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Biggest is about 35 pounds!

Fishing has been really tough. Back to the same difficult conditions as last week, with no bait or fish being marked. Fished from 8am - 12pm. We only got one fish but it was a DUKER. A real beauty 27 pound mature king. It took a 600 foot run on a wire Dipsy, 166 feet back on 3 setting, with a 11" ProChip with Cut Bait. I am going to try and hit it hard tomorrow.

Illegal to kill any Sharks All Catch & Release

I am very fortunate to have been invited by the SHARKMAN himself Captain Art Geatan to join him for some summer shark fishing. He also said bring whoever you would like since his boat holds upto 10 passengers. I have gone shark fishing with him before so I knew what to expect. Steady action and plenty of sharks! I decided to invite some friends that have never had the opportunity to fish on the ocean and experience such a great fishery and the majestic Blue Shark! I had Paul (Georgous) Bordo, Chris Currie (Two Fingers & a Thumb) and Greg (Faboulous) Fabiano with his entire family (all girls) join us for two day on some unbelievable fishing. Day 1 we went 18 for 20 with the biggest weighing just over 150 pounds. Day 2 we went 13 for 18 with the biggest pushing 170 pounds. All the Sharks were Blue Sharks. The following are some of the pictures We Stayed at Wayne's World Lobsters in a loft over looking the Eastern Passage. This was the view from our room! Our first dinner in the loft. Probably the best dinner I ever had. All provided by Mary Fabiano. Homemade soup, salad, pasta and the LOBSTER!!! We had Wayne's World cook us up a dozen 2 pound prime lobsters. Until you have eaten fresh lobster from the east cost you have never eaten lobster. The Fabiano Clan! The first fish of the trip caught by Greg Fabiano. The next fish caught by Paul G Bordo The next fish caught by Mary Fabiano The next fish caught by Two Fingers and a Thumb (Chris Currie) Me Vanilla Gorilla (Mitch Burke) with the smallest of the day The Fabiano's friend with a fish More Fabiano Girls with Fish Day two was really rough so I did not really pull my camera out much. We had strong SE winds blowing from 20-40 Km/h with seas from 12-20 feet high, but here is Chris with a big one. If you ever wanted to catch Sharks and experience the East Coast of Canada I would highly recommend you contact Art Geatan at Blue Shark Charters. YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED! www.bluesharkcharters.com

That is the secret trip!

I was lucky enough to be invited out to fish with my good friend Barry, for a day of fishing on Lake Erie (US Waters). We could not have picked a better day to go fishing. The weather was amazing and Lake Erie was glass for most onf the morning. We were targeting bass but we happen to fall upon a huge Sheephead and Walleye bite first thing in the morning around 6:30am. Barry with the first fish of the day! Barry with my two fish. He always wants to be in the pictures with the biggest fish. After that bite died off Barry went on to put on a clinic on Smallmouth. He caught at least a dozen fish before I even caught my first. Barry with the first Smallmouth of the day. Barry caught this SOW (Another word for HOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!) near the end of the day. This fish was probabaly 6 3/4 pounds and measured just over 22". In total we caught over 50 Bass, 12 Sheephead & 4 Walleye. What a great day on the water.

I will take one

Did you contact Blue Shark Charters?

Contact Art at Blue Shark Charters (902) 830-4115. He is the best! I have fished in many countries and with many guides and he is simply on a different level. He has only the best equipment and takes every precaution possible to insure everybodies safety. I fish with him for a couple of days every year. The last time I was out I caught a 310 pound Blue that was just over 10 feet long. It took me just over 2 hours. You can see it on the "Getting Hooked" website in the archived episodes. That should give you a good idea of what fishing with Art is all about. Mitch

Great camera! Good luck at finding it for $99.

Skiner, I simpathize with your experience and understand why you would be upset. I can only comment on my experiences with Ken and yjey have all been very good. It is unfortuante that you had a bad experience.

You have to be willing to move around. Sometimes the Huts get slow. We always bring an auger and move around, up to 2 miles from our hut depending on the weather. That always seems to improve our catch rates.

If the weather is any indication of how long safe Ice Fishing will last out there I would try to get out this weekend. Next weekend you will have to take your boat with all the mild temperatures and rain.

Lots of water! Water running down the holes and over the tip ups!

Thanks for the kind words