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where is theis outfitter on lake O you speak of? i know the special size your talking about and there impossible to find anywhere, bought afew a couple years ago but they are all swimming with the fishy's now. we definately noticed a size difference with the lakers this year, not the plumper ones from years past for this lake, TONNES of baitfish and feed around, most lakers we cleaned had 4 - 6 4" perch in there bellies.

was using and Exceptionally Good Bait EGB! all sizes were working, silver black

run 15-18" behind a gang troll or a large spoon. Bass pro shops is the closest place around Barrie your going to find them. ive seen them on e bay called luhr jensen wobble trolls. oh... they work on other things besides just lakers!

you know what.. I dont think i'll ever see those waters again. We actually wernt supost to go to algonqun this year either but there was still snow covering the access road where we wanted to go and will hopefully be going next year. As beautiful as it is back there, I can catch more laketrout in a single good day here on simcoe than we caught all week in there, if im going to do 13 hrs of busting my hump to get into a lake.... I only want specks! dont even care about huge numbers but i only want specks, get lakers all year long in my backyard.

there's only one lure to use while in there.. EGB they caught 90% of the fish and oh yea Roy... next years trip is already in the works... gonna be bigger and better!

Well last years trip was a total bust, with burning feet, breaking boats and nothing going right we knew that this year would be different! We started planing this trip 10 months ago and as every week grew nearer the more antsy I got. When trout opener finally came i took the canoe out to make sure it still floated, got all the trout gear ready and started preparing for a week of fishing some of the most prestine waters this beautiful country of ours has to offer! DAY 1 Our trip this year would consist of 4 of us, go in on a Friday morning and return on a Thursday, take 2 days to get to our main lake destination and 2 days to get out. We've made it in before in a day, but its a FULL 13-14hour day once you first started to paddle depending on the winds. So Friday morning we got off to a bit of a late start but hey, we were still on the water by 9 15. We did the first couple of portages and were on our way through the third one when we spotted this. Suckers.. Every last one of them! Still a good sign though, where theres suckers spawning, the trout I knew should be nearby! We got to the lake we decided to fish for the afternoon and set up camp. Managed to get afew hours of fishing in but came up empty handed. DAY 2 Scott and I got up early morning with nothing but fish on our mind. Fished afew sets of rapids and trolled the shoreline for awhile with nothing to show for our efforts. so back to break camp, have a breakfast of champions, and start heading out to our home for the week. we made it to our destination where a beautiful sight was there to be had. One of my personal favorite drifts of any river. Its only good for afew, but there usually worth while! this was a pic from last time I was there This year was not to be any different! We fished for a half hour or so and produced almost enough for dinner! We loaded the canoes and headed out to find our home for the week. Well the rain started, it was one of them rains that you knew was going to last awhile. Figured we'd throw the lines out and within 10 min Dad and I doubled up on some algonquin lakers! We would end up landing 6 by the time we got to our camp! Lakers and specks for dinner. Wasn't going to complain. We got to the site we have had our eye on the last number of years. Unloaded the canoes and got right to work. Dad and Chris would be on tarp duty and Scott and I would go get whatever dry wood we could find. Had a feast of lakers and specks. The rye's flowed and the stories of the big ones came out around the campfire that evening Rods got set up and a plan of attack was formed for the following day. DAY 3 First light Scott and I decided to go for a fish before breakfast. Jumped in the canoe and headed off to one of my favorite points on the lake. Soon after we arrived I was telling Scott a story about a 5lber I had hit off the very same point afew years ago when Wham! Fish on! lol his new PB for a speck! Can you tell he was happy? lol We did another pass Adan i picked up a decent laker. Back to camp for breakfast, figured out where the other guys where going for the day and left on our way. cant remember the numbers for the day but it turned out alright! we did a short portage into another lake and fished a set of rapids for abit. afew small specks was all we managed. so back to the big lake we went. half way back to camp I noticed this odd white stuff hiding deep in some rocks. ICE!!!! We grabbed a large chunk and dragged it back to camp. Ice