so it's been a about a week since i've posted a report and figured i'd better get to it,
i've been fishing everyday since saturday pretty much, a buddy of mine and i walked into a speckle trout lake where we (my dad , james, and myself) have caught specks in the 1-7lb range many from 3-6. not wanting to leave a skidoo trail into the lake we decided to sled an extra 9 kms around to the base of a mountain we would have to climb to get to the lake. 2km through alder and dead ash down a dried up creek bed 12km down a hydro line and 11km across lakes swamps and down small trails, not to mention the 1km hike to the lake. so 26 km's later we never got a bite, and called it a day after 4 hours of fishing all we got was a beauty shot from the top of the mountain, it's 120feet above the small swamp at the base of the hill.
sunday i made my way into my little pickeral lake and hooked into five fish, keeping 4 of them 3 about 16-17 inches and the smaller one at 14. went all alone and had no camera so i took some photos before cleaning them. 2 came from 12 FOW and the other 3 and the one that followed my minnow up the hole were in 6 FOW, Quite a suprise to me but learning more and more about this lake everytime.
Monday was another walk into a small speck lake it was a late day not getting away until almost 1 pm, fished from 2-5 not a fish one bite but it was gone before i ever got to the line. the plan was originally a laker and whitefish day but the starter on my truck was loose so we drove to the small speck lake and walked in.
Tuesday i made my way back into my small pickeral hole and managed to MISS 4. not something i am used to, the bite was very very light. All 4 hits came within half hour from 545-615. just about pitch black, had a nice fire goin and some instant coffee to calm the nerves after missing my limit.
wednesday was supposed to be a day fishing for big pike, a lake where my buddy and i have caught several in the 5-15lb range on a regular basis. BUT.... half way down the backroad to the lake we came across a pontiac montana van hung up on the road. the road has been washed out/flooded for a few weeks now and he broke through the ice and was hung up to the frame, 45-50 tugs later with my poor old 92 dakota 2wheel drive and he was out thank god i carry some good rope, saved the older gentleman what would have been a 125$ tow call. I guess the unwritten rule of towing someone out of a ditch kicked in and i missed a day of fishing. lots of cutting with the chainsaw and chisel lots of tugging and getting soaking wet, it all paid off becasue when i got home i came across a 26 er of fireball in the black tool box of my truck with the letters thx written on it with pen! i didnt even know he had snuck it in there.
thursday i got away late and got into my pickeral hole again i was waiting for a friend to get out of school at 2 50 and he never showed so i left at 3 30 raced to my lake and had two lines set, a couple dry cedars bucked, split and a fire goin by 430. about 5bells and one lines goin i pulled a beauty 20 inch eye out and had one more quick hit about 5 30 by 8 30 he was joined by some rice some garlic bread and veggies. MMMM MMMM MMMM!
the plan is to get out to catch a few more this afternoon becasue i'll be back home on sunday and back to fishing pike wich is pretty well all C&R
made a nice shot of my fire and got it edited it's gonna have to get attached as a second post
enjoy,
Matt!
