Shelley Cooper

Wow... nice fish

The new boat… first report We’ll here is our first report on the new boat… We arrived at CrappieSteve’s Saturday morning, around 8: am… got him awake and headed to pick up the boat.. Nino was great in giving us all information needed and ALL manuals too… thank you Nino…. We left with the boat and headed for Timmy’s … here’s a pic of Chuck and Steve checking something out while I ran into Timmy’s for everyone…. We were heading for some fishing on Lake O… but CrappieSteve’ found out his sister was on her way and instead of fishing, we headed for home, bringing Steve with us to save his sister some time, (She was coming from Wasaga Beach…. And heading for Montreal) No problem for us, and we were glad to do it.. Chuck really wanted to get home and pull everything out of the boat, and replace it, so we’d know where everything was… We arrived home and as Chuck was removing all the covers, my son jumps in to check it all out.. He’s as excited as we are, even went out Sunday morning and bought himself a fishing lic. Lol We couldn’t wait for Sunday morning and took the boat out for a cruise, no fishing, but enjoying and checking it all out. My son and his girlfriend came along for the first ride…. Dustin and Chandelle enjoying the ride… My son, enjoying getting soaked… lol Chuck, showing great pleasure in soaking Dustin…lol All went well for the first trip out with the boat, no surprises either… Saturday night, we were really pumped about getting out fishing Sunday morning… We got everything ready but the food.. Sunday, July 22, 2007 I was up before the light again, and anxious for the trip out…. I started bugging Chuck..(Are you ready yet) from the minute he opened his eyes. lol We headed for the J.P area to check out the whitey grounds, found lots of boats around, set up with the anchor down, and jigged for awhile before my daughter and grandkids were to arrive…. We had several hits and Chuck rolled a couple, but none in the boat. We seen several caught around us though, and thought we might come back out later and try again. We headed over to Snake Island and visited with Shooter for a bit… Nice to see you again Shooter… Then my daughter called to let us know she was on her way…. We shot back over to Innisfil and picked them up… My oldest daughter with one of her boys… Our grandson’s Dresean is 3 years old and just loved driving the boat. Jalin just turned 7, and is a little nervous about driving the boat, but enjoying it too… Chuck and I; enjoying the ride…. It was late afternoon with the sun high and hot, so we decided to call it a day and head home to enjoy the pool and a BBQ with the kids….. We didn’t get time to get back out during the week, but come Saturday morning, we were up bright and early again…. Sat. July 28, We got on Lady Simcoe by 7am.. Headed right for JP/ Willow area.. The winds were already making boating an unpleasant adventure… but we made it there without any difficulty, anchored and TRIED to jig… We were marking fish, but no takers, no matter what we threw at them…. We stayed about an hour or so, and then headed off to fish the more shelter areas, and once on the other side of the Island’s, the wind was a little more bearable, so we set up and tried out the new down rigging system and trolled along in comfort…. We played with that for awhile and while down rigging for Lakers, we were marking lots of fish, but no takers.. When we got tired of trolling, we went in search of those clumps of fish we seen on the sonar and finally christened the boat with our first fish….. HEY!!!! It’s a fish… lol We moved again and I got a smaller perch.. lol We didn’t take a pic of it and they were both released… We headed to visit a friend in the BBP area, but found out he was just leaving for work, when we reached him… So, we headed over the BBP and then further in to B.P and on into the bay… We again marked a lot of fish… We stopped and jigged, but no takers… We decided we’d had enough Sun and Wind for a day. The pool at home and cold beer sounded like a plan to me.. So, home we went.. We spent most of our time learning about our new toys, and did little fishing. We didn’t bring home anything but Sunburns, but what a great day on the water…. I was even driving the boat today and helped save Chuck’s hat… lol Sunday.. July 29, 2007 We got onto Lady Simcoe around 7:30 am… the winds were high and to the NE… there where whitecaps everywhere so we decided to head for Roaches point and try for some Pike and Bass… first cast of the day brings Chuck his first and only snot rocket… We continued to trolled and cast getting a few small Bass… We both looked to the bigger lake and seemed that it was calmer now, so we headed for the J.P area for white fish… Soon after setting the anchore down, in 80 feet of water, fish on.. Chucks over with the net, ready to assist and what shows it pretty little head, a PERCH... lol We continued to jig for awhile, but didn’t see any being caught. Because of the winds, we decided to try some down rigging… we trolled all the way back to the island’s without a hit… Chuck’s father is here from B.C and we had dinner plans with his family so we were off the lake by noon… Not many fish caught, but we did more cruising than fishing, just enjoying the boat and learning more about the toy’s that came with it…. We may hit another lake next weekend….

Wow.. thats a great report Cliff.... Glad to hear everything is turning out great for you.... thanks for sharing

John, we are so sorry to hear of this news... you have our condolences Shelley and Chuck

To bad about the waves today Joey... We found our selves with the same situation on Simcoe. We headed for Roaches point to escape the winds and a couple hours later, the winds died down in our area and fishing was bearable,in the big lake area's... but not all that pleasant.... Better Luck Next weekend....for ALL of us... Shelley

Good to hear it all went well Roy.... I'll go looking for the fishing report and pic's now....lol

WTG guys... great report and pic's Thanks for sharing

Way to go Emil... man, your sure getting around... We're still sticking to Simcoe for now.. tell we get to know the new boat a little better... Thanks for sharing...

Wow.. what a nice trip.... thanks for sharing

Hahahahahah too funny...

Nice boat Garrit... we just got our's last weekend... You'll have great times in it forsure Thanks for sharing

great report Mike... I love camping... Thanks for sharing....

Great report and day forsure.... Love them eyes Thanks for sharing...

Nice report and pic's Wayne... It was nice to see you again and finally meet your wife.... I really enjoyed Leah's company too... and you tell her she HAS TO COME Again next year... Enjoy the rest of your holidays....

aaah, thats such a cute picture... congrats, glad to see you at least got a fish to keep the little one smiling... and Congrat's to you again, I hear you've got another little one on the way Ice... WTG

hmmmdydmmmm I can't sleep... I'm to excited about picking up the new boat today.... So here I sit, waiting for Chuck to wake up so we can leave For those heading out today, GOOD LUCK, maybe we'll be back in time for the night bit.... For those that aren't. Have a great day too...

Sorry to hear of your pain Photoz, but glad to hear its taken care of... Speedy recovery to ya....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROY May this day bring you happiness and Joy.. and MANY<MANY MORE Hugz

Just voted again... she's up to 27, page 3 Keep voting

WTG Pikeie..... Thanks for the report... and HAPPY BIRTHDAY.... Make it a good one...

Welcome aboard.......... Its a great community of people here... You'll enjoy, I"m sure...

Good Morning Maureen.... I'm working another half day, done by 11 am.... then one more sleep till we get our new boat... Have a great day..

Impossible fishing days...

Thanks everyone..... I can't wait for Saturday morning when we pick it up...... A big thank you to all those that helped us on boat information and things to look for... we sure did appreciate the info..... and I think its helped us a lot.... Hey Mo.... Anytime... Lets find out the cost... lol

LOL... I'm married....I think I'll try it.... Sounds yummy... Thanks for sharing...