for the week! Nice!! Nothing goes better in the bush with your rye and coke than ice! Had a good fire and afew games of cards and off to bed we went. DAY 4 I had the pleasure of guiding Chris around for the day. Was a calm morning and the water was like glass. I paddled the length of the lake with only one bite to show for it. We were meeting Dad and Scott for a shorelunch at a site we stayed at afew years ago. By the time we got over to the island they were already there and fighting a fish! There 4th in a half hour! 2 lakers and 2 specks! they had been skunked all morning as well but lit it up the past little while. we did 4 or 5 more passes of the island and Chris and I couldn't move a rod. Same baits, same waters, was getting frustrating watching them miss afew more Adan finally land another laker for lunch! laker shorelunch, saving the specks till dinner! that afternoon Chris and I knew that we had to forget about the morning and start fresh! first pass of the island and Chris nails one! then it was my turn! then Chris's We finished the afternoon off strong going 9/10. Almost made up for the poor morning! Dad and Scott landed another 4 or 5 so it was by far the best day of the trip! tally's for the day Ice in the drinks and fish in our bellies. And if i remember correctly the cards were laying out quite nicely for Dad and I as well. yep, Definitely a great day! DAY 5 Scott and I got up early again and went for a fish. first pass and Scott nails a laker then I nailed a nice speck! great start to the day! Lake was like glass most the day, nothing had changed from the day before. I was guiding Dad for the day. Off we went to the far end of the lake again where all the action was the day before. we fished out brains out and hardly managed afew fish! enough for shore lunch but that's it. Scott got another good speck and that was it for the day! Cajun fish was on the menu oh, pillsbury grands was a nice touch with that! Someone had a little accident with the margarine as well... now buy this time we've scavenged afew other sites and made the ultimate site on the lake DAY 6 We got up around 8 or 9, broke camp and started the long trek home. Winds were starting to pick up and were straight from the NW right in our faces the entire day! along the shoreline of the lake on our way out we saw 4 moose it was a LONG HARD paddle for the rest of the day. What should been a 6 hour day turned into an 8 1/2 hour one and the bugs were starting to get bad. The Wind wasn't going away either, picked up more and more throughout the day. When we arrived to the lake we were welcomed with nothing but whitecaps. we followed the shoreline and made it to the first open site available (no one else on the lake so that part wasn't hard) found a sheltered shoreline and set up the tens one last time. Scott and I couldn't sit still and had to get out there for one last evening fish! out for and hour along the sheltered shores and we managed 2 more lakers! Awesome! one last night of fish! I had to laugh at this shot our fish for the evening we went to bed with the hopes of getting up early and fishing the morning then headding the rest of the way out to home. DAY 7 We woke up to thunderstorms and very high winds. still we got up and broke camp, thunderstorms passed by and the wind started to howl! Camera pretty much stayed away this day, way too rough of waters to take it out. it rained most the day, did 3000 m worth of portaging and 9 miles of paddling to get out by 5 30. turned out to be a very long day. We had to cross one bay where the waves were getting very uncomfortable. at one point we hit a cross chop where they were closing in on the 3' mark. We wernt in them for long, but i tell you, it was long enough! Alot of the paddling was through narrow channels 60-200' wide and the wind would whip around down the hills and litterally push the canoe wherever it wanted to. Was a very challenging day to get out, never saw another canoe on the water, only guys sitting on shore. All in all it was a great trip! no one got hurt, we had fish for lunch and dinner every day Adan released just as many as we kept. All fish were caught in 2-10fow flatlining 80-100' behind the boat. Might have to plan a shorter fall trip for next year! I hope you all enjoyed my week in the interior as much as we did!

ive tried them for the past number of years here on simcoe. ive had excellent luck with them in northern lakes but not here on simcoe. for whatever reason that is.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm,,, I recognize that spot! lol nice fish bud!

lol no, he was steelheading today. took a couple best friends out today.

the three of us ended up with limits by 10 am! lol this was my pail full

I'm still around. still have a bunch of jigs here. Havent had the time do much with them the past while. not enough hours in the day, thats for sure! you can always send me a pm here if you need or want any, can always mail them out.

