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Awesome report! So, if you were there alone, who took the pics of you fighting your fish?? haha. I'm assuming your dad came back down. Great job out there in new waters. You had to work hard to get there and overcome some adverse conditions, but your persistence, knowledge of fishing and determination got you into some fish and you had a great day!

Bly and I put up a post earlier this week asking for a hookup. We had a few great offers, but brickNblock was the first to respond with a great offer...we could have the use of his 14ft tinny and motor all day. After a few insistent PMs from Whopper telling us that we really really should go and meet him and his wife, we accepted the offer. We actually accepted before the PMs from Whopper, but his insistence sealed it for us. We trust his opinion on people! Anyhow, Bly and I were up at 5:45am on Saturday morning, filled up on coffee and hit the road. We were greeted with a great sunrise. This was an indication of how the day would go! We arrived in the Trenton area by 7:45 and looked for a Tim Hortons so we get some breakfast and a few sandwiches for our cooler. We finally arrived at his place at 8:00am and before we even got out of the car, he was walking towards us to shake our hands. We got out of the car, introduced ourselves and Charmaine came out to greet us as well. The invited us inside their house and chatted for a while. They are two of the friendliest people I've ever met! After a brief tour he showed us the boat, got all the safety equipment we needed and told us a few spots to try out. Here's a shot from their place...wow...to wake up to this view everyday would be heaven!! After reading a few posts on how the fishing as been non-existant this weekend from Simcoe to the Kawarthas, it makes sense on the kind of bite we were experiencing, but we did catch a few fish throughout the day. We ended up launching at around 9:30am and headed to a spot he suggested. After navigating around a few huge boulders near the launch area, we were off....speeding away as fast as a 4hp motor would take us! I also brought along my new trolling motor and battery (bought Thursday!!). The bite was pretty slow, so I decided to do my best TJ impression. I dont think I have the technique quite right, but here was my attempt. Bly of course was the first to catch a fish. Using one of Nipissing's jigs he gave us up at Lakair this year, she caught this small smallie. At around noon, we decided to try another spot, but as we passed by brickNblock's place, we noticed a few extra bodies walking around the yard, so we headed back and say hi. BigChev and LadyWalleye had arrived! We docked the boat and chatted with them for a few hours. The company was great, and we had a great time catching up since we last saw them at Lakair. They had their new boat with them so we of course had to take a look. It's a beautiful boat! The pictures just dont do it justice. At around 3pm, BigChev, Ladywalleye, brickNblock and Charmaine headed off to the Bay of Quinte and we hit the waters again...this time in a different direction. Here's a group shot of us before we went our separate ways. brickNblock insisted that we join them all for dinner tonight, so the goal was to be back by 6pm. The bite remained slow for Bly and I, but we truly didn't care. We were having a blast out there, and we couldn't ask for better company. We tried trolling, casting and drifting. Drifting seemed to be working the best as we did manage a few hits. I decided to try out a variation of TJ's classic pose to see if it would work.... Wouldn't you know it...I landed this little rock bass. The fight was awesome...my 30lb power pro just managed to bring this guy in....LOL. Bly then brought in her own World's Greatest Sport Fish a little while later.... As 6pm drew closer and closer, we were still hoping that at least one of us would catch a respectable fish. Suddenly, we both have hits...we both set the hook and there you go...a Double Header! Admittedly, Bly's fish fought a tiny bit more, but I still think mine was the more majestic fish....Here's the pic...hers is on the left...mine on the right....you judge...LOL That smallie that she caught put up a great fight, coming out of the water multiple times with their patented head shaking. It was pretty exciting! At about 615pm, we headed back to the dock to find that everyone had come back from Quinte. Bly and I asked brickNblock where the nearest grocery store was so that we could go buy some stuff for the barbecue that they had planned, but he emphatically shook his head..."Nope...we're having none of that...by the way, how do you like your steak?" We were hungry after a day of fishing, and were AMAZED at the dinner that they put out for us. The steak was awesome! Charmaine made the BEST potatoes we ever had and it was completed with some very nice veggies and garlic bread.....YUM!!!! After dinner, we stayed for some dock fishing after dark. To the light of the bon fire, a few of us tried out luck off the dock. Bly was the only one who caught anything...3 small rock bass...but something hit her line one time and after seeing the shape swimming around the dock, brickNblock figured it was either a gar pike or muskie!! We put the rods away and chatted and laughed around the camp fire. We had originally planned on leaving before dinner, but since things were going ok at home, we ended up there until 1030pm!! He graciously offered that we could spend the night and Chuck said we could all go fishing on Sunday in his boat, but we just had to head home. We had a fantastic day...one that we wont soon forget. brickNblock and Charmaine were incredibly friendly...by the end of the day, it had felt like we've known them for years. Having BigChev and Ladywalleye there as well was just a pure bonus! We hope to meet up them again soon...like I said, they are great people...and thanks to them, we had a very memorable Labour Day weekend.

