limeyangler

Good stuff Joey, thats gotta be fun, darn!....looks like summer there...i've almost forgotten what summer feels like....lol. Thanks for posting.

I can relate to that too John, we had a blizzard here in Dryden for opening weekend.

Very, very cool Bushart, thanks for sharing that.

Definitely enjoyed that MJL! Absolutely love that 'release' picture, really cool. thanks for posting Simon

Nice fish there bud...real nice. Great pics too, thanks for posting.

Welcome to the site Hairwig, great intro and first report. carp are a great species, coming from England i'm very familiar with your set up. Love all the weird flavours that get used. I brought my Shimano Baitrunner Aero GTE B with me from Blighty, love that reel, i used it for see fishing for bass(stripers) set the freeline on, adjust drag with fighting drag , fish can run with live bait, use a circle hook, and all you do is crank the handle, freespool off, hook sets and your playing yer fish! It also works well with my downriggers, you can leave the freespool open with drag adjusted when yer lowering the cannonball...awesome reels baitrunners...many applications. BAITRUNNERS...ALSO GOOD FOR DOWNRIGGING ...LOL Thanks for posting, really enjoyed the topic.

Jackfish(pike) is known as 'poor man's lobster' up here, same principal, boil up chunks of fish, serve with a dip.

Got out for an hour this morning, i was hardly awake yet but the sight of sunshine was too good pass up. It was all a lie....lol...its still flippin freezing out there! I took my morning coffee with me, planning to just cast out a floating jig with a sinker and sit, take in the morning air and soak in the scenery, not expecting to catch anything. I had only just settled in the lawn chair with my morning brew when the rod jumped off the log i was using as a rod rest and i had to do a dash to save my rod, i managed to grab it as it was dragged into the waves and saved it but got a shoe full of freezing water for my efforts......thought it was one of those big ice out pike...but turned out to be a walleye, came in at 19". WALLEYE IN THE BAY....AT LAST! It went quiet for about half an hour, and i was getting chilly so changed up to a slip bobber to get me moving a bit.....couple of casts later the bobber slid under at a fair pace and i hooked into another smaller walleye at round 16". LOVE MY SLIP BOBBERS....LOL i got bit off by a large pike on my bobber set up pretty soon afterwards so was back to the floating jig set up. Just as my wife came down to say good morning the rod registered a bite and she grabbed the camera and filmed me bringing in anopther nice walleye. A BIT BIGGER THAN THE FIRST ONE.....AROUND 20" All the fish went bak today as we had a good feed of walleye on Sunday night, good fun to get some good waltrs with yer morning frappacinno.....

Bliss....absolute bliss, granted the weather was a bit crappy the first day....but looks like a great time.....not too sure about the squirrel stew though...lol. Awesome pics...love the sunset and the duck....and the PB...well done old bean! (no offence meant for using the word 'old' )

Thanks for the replies guys....was good once we found 'em, but was great to be out eithr way. Dale...dunno why that is....you sure your not confusing your microwave with your laptop again? Jat...i think it is...lol...I seem to remember Lew Talking about beetlespins at one point....but i kinda blot out half of what he's saying a lot of the time cuz he never shuts up...lol. he was harping on about how back in the olden days beetlespins were the go to set up before twisty tales showed up. Yup, ...was so looking forward to it....not even a blizzard was gonna stop us. Its the same every year isn't it? Hey TBay! good to hear from ya.....you getting much fishing in? All of it gone i'm afraid.....surely you have all the catfish you can eat.....i'll stick to my walleye though

awesome again Mr. beattie. so....got any room in your boat this week (nudge nudge...wink wink)

