would like to hear from everyone and you can reach him at "Big" JIm
  13. Black Tuesday PWT To Cease Operations Monday, 04 August 2008 InterMedia Outdoors will announce later today that the PWT will cease operations following the conclusion of the 2008 season, WalleyeFan has learned. The position of executive director, held by Jim Kalkofen for the last 14 years, was eliminated on Aug. 1. Chip Leer, who's served as tournament director this year, will remain in that role for the remaining three events on the schedule. Julie Meister, tournament coordinator, will also stay on. The next scheduled event is the Wabigoon Lake PWT Can-Am Super Pro in Dryden, Ont. on Aug. 13-15. After a stop at the St. Marys River on Sept. 11-13, the final PWT tournament will be held Oct. 15-18 at the St. Croix and Mississippi rivers in Hudson, Wis. The PWT came into this season without heavy underwriting after Mercury and Lund opted to focus on contingency awards in lieu of blanket league sponsorship. After that news broke, speculation persisted throughout the spring and summer about the future viability of the circuit. The PWT held its first tournament in 1989 at Mille Lacs and stood near the center of the growth of tournament fishing and walleye fishing in general over the last 2 decades. Through their success on the PWT, tournament anglers like Gary Parsons, Gary Roach, Mike McClelland, Tommy Skarlis, Keith Kavajecz, Perry Good, Bruce Samson and Ron Seelhoff among others became household names in walleye country. The ramifications are immense. First, several top pros could conceivably not have a place to fish next year (or a profitable place to fish, depending on boat brand). Two, tour-level walleye fishing is now a one-league game, owned by Irwin Jacobs. Three, Brunswick's representation at the tour level will presumably disappear, given its reluctance to support FLW trails. Four, a very important foundation of walleye fishing, and a long, storied history, is now relegated to the attic. Five, this could bend energy toward the newly-formed Anglers Insight Marketing and its quest to develop a viable tour-level trail. In brief conversations with InterMedia Outdoors representatives, WalleyeFan was told that the company would sell the PWT if buyers come forth. Watch for further WalleyeFan reporting throughout the week on this breaking news story. Below is the official press release from InterMedia Outdoors about the shuttering of the PWT. In-Fisherman Discontinues Professional Walleye Trail in 2009 Company Plans Future Investments in Walleye-Focused Media Baxter, MN (August 5, 2008)-In-Fisherman, a division of InterMedia Outdoors, Inc., today announced that it will discontinue operation of the Professional Walleye Trail (PWT) after the 2008 season. The PWT started with a single event in 1989 and grew to become North America's most prestigious walleye tournament series. During the past 19 years the PWT served as a proving ground for new tackle and marine equipment and the birthplace for innovative tactics that have made anglers across the country more successful. Along the way the PWT has awarded millions of dollars in cash and prizes to thousands of professional and amateur participants. However, sponsorship support no longer covers event expenses, and angler participation has declined in recent years. Announcing the decision, In-Fisherman Publisher Steve Hoffman said, "This was a difficult decision for us, but in the end we felt that the PWT was no longer an effective way for us to serve the dedicated angler, which is our core mission at In-Fisherman." The PWT has three events remaining in its 2008 schedule culminating in the 2008 PWT Championship Shootout on October 16-18 in Hudson, Wisconsin, with a first-place purse of $50,000. Going forward, InterMedia Outdoors will continue to invest in walleye-focused media including additional editorial content in Walleye In-Sider magazine, content and functionality improvements in WalleyeFan.com, the launch of a new television series "Walleye In-Sider" which will begin shooting in October and will debut in the fourth quarter of next year, and the development and launch of a fully redesigned In-Fisherman website with content devoted to walleyes and virtually every other freshwater fish. Hoffman added, "We're very excited about our new print, online and television endeavors, and are confident that we will not only teach millions of anglers how to catch more and bigger walleyes, but will continue to help our advertisers sell more product."
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