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Had a fun day last Sunday, launched at Crystal at around 6am (busy, a tourny was happening we were informed by mr Barry Pringle) headed out with moderate winds from the NE. fished a shipwreck near Sherkston caught many medium smallmouths. Tried some humps and drop offs with tubes con not find the big ones. Trolled harnesses and deep divers for walleye back to Crystal (nothing!) went back shallow (the lake was picking up) caught many small bass around Crystal beach weed beds and the pier. The big lure at the pier was a simple white twister and jig head. The seas were not kind to the little Starcraft (3 of us in her today) so we decided to hit some backwaters for large mouth in the Niagara area we did alot of exploring and found a few largies and a small pike. Sorry I didnt take any pics on Erie but here are a few from the backwaters. Enjoy!

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nice report as always Justin, I have yet to get a flipping jig bass cant seem to master the pitch/flip casting and I go back to the senkos your reports with the flipping jigs always make me want to try it again I think I will in Hamilton harbour tonight!

Do you really think the weather people could possibly be wrong cookslav?

very nice buckets!!! good job

going camping with kids and canoe anyone that has fished this lake have any tips??

Didnt see any musky or walleye this year another group that were staying at our lodge were getting some walleye fishing deep water structure for smallies love elephant for largies may stay on elephant next year how is elephant lake lodge, it looks nice

Was up at Baptiste for the annual family trip last week June 30th till July 7th. Man quite a cold front went thru on the 30th went from the mid 30s down to 4 at night and 11 on Sunday bright sunny and fishless hey at least my buds son picked up this nice smallie from the dock on Sat evening before the front really hit, we did get the we girls out with some worms in the afternoon on Sunday and they got some for their dads yup it was tough conditions the fish were not in a biting mood for a couple of days we did manage a few just had to work hard for them by mid week we got a bit of a warmer over cast day and took a long boat ride from lavalley bay up to Elephant lake and my bud dave and his orange rapala (i did not have a orange rapala ) was on fire!! i did however manage to pull a nice guy outta the slop with my zoom fluke (love the slop) Elephant was hot that day we also caught some smaller bass and pike that great day no live pics sorry just these

I know we need the rain and the hot weather is a pain but I'm heading to Baptiste lake for a week on Sat and the low is 4, stupid cold front the bass will messed up man, ah crap , I guess its slow and small presentations, stupid weather.

I have posted this picture before old outboard caught with the anchor line on the Ottawa river

very nice pictures indeed

I am beginning to see the good old spoon making a come back ! good job

Sorry about the shirtless pic did I mention that John fell in the lake and his clothes were all wet......har har har

Bruce Willis he he he....no Joey we didn't try make it into the river, we were having to much fun with the pike thanks again for the tips we had to find a resort with a launch and pay to get our boat out the public launch is useless we saw a massive smallmouth at the rock island/shoal in small doe she was a monster.

Went up to our friends moms place next to Deerhurst last Sat afternoon. Stopped at the LCBO in Huntsville and the power steering in the van goes bye bye, looks like the arms are gonna get a work out on this trip. Bennie's mom has got t-bones and tiger shrimp waiting for us (much nicer than are usual cuisine which is boiled hotdogs in the back of the van which is usually where we sleep as well). watched the hockey game, then sleep then off to Doe lake, found public launch, suited up and started are approach and realized the water was shallow at the end of the launch, very shallow, so the van gets stuck in the sand, not happy, somehow we get the strength to get the boat of the still dry trailer and push the van out. Now about the fishing, oh and I also must mention the falling out of the boat incident, it seems my fishing buddy John has trouble de-boating that is why he is shirtless in the first picture with our first fish a lovely specimen of TWGSF and then I chimed in with a nice little pike on my new X-rap we caught several pike in this size John's Williams spoon was kickin ass all these fish were caught on little Doe tried for Walleye at points and drop offs and could not locate any many oos smallies were alos caught and released. John got a nice one on big Doe (Williams Spoon again) it had an odd mouth on it as you can see in this shot on the way home on Monday we stopped at a small lakr named after my fishin buddy and caught a bunch more pike most were smaller than the Doe lake fish, also got some oos largies and smallies as well as perch and other pan fish including this nice slab 11 inch crappie and this dude then john hooked this beast (he didnt even want to hold it for a picture and there was alot of these guys around after a bumpy start it was a nice couple of days fishing the fish sure were biting!

Thank you for the help we have chosen Doe lake Sorry about the Calabogie reference I lack map reading skills hope to have pics to post for ya next week

I pm'd you Joey not sur if it worked my computer is doing weird stuff

Fellow OFC's please assist. I got an invite to stay at a cottage near L O Bays this weekend looking to catch some pike and walleye any suggestions on a lake in the area with a good population of the above, I dont want your honey hole just a nudge in the right direction was thinking Doe lake or maybe Calabogie is there pike and walleye in l o bays?

I'm liking the pikes....very nice

very nice!

Just a tip if you use an electric by yourself get some heavy duty jumper cables and sto the battery towards the front as battery+motor+person=bow way out of water...

Beautiful day out of Jordan calm seas and lots o sunshine. Picked up one in 49 fow on a walleye minnow silver/yellow/red combo off the board. Not big but a nice eater (first salmon for me in a long time so I am happy)

Kool I will be out there when I get back from Florida april 3rd here is a pic from last year

I know I fart .....alot......

I grabbed one last year for my boat and it is worth it its helps alot