This report combines my last few outings into one report.
From the end of summer till now...here are some of my non-skunked fishing trips.
Fishing Trip 1: I got a chance to go fishing on the canoe with my dad. Overall the day was slow. A few perches and rockbass. The scenery was nice, the trees were just starting to chance colour.
It was better than than getting skunked, here's proof.
Fishing Trip 2: This was on the Sept 30, it was the last day for the season so me and my buddy decided to give it one more try. We were casting cleos. I lost a few, but it was worth it.
On my first cast, I get this....
Maybe it was really hungry. It hanged on long enough for the shot.
After about 100++ cast. I landed this salmon after a good 10min fight. The adrenaline from your reel going ZzzzInnNnNGGGGG... was awesome.
Not sure how big it was, but it was my PB! Can you see the smile on my face?
Fishing Trip 3: Took the canoe out again with my dad. The trees started to have more colour and the scenery was much nicer. The dad started slow again.
I took a few photo's to show that I didn't get skunked.
Now the best for last...
I set up my light weight rod with a minnow and float, tossed it and started to fix my line tangle in my other rod. I wasn't paying much attention to my float. When I checked on it, fish on!! Thinking it was another rockbass I reel it in. Not much resistant, then all of a sudden ZzzINgggg... I start reeling it in, telling my dad to grab the net. I had no idea what it was. My dad netted it quickly when it was besides the canoe. The hook fell off right away, a size #4 hook. Luckily it fell in the net. When my dad lifts it up... Holy $H**. To my surprise. 6.7 lb 21inch Largemouth. My slow day ended off great. I felt really lucky.
Me smiling. My personal best LM.
My dad holding it, the colours show better.
I blurred the imaged because I am camera shy, and I look forward of going back next year when the fishies are bigger.
I have been double digit skunked, and canoe in a thunderstorm, but had an awesome fishing season. I think caught more fish this year, than all my years fishing. Thanks to this board with great reports and sparking interest in fishing again.