i launched the boat at tiffin this afternoon and went for a rip. got some good perch while we were at it! ice went out quick!

lol my yellow lab named Hunter used to absolutly love to eat cat crap! we talked to the vet and afew other people about it and they all said it was just a phase thing. its a wierd one but should just be a phase. our pup still eats the odd little morsel but for the most part whe quit eating the stuff. so hopefully your pup will outgrow this phase.. its just never soon enough though

i know afew people that may still be selling afew block area's with tanks and nets included. all you'd need is to set up an account at prax air to get oxygen and transfer the licences with the ministry. the best way to find out is to get in contact with the bait harvestors assosiation of ontario. they do have a website, look up a guy named Mike Bennit. im sure he can put you in the right direction. As far as i know he's still the president. I was a harvestor for 4 years. its not the easiest job in the world and is VERY weather dependant! when the waters high its pretty tough trying to pull a 20' net upriver. i got out of it cause we were loosing so many spots where we had gotten bait the previous years cause small tribs were vitually drying up or being full of algea.

good to see you out there Emil! ... Chuck.. dude, hows the head??? was definately a fun day out there!

lol nope, wasnt us!

last week i was up at a little speck lake and was chatting on my cell when i had a hit.. walked over to grab it, put the phone in my pocket and as i reached for the line... phone went straight down the hole. lol serves me right.. phones belong at home or at least turned off while up there! lol

Great report! Nice to see guys getting on some good ice already! Nice whitefish forsure! once you've started using the graph's you'll wonder how you ever fished without one!

Make sure you have your $40 pass! heard of afew bows aorund the last few weeks around that area

dispey's all the way man.. get a decent line counter reel, have a decent stiffer rigging rod with some 25-30lbs braid, read the depth level of how many feet out/line down and have some fun!

from the same fourm, quote "That picture is real. Although it looks like a siamese pike it isn't. This picture is very old by internet standards. These are two different fish. The pike on the left side was caught first and looped on the stringer. The pike on the right was caught second and placed on the rope by sliding the metal end up through the gill plate and through the mouth. When this pike slid down the rope the pike head on the left slid right into the other pike's gill plate making it look like a siamese pike. The dead give away? Why is there only one end of the rope coming out of the mouth? Because the other pike is looped on the stringer preventing the other pike from coming off of the stringer. Also look at the pike's eye (weird looking) and follow the gill flap. It's hard to do but concentrate on the left gill flap and you will see it flare out to accomodate the other pike's head." saves me from explaning it!

the Ikea bag is made up of a tarp type material, simply take t pieces of rope about 2' each then tie on to each handle. the the loose ends to another piece of rope and there you go.. you got yourself one cheap but very useful driftsock! ive found that i have to tie it of to the side of the boat otherwise its a real pain for trolling cause you cant turn worth a darn if its tied off the back! i'll take a picture of ours later tonight when im on the water and post it sometime tomorrow!

those ikea bags are IDEAL!!! works perfect for allowing us to get down to walleye trolling speeds of .8-1.5 mph! $1 for the Ikea bag and its worked for 3 years now! cheaper than a timmies coffee!

Bass Pro shops sell Corkers wading boots... they actually come with 2 different soles! their interchangeable! one set is felt, the other is a rugged tracked sole, like a hiking boot! pretty sure i picked them up for under $100 but well worth the $$$ regardless! had them 3 years now, they work great! as well you can always buy cleats and or spikes to put in the soles. i wouldnt think about wearing the felt soles if i didnt have the cleats during the later fall months once the snows on the ground! Last thing you need is to go for a swim when the waters that cold! on another bit of a side note... REGARDLESS of what kind or brand of waders you decide to go with, Make sure you wear a wading belt! even if its just a regular belt that you have lying around. put it around your waist over top of the waders any time your fishing any water deeper than your hips and or moving water. this will prevent the water from filling up your waders and becomming a REAL problem if you were ever to fall in or over! You ever tried to get out of waders once the've filled up with water??? its not fun! for the sake of putting a belt on, it could save your life!

Awsome colors and paterns on the fish! Look like tigers to me! a couple of real beauties there!