johnnyb

Yeah...new job has been keeping me quite busy...I'm rarely on the computer at home, and now that I have my weekends off, not even at home for most of those But I make sure I get on here enough to find your reports. A monthly fishing date...drooooolllllll

Camped there many years ago...forget the exact route, but do remember we just barely poked into Georgian Bay...encountered my first rattlesnake there...

I would love to get paid to watch fish in a stream, and come up with reasons why their behaviour is worthy of scientific discussion.

Ya...your buddy is pretty pleased with himself....sounds like it was an exciting fight! He sure set the bar high

Lew, I don't think you're sorry at ALL!! And Maureen...I've got a 30 gallon tank that's taking up space...seriously...pm me if your leaks don't get fixed

Buddy, that is fantastic stuff...congrats on a great day! The wife and I have been out for a just a few short hours this summer...but she is getting warmer and warmer on the idea of leaving the baby behind for an actual DAY. Nice job on those 'eyes....keep it up!

Great report, DH...sounds like a wonderful place to stay.

Hmmm....I too have been seeing some large clouds on the finder...at first I believed they were baitfish...and yes, the finder would start telling me that the depth was changing....however, I've been over the same area 4 or 5 times over the past couple months, and get the same crazy clouds on screen every time, in pretty much the exact same spot. Starting to think it's something messing with the signal....next time I'm up, I'm dropping the aqua-vu to see what the heck is going on down there! Nice to know I'm not the only one sluggin' through the small ones.

This is a great thread!! Lots of info and experience being shared. Let me throw a question into the mix about summer lakers and depths. I have been trolling at 30 feet over 70 FOW this summer, and am catching trout consistently. However, they are all on the small side (12-16inchers), and I've been assured that the lake I'm fishing (about 9kms long...3 "bowls" reaching 150FOW...lots of real estate in the 90FOW range) has larger trout in it. Am I catching the smaller fish because they're more aggressive/less wary and are beating the big guys to the bait? OR...do I need to change depths in order to find the more mature trout? I catch all the small trout I want at 30 over 70....other guys catch equal amounts of small trout right on bottom in 90FOW....any insight from the trout crowd?

Awesome stuff -- congrats!!!!

That is an awesome idea -- good thread

Way to go, Devious! That must've been a serious thrill

Nicely done Toddy! Sounds like a decent place to stay....thanks for sharing

LOL -- yeah...I could go for that. Unfortunately the truth is coming home to a baby that needs her Daddy, 'cuz Mommy needs a break. I don't know what bunboat chick was doing there....but yeah, the trout were pretty. Downrigger only got one...leadcore was the way to go...silver blue spoon tipped with gulp minnow....running about 40' down, hanging over 50-70FOW I KNEW I would take flack for that....but she is pretty quick with the delete feature on that camera! And trust me...our video footage would get me banned for life Thanks for all the kind words, guys! Hope to have a few more reports for ya by Summer's end...

Well if we get a system like what Calgary got yesterday....yes...it will be pretty serious.

