Joeytier

There is a beauty in the simplicity of backlake troutin'. I think you'd love toonin' around for some backlake squaretails

Not really. There were certain trips where most fish were kept, and plenty of strictly c & r trips too. Certainly the summer trips were for catch and keep (deep water). Catch a limit and go home

I think we only went out once for brookies, don't have any pics of him with fish.

Im finding less and less time for everything else lol. Every day there's something new to learn, and the reward is hard to beat. Rick, they taste better than any candy I'm aware of lol Chris, it was definitely interesting trying to figure them out in the summer, something I've never done before. Sometimes you're simply at the mercy of how they feel on that particular.

Amazing Chris! Does Echoing have all 3 species or were the lakers from yelling? And did the lakes live up to their names?

I would trolling a shallow running bait over rock shoals and maybe weed beds too, although my only experience night fishing is jigging plastics in high current areas.

Bahaha, yeah Jeremy don't leave us hanging

I'll be looking to pump some puddle jumpers full of steel

Well, aside from a few trips to stocked lakes, my trout fishing season is pretty much done. I was organizing my photos on my laptop from my openwater season and I figured I'd share a few of my favourites, since I have a bunch of them from this year... Just as a note, I'm very careful with handling them, so any of the fish being handled poorly in the photos were likely fish that were destined for buttery greatness, anyways. Spring was late to show up (haven't seen open water in April in a few yrs now), but the trout didn't seem to mind. I had a bunch of great spring trips, with a bunch of people in the boat and really great numbers of both lake and brook trout just about every time we went out! In between the brookies, these guys are absolutely everywhere in the spring around here and tons of fun. Through late spring into mid-summer, I focused more on larger lakes with more of a pelagic zone. The brook trout seem to stay more active in these lakes and are easier to pattern down deep. I had quite a bit of success in 24-30 feet of with keel sinkers and spoons and small hardbaits. I also spent a little bit of time on a local river system known for big fish and got lucky with a few brute creek fish. I'm not an expert on riverfishing brook trout by any means, but I learned a lot this year and was more than happy to land a few nice ones, even a couple on the fly rod. Perhaps my favourite one of the year, definitely my favourite picture of the year. I took a few weeks off from brookies in mid-August, and by September I was starting to get really excited for late-summer/early fall fishing. This can be a frustrating time of year, as fish are tough to pattern and on most lakes and can be seriously lockjawed, but we usually found at least some success just about every trip out. Catching a mature male brook trout in the fall is enough to make anyone an addict. The last fish of the '16 season was this gorgeous buck my dad landed on a brutally slow day (I skunked hard) Thanks for reading. I enjoy putting up these summary reports after I compile a seasons worth of photos!

Good job! I have never seen the need for lead core or the giant reels that come with it. My summer laker set up is the smallest size convector, 30 lb power pro and a light down rigging rod. Keel weights sink way quicker than bottom bouncers and if I use a small gang troll I will achieve all the depth I need with less than 140' of line out. Damn good avg size for an inland lake too.

Crazy, so either it was a lake run (???) Or a resident that somehow managed to persist in scuzzy Humber River water?

Why do you care? Lol get over it...welcome to the board man, as you can see some people choose to get sour over literally anything. Sterling, I'm not at all familiar with that end of the lake but I do know that they've already began their fall drawdown of the lake and it's came down a fair amount from summer levels. They do this prior to the lake trout spawn now so they dont leave their eggs high and dry like they used to. You may want to call whoever you're renting from and make sure their dock is still usable.

Was this a lake o trib? Cool shot!

What end of Kipawa will you be on?

Those walleye rods are quite nice. Just make sure you stay away from their Shift reels, I have two and they are unbelievably poor quality for their price range. I'm talking outrageously crappy here...

This guy blows me away more and more everyday....

Love the northern bass. They've got nice colours out of that stained water.

Lol, my 'pull' is just about done now, as Brook trout season dwindles down. Time to go hunting...

Musky have some disgusting potent slime on them, I imagine their mouth is full of some powerful digestive enzymes. I wouldn't think twice about it.

I use the krown in North bay, and they do a fantastic job. By the time they're done, all my doorwells and my engine compartment are freaking spotless and their application is perfect. Conversely, the Rust Check in North Bay did a poor job, took longer, and was more expensive. I think it depends more on your local shop then the franchise, just make sure you get it done.

Congrats on your first mess of birds. Sometimes the stars align and they play nice for you.

Boohoo. Great post again Simon, loved it. You know how to spend a day with the family!

Sounds like classic falleye symptoms...

Yes, you're correct fishindevil.

...am I the only one that would like to see them divert the millions of dollars spent on the meat-market fishery we have today instead spent on serious habitat restoration and revival of the native species of the area, everything from the dwindling Brook trout populations in the headwaters being taken over by browns and steelie/Atlantic smolts to naturally reproducing lake trout (I won't touch the Atlantic's issue). MNR has the potential to do something special, but I guess the meat wagons have too much at stake.