busy day indeed Bruce....great stuff....who is Curious George?....lol

Hi All, Got out eventually on Walleye opener, weather could not have been worse really, woke up to a howling blizzard....yup...snow blizzard, with temps below zero and gusts up to 55kmh. I was not gonna be denied, and my fishing buddy Lew is just as diehard and was not being put off by a little arctic blizzard....lol. LOL....MUST BE MAY LONG WEEKEND On my way home from work at 7 am I decided to look at a little lake just up the road from me, it was perfect, despite the howling winds it was completely sheltered....well , sheltered enough that there were only ripples on the lake as opposed to the 3' breakers washing up against our shore on Wabigoon. Not being completely insane we decided to hit the lake at around 3 pm when the temps were above zero, and as luck would have it the skies cleared and the day turned out o be sunny.....but it was friggin freezing! WE HIT THE LAKE AT 3PM The lake is a bit of a bowl, very small, more like a pond. We were marking lots of fish, mostly suspended at 10' in 17' . A few spots showed the tell tale arches of walleye stacked up on the bottom, but they were not biting today, water temp was 41F.....brrrrrrrrr. We were using jigs with the little spinner blades, but tried various tried and tested walleye rigs/set ups but no luck. We figured the sandy beach was the mostly like place for the walleye so close to/during/after spawn, as the rest of the lake did not offer up any creeks or other suitable spawning areas. But after about an hour on the beach without a hit, despite marking lots of fish, we decided to explore. We tried the weed edge which is productive in summer and were rewarded almost instantly.....but it was only jackfish...small too, but a welcome change from nothing! A DOUBLE HEADER OF SNOT ROCKETS TO GET US STARTED We set off round the back of the lake after the weedline, basically we tried the whole freakin lake, our plan was to cover it all then head back to the beach for the 'evening bite', thinking the walleye we could see on the graph might switch on at dusk.........that did not happen....lol.....and we had to be content with a snot rocket bonanza....we caught at least 20 between us....nothing big, but better than catching nothing....especially since it was pretty cold out there today. CAUGHT LOTS OF THESE LITTLE GUYS The weather people at least got it right for Sunday, 15-20kmh winds, clear skies....a bit more pleasant than blizzards of late. I decided to try for a big pike at the bottom of the yard whilst i was waiting for Lew to get sorted for midday, really pleasant morning but no fish....lol....hope this pattern does not last long. THE WEATHER HAD IMPROVED FOR SUNDAY'S ADVENTURE I THINK HE GOT BORED OF DAD TRYING TO CATCH A FISH....LOL Lew joined me again this time we hit Lake Wabigoon. I only met Lew this winter so we had never been on Wabigoon before on soft water. We had swapped plenty of stories about where/when/how many we had caught so we decided on a plan that incorporated both our proffered destinations and headed out. We tried a shallow creek bay hoping to find the spawn activity....no joy. We then headed to a couple of lakes connected to the main Lake by weeded channels. When we got there, there were around six other boats where the channel opens to the first main lake, Scott and his wife (Scott being last years Red Lake Walleye Classic winner) were there so we thought good chance there were fish there as Scott would not waste his time, but there were too many boats so we went to the next lake down. We tried on a nice hump i fish in the summer that produces great walleye, bass and big pike, but given the time of year neither of us expected to catch anything...and we didn't. About an hour or two later(lost track of time, it was just nice being out in the boat....and relatively warm) we went back to other lake to find it deserted apart from one boat in a corner i wanted to try....so we trolled around the entrance where Scott had been before....we marked fish and caught snot rockets but that was it...still no elusive walleye. We heard a boat motor and realised the only other boat on the lake had vacated the corner i wanted to try so we headed over there. This corner of the lake had produced really well for me last year, its WHERE I HAD CAUGHT MY FIRST WALLEYE USING HARDBAITS. I hooked into a good 15" Sauger as we approached the bay. Promising. Then we anchored up and started to cast at the edge of the muddy water and the clear. Lew tried a cast right up against shore...and got this in 2' of water......not unheard of to catch these on this chain of lakes...but rare, WHITEFISH?...WHAT THE HEL!!!! WE ALSO CAUGHT A LOT OF PERCH We caught a few more pike and a load of perch, then the crappie and walleye bite started. We were getting really nice crappie and walleye too, all crappie at least 10-12 inches with the best one going to me at 13"....go team #3! The walleye were all at least 17" with a couple coming in at over 20, but not enough to upgrade team 3's current entry WALLEYE AND CRAPPIE ON JIGS SOME REALLY NICE CRAPPIE TOO The bite was really on, and we were catching a lot of pike and perch in between the walleye and crappie. They were hitting right under the boat which was fun and it also meant that i could watch my jig on the sonar just like ice fishing. RIGHT UNDER US...JUST LIKE ICEFISHING...EXCEPT KEEPING THE CAMERA STILL ON THE ICE IS EASIER LOL THE STRINGER WAS STARTING TO FILL UP NICELY LOTS OF CRAPPIE TODAY The crappie was a bit of a double edged sword. I had caught the odd one here or there over the years...but a pretty rare catch. Apparently somebody had transported and illegally put them into this lake a few years back. Seems like they have taken hold good now, but after discussing this with a CO last year....although they are fun to catch and eat....they could do some serious damage to the other species according to the MNR guy. The bite started to slow and eventually came to a halt. We only needed one more walleye for our 8 between the2 of us and moved back to the channel opening to try and get it...without any luck....but we had enough crappie to make up for not getting our limit in walleye so decided to call it a day....but what a day...slow to start but then made up for it in a frenzied multi species 2 hour blitz....great fun..... A PRETTY GOOD DAY IN THE END HAD A GOOD SUPPER SUNDAY TOO, YUM...CRAPPIE AND WALLEYE MEDLEY