Well....it has been quite a while since I've had the pleasure of getting some OFC time....got a new job, which is great because I have my weekends free....but it now requires me to actually work...not slack....so I'm not online as much as I used to be LOL Anywhooooo.....here's a little report I cooked up for the past couple outings...all but one of the pics are from my phone....so the quality is "ok"....enjoy For the last litte while, I have been all keyed up about hitting the water for a day of fishing with my wife, the lovely Laker Jessy. The original plan was for her parents to keep an eye on Baby Laker, our 9 month old daughter so that Jess and I could have our first day of fishing together in over a year. We were aiming for bass or muskie at a nearby lake, but in the end, plans got somewhat watered down and we settled for a few hours on Gull Lake, in Minden, where their cottage is. So the day wasn't what we had planned on….however….fish were caught!! AND… as a major bonus, I was able to fish with my dad on the Thursday before….so what follows is two reports….and a few fish. Trip one – Canada Day with my dad: Dad doesn't get a lot of fishing in, but has really had the itch this year – specifically, for some lakers on Rosseau. We've been looking at the same steep drop-off between Windermere and Port Carling for some time now, and Thursday was our day to hit it up. Not a bad day at all….tinner is a bit on the small side, but with just the two of us and not TOO much gear, we were okay. GPS put our top "velocity" at 16km/h LOL When we were trolling though…there was just enough wind to keep us at a nice steady 2-2.5km/h, as long as we faced into the wind. I'm quite pleased with my downrigger setup, but so far this year, the leadcore has really been producing. So I handed Dad the leadcore with a blue/silver spoon tipped with a gulp minnow….not long into our first run….FISH ON!!! Dad's first laker….not too shabby! We were so pleased after getting it into the boat that we turned around and set up another run….which paid off with a replay! At this point, I was wondering how I could tactfully ask for my lure back….before I could get around to it, Dad boats laker #3…nice solid fish. Once again, this fish came from about 40 feet down, as we flirted with the 50-70FOW mark…riding a nice ridge, at about 2 km/h. It's a good thing we were only allowed 4 lakers between the two of us….otherwise if Dad kept up the pace, I was gonna need a bigger boat to bring home the all fish…maybe something like this… Believe it or not, I actually did catch a fish that day….but it was pretty small, and the action was so fast and furious that I figured I'd get more. So I didn't take a picture of it..go figure that would be my curse. Didn't seem to bother Dad though….he rounded out our two-man limit with the 5th fish of the day (4th keeper). Here's something interesting too….many of Dad's fish were chasing his lure down, big time….almost every time he would get one or two hits before they hooked up…with the last fish of the day hitting it as he was hauling his line up so we could turn around and take another pass. After we limited out on Lakers, he thought we should try for some walleye or bass….so we headed off to another bay and tried some trolling, some casting…but to no avail. This eye-catching boat did come by though…handing out free samples of hamburger buns of all things. Dad was very impressed….kept saying something about "nice buns on the front of that boat..." between mouthfuls of seasoned focaccia. And that about wraps up my Rosseau lake trout adventure…I will definitely be back if I get the chance….or possibly take these tactics over to Joe and see how we do. Now it was off to Gull Lake in Minden, for trip number two. After getting our little girl to sleep, we headed out in the boat under a beautiful blue sky and blazing sun. Jess opted to keep her eye on the downrigger, while I held onto the leadcore. I was using the same blue/silver spoon tipped with a gulp minnow….and caught the same slot-sized fish I seem to catch in Gull. I am becoming more of a believer in fishing shallower to get bigger fish, as some have suggested, but it's hard to do when you're hanging over 70 FOW. Any how….this pic will have to suffice for now…was a good day out on the water because I got to spend it with my sweetie. In my new shirt Well that about wraps it up…long and rambling report….but I have to make up for my lack of posts somehow! LOL Thanks for reading

Ahhhh I miss these reports Been too long since I've had time to log in, but it's nice to see a Limey report right at the top of the page, as usual

Sounds like a fantastic weekend....I am stunned at how many species you pulled out of Muskoka....I don't think I've ever even heard of anyone pulling out Crappie. And that sucker is so beefy it looks like a carp! Also...the t-bars are crazy blonde...what gives?!?!? LOL

Yup...I too am in the "responsibilities" phase of life....I know what you mean about going crazy without a couple small trips a year. One day, I'll know what you mean about paddling for months on end One day....

Every now and then, you throw down a report worthy of your handle....nicely done man. VERY impressed. Inspired even

You never cease to amaze me, buddy....awesome report again!!!

Assuming you mean the 3 Mile Lake between Utterson and Windermere....I've fished it a few times over the years....by mid July it will be pretty warm and very weedy...lots of bass to be had in the likely looking spots...docks....weedfilled bays...not as much natural structure as there used to be because most of the shoreline has been developed now. There is a decent walleye population...and what they tend to do in the heat of the summer is bury themselves in the mud and weeds in shallower areas. Weedless rigged worms left to sit right in the thick of this stuff can be your friend.

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makes sense that the water would warm up quicker...that's for sure. Also makes sense that you caught a few...'cuz you always do!!! White twister tail and a minnow, eh...?

Check out TDunn's report...further north (ie. colder water...no?) and started to have success down deep. I'm not reading a ton of successful shallow laker reports yet this year...don't know what's happening, but it does kinda sound like they're down a bit deeper than usual