limeyangler

Great fish Lunker...your buddy must be pleased. Like others have said...that looks more like a 50"

Good job helping out buck.....horror story really...but you earned a lot of Karma points....it will come around to you eventually.

The years have been very kind to you Jacques!

Absolutely great fishes! Top marks!

WTG Ryan, thats a beauty fish! 47"!!!!1 Great job......gotta love that pic with Pete and Dave, i can only dream of fishing with such illustrious company....awesome!

AWESOME JOB Kwan! Congrats on a PB and supper!

Hey Bill...great report! That is the most calorifically challenged (fat) smallie i've seen!

Hi all, Got back to Lac Seul looking for big walleye alas was not to be, only a couple of eyes of 21 and 20, then a whole whack of keeper size. I headed out half an hour later than I wanted because I believe that one, or more, of the otters that live on our shoreline finally learned that my stash of minnows are now up at the house since I moved them from the trolling bucket in the lake (I moved it from the lake because they even learned how to flick the hatch lock open). Anyway, my wife and I have been laughing hard at the video I shot for this report totally unaware of the minnow situation....... I THINK THIS IS HILARIOUS...STUNNED SILENCE HAD MY WIFE CRYING WITH LAUGHTER <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe3dUnS_yvE?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe3dUnS_yvE?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe3dUnS_yvE?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> It’s not often , despite my unintended stop for bait, that I am on my way by 6am, one bonus was I was not rushing to get to the lake, and in my lack of haste I stopped quite a few times along the logging road to take some pictures of the mist lifting off the landscape. There were also a lot of puddles with skims of ice on them, winter is just around the corner me thinks.... A SLOWER PACE RESULTED IN MY STOPS TO TAKE IN THE SCENERY On one stretch of road I had to drive at a snail’s pace, we' had big rain the day before and the washouts and deep potholes commanded respect. It was at this point I noticed all the partridge/spruce hens/grouse....not sure what are what....feisty little critters, did not seem to mind me being there too much. KFC ANYONE? <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCavQUG5nhs?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCavQUG5nhs?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCavQUG5nhs?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> The weather report was awesome, but it was difficult to tell how gorgeous the day was going to be until I arrived at the landing at Williams Bay....I’m not kidding you...it literally took my breath away...the pictures don't do it justice...you had to be there. STUNNING MORNING AT THE LANDING <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MMwJBzybq8?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MMwJBzybq8?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MMwJBzybq8?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> I spent over an hour trolling around the first spot with only a jackfish to show for my efforts, although I did hook into and lose 3 big fish before I decided to go and check I reef I know. On the approach to the reef in 25 - 30' FOW I was marking lots of fish on the bottom. Because it was such a flat calm day I could just sit stationary and watch my jig on the fish finder tease them up a foot or two off bottom before they zoomed back down. Even with the zoom feature turned off these were big arches (big fish). But despite spending another hour changing baits and methods (jigs and minnows, varying jig size and color/shape, Nightcrawlers, walleye spinners, bottom bouncing large suckers and regular minnows, even set the slip bobber to 26' deep with both jig and plain hook/sinker, tried my jigging raps as I was sitting vertical, raided my ice fishing box further and various little cleos and spoons tipped and plain) I decided to try shallow across the top of the reef. Very first cast produced a bite...turned out to be a nice rock bass, second cast a solid thump of a bite on the jig and minnow....Nice big bass (smallmouth)....and for the next hour it was nonstop bass...not many under 17", one or two close to 20". It was literally a fish a cast, I switched to gulp at one point to save minnows, but did not get a sniff, as soon as I put a live minnow on the bait sometimes did not even make it down to the bottom ( reef is 10' deep across the top) before a bass slammed it..... AWESOME SMALLMOUTH ACTION! <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uolJeeMDp3E?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uolJeeMDp3E?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uolJeeMDp3E?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> I could have stayed there all day, and it was hard to drag myself away from the frenzied action and fun, but the big walleye have been all but totally avoiding me at Williams Bay this year...and I was going to try again. I tried the drop-off of the reef on the shore side and just a bit deeper than where the majority of the bass were stacked up....nothing. I headed to shore, a spot where a weed bed is in summer, a shallowish shelf then a drop to 23'. I was marking fish at 18' to 24' FOW on the drop off and missed the first 3 bites, one felt like a really nice walleye but it spat the hook half way up. I trolled the shore line to a point, keeping at the same depth range and eventually landed a nice 21". Not long after another slot at 20". Then I got into around 5 or six small ones...then nothing...despite still marking fish they just switched off. After another hour trying to entice the less than enthusiastic wallies at that spot I headed off again. Same story at the two spots I tried after the first. Marking lots of big fish, lost a couple of big ones on the way up (stinger hooks for me next time out) found large pockets of active fish, but all small ones. In the end I landed a whole whack of eaters, kept my limit but never managed to land a really big one...OH WELL GUESS I HAVE TO GO BACK! LOTS OF FISH....LOST SOME NICE ONES, LANDED LOADS OF SMALL ONES <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvIB7rO1-rQ?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvIB7rO1-rQ?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvIB7rO1-rQ?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> Gonna head to a lake half way up the road to Lac Seul tomorrow, only fished it once before, trout and walleye in there, will only have a few hours to spare so might be difficult to locate fish as I don’t know the lake at all...but will be fun trying...I’ll post a report tomorrow...right now I’m going to close and lock the lid on my minnow cooler...no more nasty surprises tomorrow I hope....but those otters are crafty...would not surprise me if they have bolt cutters!