Keep at em! You'll get one eventually...like I said...it took me 5 straight days...fishing in daylight, sunset, dusk etc... before I got mine. Good luck and good on you for getting out there!

LOL...if I had thought of that back then I would have worked on that...

I cant sleep the night before a trip either! Like others on the board, when I was in university, I put the alarm clock on the other side of the room. I swear that I would turn the thing off in my sleep and not even realize it! I put my alarm clock right close to the door, so I'd have to get up out of bed...once there, the shower was closer than my bed, so that was added incentive...LOL.

Great report Glen! At least your doing some cathing...bly and I have had some tough days fishing lately...LOL. Sorry to hear about all your running around, but hey, the day turned out pretty good from what I could tell!

Since shore fishing has been my mainstay, I'd have to with a good old red devil or 5 of diamonds spoon. Jigging from shore doesn't work too well...LOL.

LOL...thanks Glen...next time we just happen to be in your area, we'll give you a call...as for this weekend, I dont think we'll be close by...haha.

Please refer to this link..... http://www.ofncommunity.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10733 Thanks!

Dan...thanks for the offer and we'll take you up on those floater suits! Cant wait for that weekend.

Gerritt...not sure if you've checked out the classified section yet...but this is on there.... http://www.ofncommunity.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=10416

I know what you guys are saying, and I'd probably do the same thing...what I meant was of ALL the footage they had for this show, they had to air that part??? LOL.

Interesting show!! You are right...he kept on saying how good shore fishing is but he never caught anything. Poor Wil Wegman too...only one fish and Bob made him look like an idiot after his "aggressive" hookset...LOL.

Hey congrats on your first few bass! That big one is a very respectable fish...anyone would be happy to catch on that size. Great job and nice report.

I'm confirmed sharing a boat with Gerritt! Should be a blast! Thanks Gerritt! Bly and I will be there Friday evening/night and fishing all day Saturday and Sunday. Never thought I'd ever say "Come on November"...LOL.

Awesome report! If I ever went fishing without bly while up there, I'd be in BIG doo doo!! LOL. So...in your report, you said "I put the remainder of my rod on the dock and patiently walked back to the fire.". Did you just leave it there? LOL. Anyhow, looked like you two had a great time!

Great report....times two! Congrats to your son on his new PB. I've had the same issues with a large pike in my area as well. I saw him in the shallows for 5 days in a row during the day. Bewteen bly and I, we threw everything we had at him...spinners, crankbaits, live minnows, you name it! finally on the 5th day, he attacked a jointed shad rap well after dark and I brought him in. Here's a pic of that guy... Dont give up!! Keep on tryin...it feels twice as good when you know you've been tryin to get the same fish for a while!

I'm gonna start calling you "CrazyFlyGuy" instead of Crazyhook from now on...LOL. Another awesome carp! Must be a ton of fun fighting them!

Great report BigChev! You are getting good use of your new boat this season that's for sure! That pic though...did you catch that fish in the trees? Looks like boat isn't even on the water...LOL. All kidding aside, nice fish!

Great report TJ! Spending all this family time up there is what summer is all about. Great pics too...loved the wine glass shot and that tiny pike...LOL. I guess people have to stop saying you never catch anything...I see you caught a baby bass there...hehe. Good on Grandma to outfish everyone with the big fishes for the weekend too! Happy belated anniversary to you and Monique...and also happy birthday to Avery as well.

Hey...I was busy fishing with bly tonite getting skunked! I had a good excuse...LOL.

Had a great time out there with some real carp anglers! Weather was perfect, waters looked great, but for me, the bite was really slow. A few line bumps here and there, but no takers on my line. Victor asked Wolfville to watch his line while he headed off in the distance. Wolfville then promptly begins to fight a fish on his own line....then of course, Victor's alarm goes off. I bolt over to it and set the hook...waiting for him to come back. I turn around and he says "you fight it"....he figured he was too far away...or too lazy to run back to it...or he just felt sorry for me...LOL. Anyhow, I landed this nice one. I looked a bit awkward because I am a right hand retrieve....and of course his reel was left hand. Oh well...I still managed to bring this one in. I took a few nice shots, so I thought I'd share these ones. The first one is MJL fighting his first fish of the day. Here's a nice one of Wolfville helping his son bring one in. Lastly, we had these guys hanging around ALL day long...they sure weren't shy, helping themselves to maize that was left out.... Thanks for the invite guys...had a great day out there. The only disappointing thing was that I was looking forward to meeting DSN and seeing Lazybum again, but they couldn't make it.

LOL

He's also an accomplished steelhead creek angler as well...cant wait for those reports either.

Great report MJL! Nice to see fish other than Carp in your reports too...LOL. Good on you getting out there in the rain...looks like a great time. It was great meeting up with you guys yesterday...had a great time out there, even though I wasn't doing any real catching...haha. Is someone posting a report about that?