limeyangler

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

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Great stuff Ben, welcome to canada from a fellow ex-pat. That is one hell of a carp. keep up the good work...and dont try too hard finding a job

Congrats on the beauty walter and a top 20 finish too. Lol...still drooloin' over that new boat set up of yours Stoty...real nice.

really great pictures, and nice splake too. Thanks for posting and sorry bout the sad news of the passing of a friend.

drooooooool! nice set up!

great stuff Ander nice trout!

jeeze....wtg...nice fish man! and nothing wrong with lopping in nature shots

Thanks for posting that, laughing still at the 'peeeeed' bit........it does look like that lol. my ucnles trailer lights are also a pain....i think its the earth too...good tip using the jumper cables...will try that.

Hi all, Went fishing today at work, work with kids in care and take our boys out evey chance i get...which is lots during the summer....gas and minnows on expenses cant be bad, and the kid loves it so its a definite win/win. I had heard the suckers were in the creek and thought it would be fun to have a go catching some. I had a net which would have been easier but the kid wanted to use a rod and line, so i grabbed some small minnows and we headed out. I got 2, the kid tried but was unlucky. QUITE A FEW IN THERE, GOT A COUPLE SMALL ONES After that we headed up the road to a good bass lake by the highway, i kinda thought the water might still be a bit cold and the bass not very active as the lake is spring fed and the ice only cleared of it a week ago. I was wrong, we were there for an hour and got 5 all from shore with slip bobbers and minnows, i lost a real lunker...aint that always the way. KID HOOKED INTO FIRST ONE, IF IT WAS NOT FOR CONFIDENTIALITY YOU WOULD SEE THE BIGGEST GRIN ON HIS FACE I GOT 3 SMALLER ONES AFTER THAT AND OF COURSE THE BIG ONE IS 'THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY' After work i decided to have a few casts at the bottom of our yard......and finally got a decent pike...water must be warming up now, lots of minnows and shiners in the shallows. It should be non-stop big pike down there now for the next 2 weeks before the water warms up more and they move away from the bay, they are always around, but for 2 weeks at ice out there are usually large numbers of large pike right there. I only had one big minnow left so after i got that one i called it a day and grabbed a few moments to watch another beautiful sunset. THATS MORE LIKE IT.....MAYBE 30" USUAL GREAT SUNSET

i have shaddupped

Great report DJ, good on ya for giving the worms away. i love the picture of the boat in the pouring rain.

absolutely amazing Wayne...real good job!

27lb!! wow, thats a big lump...must be fun to catch 'em. Weather dont bother me much either...sucks a bit if you get cold and wet and get no fish, but i'd rather be fishing!

Congrats on the PB! great video too....wow...looks sooooo nice out there!

Bass season is open all year here...is it unethical for me to catch them?

I'm just building up to it ....lol

Thanks Mike, were near Winnipeg, so pretty cold up here, but the ice is all gone now and its a rush to get my boat ship shape for walleye opener on the 16th. Hey Jim, like i've said before, i never tire of the sunsets up here...awesome....as for baby limey, Thanks for asking as it gives a very proud daddy another excuse to show him off...he is really coming out of his food/cry/fill the diaper stage....a real character....he has a smile that melts my heart........ Plenty of water here now Bigugli, come on fishes....really cant wait to see if i can beat my 30"pb walleye this year, and a first ever musky would be another goal of mine.....come on Team #3! Nope not long now Glen till i'm holding up traffic at the launch and burying my truck up to the belly in the beach, whether i'll give the fishies a dickensing this season remains to be seen....but i'm sure i'll have some good moments this year. Why aint you out there? You read my mind again Jaqcues, i was looking back through last year's posts, and it was definitely warmer this time last year. I lost a huge pike yesterday, it snagged on an underwater branch and snapped me off, so they are starting to show. Hey Dale, i forgot to mention in the post about our recent speck trip that it was a blast despite not catching, and gotta say, not being a fan of smokies as you know, those moose smokies have me converted....lol...they were awesome! Hey Rick...long time man......like you i cant wait till saturday...good luck out there dude...but i dont think you need it Hey Joe, got the seats sanded down, and applied the first coat of Helmsmans varnish, i think it will weather proof it for another year, but the quality of wood i used to build the new seats last year was pretty crap, think ill re-do them again next year with some nice hard wood.

i hope i do start catching soon Glen, its been tough going here for me recently.......anyway...what you doin' back on the main board...your usually in the tourny section giving 'team 15 minutes' grief...lol I had to move it quick...before she thought it was her mothers day gift and tried to whisk an ommelette with it!

Hi Yall, got m new Minn Kota Terrova 55#, Autopilot with Universal sonar and remote control(Co-pilot) Bought the quick release mount and got the 54" shaft as suggested in a recent topic on here. The deploy button alone seems to be worth the extra bucks over the powerdrive, just push the lever in, press down and the thing just glides out of the cradle...sweet! Only seven more sleeps till she hits te water....hmmmmmm.....now all i need is a hd Lowrance GPS combo unit so i can hook my trusty old X67c to the front and use the big GPS with me by the tiller! then i woke up from my dream....lol any ways....here's my new addition....