AKRISONER

I was trolling a rapala on pickerel river a while back when i hooked into what i thought was an absolute pig...after a long fight with drag being pulled back and forth, I pulled out a diawa bait caster rod and reel with line lure and everything. It looked like it had been submerged for a couple of weeks as it was starting to get covered in a bit of mud and algae. I ended up looking up the value of the set up and unfortunately for me it was just a cheap set up so the effort to clean up the reel wasnt worth the effort. I thought I had landed a monster though. Nothing beats the time my brother literally caught a boot though ahhahaa.

cant wait to see some more reports from Pete's trips. It makes it more interesting knowing the guide in person!

absolutely killing it! Awesome!

please explain

Everyone got reminded why no one watches boxing lol

glad to see you guys caught a few!, some day I am going to have to save up some pennies and get Pete to take me out for some musky. The part about Pete being personable is dead on, hes the kinda guy you want to be fishing with for sure. One of the nicest guys on the boards for sure.

my first time ever fishing the kawarthas I was throwing a half o spinner for bass and caught a hammer handle, my friends in the boat were losing it because they somehow never catch musky and I come out on my first day and get one. First experience with a big one, was dead sticking for eyes in the late fall, when randomly in the middle of the channel I dark log float up to the surface, it glides along, until i realize holy crap thats a fish, I swap lures as fast as i can to no avail the fish doesnt even care, it just continues swimming along and then dives back down to the depths. The fish was definitely over 50.

island lake is a perch paradise for a kid. I ice fished it a lot this winter and we couldnt keep the perch off our lines. Throw the odd dink pike in and youve got a kid entertained all day. There is even the odd largie and crappie but dont go out expecting to fill the boat with them. You cant beat the accessibility of island lake either, with plenty of options for a a nice snack lunch/dinner with the kid right next door. its even within eyesight of a canadian tire in case you forget anything.

ive actually heard of people spraying wd40 on lures as an attractant. Not kidding.

I entered!

im hoping by next weekend that these 20 degree temperatures will start getting things moving. 2 weeks of sunny days and 20 degree weather should get the surface warm pretty quick. Id imagine the pike are now finally spawning as we speak.

My question was because for 45 dollars i could buy the fishing specific ones, anyone have any experience with the Kobalt 8 inch bolt cutters? I dont need professional line men pliers, yes they are going to work the best, but if 10 dollar bolt cutters will cut a hook then that is what i will work with

Can I ask everyone's opinion on a set of bolt cutters. I know there are plenty of fishing specific ones that run 60 bucks, but is there anything wrong with a set of Kobalt 8 inch bolt cutters?

ill be heading back up to Pointe au Baril next weekend, we are hoping by then the water will be into the mid 50's maybe even 60 (fingers crossed) I am kind of hoping that this week will get the spawn out of the way so that the pike are hungry, this weekend might be a complete bust with the pike spawning rather than eating. The lake looks very very dead, even when we found the panfish suspended deep they were not interested at all. Re water levels, the water came up so high during a storm this spring that our marine rail system got submerged and our winch ended up filling with water and then freezing. Our fibreglass now is stuck on the rail until further notice. Im hoping that all of these crazy high water levels are going to provide some fantastic spawning habitat for the fish as many of the small shore trees and reeds are now submerged. I found one spot that 4 years ago was tall reeds and small saplings with a river flowing out through them, that now holds 2 feet of water...and the river is now back 100 yards into the bush.

Finally hit the softwater for the first time this past weekend with the floats and needless to say, things are wayyyy behind on GB. First day on the water on Friday it was snowing and the water temps were ranging from 35 to 38. Needless to say a change of tactics ensued. The fish were still suspending in winter mode in 40 FOW. moving along a rock wall drop off my buddy hooked into a 35 inch pike on his panfish gear and the pike was shooting roe. I dont think I ever remember a year where the Pike hadnt even spawned at the begining of May. Tough sluggin to say the least! By the late afternoon saturday the sun helped the water reach the 39-41 range, but looks like it might be a tough opener this year!

lucky guy!

delaying the inevitable

30 inch walleye, now thats a mission. Hope you plan on spending some time on quinte

man the red sox are making moves, im interested to see how they fare against some real competition though.

great write up, you need to write a book of your thoughts.

I started participating in OFC last August and since that time a few very generous friendly knowledgeable members have provided more guidance than any person could ask for. The interesting thing for me is that I can pin point the exact day that my fishing addiction went off the charts and that was the day that after long discussions about tactics and presenations, I caught my first top water Georgian Bay Smallmouth. From that day I have been fully addicted to fishing. The best part is that 2 of my great friends are also enthusiastic about fishing and feeding off of eachother our passion for fishing has grown even more. Collectively we have agreed on a set of goals for this season. 1. a 4+lb smallie or a 5lb largie 2. Kawarthas Musky 35" or more 3. Personally, a 15+lb northern.

I cant tell you how badly I want the sweep Bill

that jets game was entertaining, and the crowd was just the best. Its a shame that they couldnt hold the lead I was really cheering for them. Oh well.