frozen-fire

this should help...

So, now that the salmon fishing has really died down over the last couple weeks. Venturing north into the Kawarthas seemed to be a good option. I decided to hit up some fall slab fatties! I've always loved crappie fishing as it was how I was brought into the world of fishing since I was 5. Never really fished this lake before, so it was a new experience. For once I wasn't fishing for panfish with my slip float set to about 2 feet, but it was more like 3-4 feet due to the deeper water there. Right when the sun goes down, the fish seriously start to feed. When I say serious, I mean it's like every cast there will be a strike. Doesn't last too long though...only about an hour. After that, they get more sparse... I'm assuming a monster school of slabs move in and then slowly move out again. These fish aren't small either...about 10-12 inches average. My uncle landed the biggest one I've ever seen the other day. Just shy of 2 lbs and about 15 inches long. That was a hog... it's mouth was huge. Here are a couple keepers to satisfy my hunger. Before heading home, I decide to cast it really close to shore... like 2-3 feet away. I twitch the float and then see it float sideways... usually this means that the fish has taken the lure, but isntead of heading back down into the depths, it is coming up, so the float goes sideways. I set the hook, but it's heavy. I'm thinking I have either snagged a rock, or got a big ball of weeds. But it starts to fight back. I'm going nuts cause this is my flimsy ultralight setup with 4lb mono. After a couple splashes, I bring the fish closer. I'm thinking it's a freakin' record slab. Turns out it's this pretty decent wallie! Definitely my personal best in length. A solid 25 inches. It had the biggest walleye head ever though. It's mouth was huge and could pretty much fit my fist in it. Too bad that the fish was terribly skinny. I thought that fall was when these fish start to FEED?!?! If this fish was in proportion, it'd be my new pb for sure! Here it is. I don't think the pic does it justice though.

congratulations on the purchase! I hope to follow in your footsteps soon! does this mean no more shore reports?

nice!

that's an enormous bullhead! wow!

crazy! glad you're okay... good reaction on your part.

that's very good for a couple of hours.

that's unbelievable...getting dang' out of hand here. i do visit the coboconk area once in a while, i do shore-fish, and i am asian.... should i be scared to fish now? reason why i don't fish port perry causeway anymore is cause whenever I'm there, locals would scream out racial slurs while driving by. My friend and I got extremely irritated by this.

Oh yah, he was still screaming 5 minutes after the fish was released. He'll definitely remember his first. I"m glad we were the only ones there, cause we were high-fiving like little kids!

Hit the mouth again looking for the second one of the year for myself and a first for my bud. Got there and it was raining... HARD. Persisted through it and were rewarded with a couple solid hits and fish-ons...but soon became fish-offs. After the rain died down, my bud soon hooks into one that wasn't gonna get away. Nice male. Then the night became day, and i was prepared to be skunked again. I switch the good ol' cleo for a chrome rattlin canadian wiggler, and casted it out only for it to be chased by seagulls. I think it was about my third cast out, when the lure hit the water, big splash and it was fish on baby! I've never experienced a hit from so far, and so topwater like. nice silver female inhaled the lure. Both my buddy and I were 1 for 4 that night. Now my question is... would larger topwater lures be effective? Never really seen anyone go this route.

the brown looks awesome. hopefully i can get into some this year.

good job! i also caught my second of the year yesterday.

nice! i'm still looking for a 2 fish night myself!

I'd definitely trust FHR!

crazy!

you are the salmon master!

cool pictures...would be better if they were larger though.

nice walleye!

cool pic....you'll get 'em next time.

interesting...would definitely like to know how it works out.

great job out there. multispecies is the way to go!

that's a great season. some monster slabs there. i'm guessing they pushed 13 inches huh?

thanks for the response... would definitely like to hit up a pier with you... can check out your modified spoons.

i always thought that you only needed a valid ontario fishing license to keep any native sport fish. it's just that they count towards your limit. can anyone clarify this?

that's it...i'm meeting up with you toronto_angler... last time i went to the rouge, i was skunked and ended up losing couple of lures. You gotta show me how it's done. haha