Hey Mike...WELCOME BACK...glad you feel better...we could all take a leaf outta your book....my smoking days are numbered....patches for me from next Monday.

Congratulations Joey and Paul

Congrats...thats a sweet motor. I have a Terrova 55* 12v....i dream about the i-pilot....xmas is coming...we'll wait and see.

Deepest sympathies to you and family...very sad.

Love your reports Ryan. 1st Avery, now the wee lad.....you got quite the team for an Angler Young Angler Tourney right there. Lol....i was beginning to think Avery was not only a very accomplished angler, but a really good photographer too untill i realised grandma was in the boat too!

Awesome report! Looks quite choppy out there, i would be swimming with the fishes if i tried to perch at the back/front of a canoe for a picture like you did. I can only admire your catches as i have only ever been 'humbled' on 4 seperate occasions ( 3 times on the ice, once in a boat). Great read on a Monday morning. Thanks Doc.

great PICS!

unbelievable! congrats on the 100th , thats an amazing amount of musky. Still loving the underwater shots.

What about asking one of the bass fishermen on OFC to get out with you on your next trip? Man...if there were more members up here i would be bugging the hell out of them to take me out and show me some tricks! If i was you i'd ask for a member near you to come out with you

Thats amazing...would love to see that link.

Had to laugh Dan, many a trip out has seen my buddies and me trying to get walleye in the boat before the head shake that tosses the minnow, then the frantic scramble to grab the minnow before it sinks...running out of bait sucks when the bite is on! BTW...what is the limit for perch....dont know many who target them up here.

Great job Eric, I think the 1st one looks bigger than 36" too.

Hi all, Got out with a couple of guys i know. Both fish tournaments(walleye) regularly as a team so was nice to be asked to come along in their boat. We have all fished this lake before although not together, so finding fish was not an issue, holding on them when we did find them was tricky though back trolling with a 9hp with 40-50kmh gusts, but hey...fall fishing is where its at for walleye and those conditions are the norm....suck it up...lol. This Lake seems to be go deep or go home except for mid summer, i fished it on the ice last winter and fishing 50'+ was the key most days. We got our limit although time was an issue as we spent the first hour and a half trying to row back to shore in high winds with one paddle after the motor cut out, we ended up dismantling the gas tank to find the fuel hose had detached from the valve on the tank and was sitting at the bottom of the tank. Jigs and large minnows and suckers was the bait, fish holding to drop offs from 20 to 40' and on the flats in 40' to 48'. Not my best video ever, but in a small 12' boat with three biggish guys in high winds made filming difficult, but the action was fast and furious, rob and I tied for first place with fish both at 23". We did end up keeping our 1 over slot per person simply because we were running out of time to keep all under slot which is something i normally do, and turns out the boys practice to . Here's some vid and pics of our little expedition which i will be repeating on Monday hopefully. WINDY DAY ON THE LAKE <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVD6YvZV15M?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVD6YvZV15M?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVD6YvZV15M?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> SOME PICS

WOW, phenomenal musky fishing, good job! Thanks for posting.

Stunning pictures , waterfalls and horse shots my favs...keep 'em coming.

Great pics Kwan, keep 'em coming and welcome aboard.

so many lakes up here...just more than 4hrs from the dirt and grime of T.O