Great stuff Ben! I should have got my self up there for opener....lol.....Lac seul is different class!

EPIC

Great report, lovin the heron pic. You think those pike are small...lol...should see the little snot rockets we got today.....

Awesome pictures of some awesome lakers.....good stuff, look forward to that show!

Yup...its an awesome motor...think mine is a late '80s model....put she really pushes my 16.5 . I've seen those hydro fins...they good then? what do they do?

looking at the weather report , probably snowblowing the driveway then de-winterizing the snowmobile for a mid May skidoo ride

Hi all, I tried to make sure that my boat was ready to go for walleye opener tomorrow and not have a repeat of last year where my outboard was still in the shop for opening weekend. I did good too...... GOT MY NEW TERROVA MOUNTED 2 DAYS AGO DID A GOOD JOB WINTERIZING THE YAMMY LAST YEAR....PUT THE EARMUFFS ON THIS MORNING AND SHE FIRED UP AND PEEEED FINE AFTER 5 OR 6 PULLS So....all set for tomorrow......well....maybe not.....the weather has been evil here...snow/sleet/heavy rain and really heavy winds, we watched with horror as the last big pine on the lawned section of our waterfront got ripped down yesterday( we lost a bigger one right next to it the year before ) can you spot the difference? NOVEMBER '08 MAY 14th 2009 AT LEAST I HAVE NOT GOT ROUND TO BUILDING A DOCK.....OR BOTH DOCK AND BOAT WOULD BE TOAST! Any way....silver linings aside....despite getting all the gear ready to rock and roll, and having been so psyched up for the open water this weekend after what seems like an eternity, mother nature looks set to get the final word tomorrow....here's the outlook for our opener.................... NOT LOOKING TO GOOD FOR A BOAT TRIP My buddy Lew and me were planning to just hit Wabigoon tomorrow, but if the wind doesn't stop us, a windchill of -14 is putting me off the idea. I called Lew this morning and he was also going off the idea....but he came round an hour later on his new toy with his cousin and his young son and we went for a test drive. The trip doubled up as an opportunity to check how the trail into Dore lake was for hauling our boats in in the near future. I also got to ride a 4 wheeler for the first time ever.....pretty cool....i knew i 'needed' one years ago...but after riding it its a definite....lol. Getting into the small lakes this year and late season ice fishing next year is gonna be great! LEW'S NEW TOY THE TRAIL IN WAS OK, BAD IN A FEW SPOTS , BUT DO-ABLE.....DORE LAKE LOOKED GREAT TODAY! I"M SURE LEW WAS THINKING WHAT I WAS....SHOULD'VE BROUGHT A ROD AND CAST FOR JACKFISH! LEW'S COUSIN RICK AND HIS SON AND BAILEY THE DOG When we got back we decided to wait and see, but both thought we would probably end up going somewhere in the boat for opener....maybe a little lake called pritchard just up the road...but its looking pretty cold and nasty....hopefully i'll have an actual fishing report and an upgraded walleye or Jackfish for team #3 by tomorrow evening.

very cool ....you got me thinking now....I SHOULD DO THAT! just head off and camp for a couple of days. Like you we have a new born a couple months younger than your bundle of joy...and yup....fishing has been drastically curtailed(well, by my standards anyway ). Pretty impressive stuff considering the conditions....i've caught less in my boat on calm days!!! Great report, thanks for sharing.

Nice fishy wishy....bon appetite!

Musky .......have a great time Johnnyb.....go get 'em

have a great time....look forward to some 'EPIC' picture filled reports.

Walleye 'jizz' LMAO