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  1. Actually I did smoke a bunch.... favorite brine and smoked with Hickory wood chips. Soooooo delic!!
  2. Well, with lake Simcoe main lake being a bust this year I have been fishing a number of different lakes in the Haliburton's the past few weeks. The trips the past couple of weeks have seen amazing action with lots of Lakers and Whitefish caught. Humps and underwater points in 35 to 60ft using set minnow lines and small minnow tipped jigs have been the ticket! Remember to be safe out there and check the ice often as it can change quickly. Stay safe and Good Fish'n!.... Greg.
  3. I have great success with Dark Pumpkin and smoke coloured tube jigs and also X-Rap and Husky jerk jerkbaits working rock/weed areas in 5-10ft of water. Good luck!
  4. Hi Caster.... all my Fridays and weekend dates are fully booked until mid Sept so only booking week dates now. I have Sept 5th and 20th avail for a weekend date.
  5. I had a guide trip on lake Simcoe today and man was it a hot one out there... especially with hardly any wind. That did not seem to bother the big smallies as they were cruising on all my spots I hit today. At one point we had 4 big smallies cruising under the shade of the boat! We got some real giants today and the key to getting them to hit was really long casts away from the boat as the big fish spook and will not hit near the boat. Here is a sample of the kind of tanks that hit today! Be safe and Good Fish'n.... Greg.
  6. Hi Sofabed, all Fridays and weekends are booked up to the end of August so only booking weekdays now. I have lots of dates avail in Sept including w/e's but they will all fill.... I will PM you.
  7. I had 2 guide trips on Balsam lake this weekend and like the weather the action was hot! In fact on Sunday we boated 15 nice Walleye and lots of Smallies and a nice Pike. Sat. we also boated good numbers of Walleye and smallmouth. The Walleye were all caught jigging grubs and minnow style plastics on deep weedlines throughout the lake. Here is a typical Walleye one of my customers caught on Sunday. On the Sat. trip I had 4 guys out and they all caught a few fish including this pig smallmouth that crushed a jerkbait. We were catching our bass on tube jigs and jerkbaits in 4- 10ft of water with rocks and scattered weed clumps. Aside from all the fish we caught the highlight for me was the gourmet lunch my customers brought in a monster cooler.... even ate on china plates!! Stay safe and Good Fish'n.... Greg.
  8. Hey Mister G..... I have been tying and using black bucktail jigs for nearly 30 years now too! They have accounted for 100's of Kawartha Walleye over the years and are still a very effective presentation.
  9. Good luck on Balsam Sofabed!..... I have done a few trips on Balsam this year and the fishing has been very good using the methods/locations I described. In fact both Walleye pictures in my post were from Balsam lake
  10. Fishing success on my guide trips have been producing great catches of both Walleye and Bass the past few weeks. The water temps and weed growth is up and the fish are setup and biting! Although we have caught lots of Walleye on Jerkbaits and crankbaits the most productive pattern remains jigging the points and inside turns of deep weedlines.... especially those close to a hard bottom. Both minnow style and plastic grubs on 1/4oz heads in natural colours are producing well. We are also starting to find Walleye schooled up on deep rock shoals now with both grubs and dropshot rigs working well. On a recent trip this young lad fishing with his Mom caught his 1st Walleye ever.... he then proceeded to land many more that day along with some smallmouth bass.... I just love getting kids out and teaching them how to fish. We have been getting a good mix of different size classes on various Kawartha lakes. Smallmouth bass action has also been hot with tube jigs, dropshots and jerkbaits accounting for great catches. I have really been impressed with Rapala's new Shadow Rap.....no matter how hard you jerk it it runs true and the side to side action in incredible and generates so many hits. Here is one of my customers with his personal best 5.5lb Smallie caught on the deep diving Shadow Rap. The lure has also contributed to some great finishes on tournaments so far this year. I concentrate on Rock/weed areas and rock shoals in the 4 to 12ft depths. See you on the water..... Stay safe and Good Fish'n!.... Greg.
  11. Yes the slot is making a huge difference.... over the past few years I am noticing we are boating so many more Walleye in the 20" + range in lakes like Sturgeon and Balsam which has been great to see.
  12. I catch a ton of Walleye ripping weeds with bucktail jigs and love using them also. I stick with 3 and 4" grubs and minnow style baits and find they work best.
  13. During one of my guide trips this past weekend we had caught a number of decent slot sized Walleye and some bass. On one of my casts with the jig and grub I felt the distinct "Thunk" as a fish inhaled my jig.....when I set the hook the fish started pulling drag so told my customers I have a Musky on....well, that was until I saw the huge head and white tipped tail then yelled for the net! This 8.5lb 31" Walleye is one of the biggest I have taken in the Kawartha's the past 6 years and was nice to get a quick pic of this prime breeder and get her back into the water. The fish hit a smoke coloured grub in 13ft of water along a deep weedline. Be safe and Good Fish'n... G.
  14. You know it Walleye72.... nothing fights better then a big Bronzeback for sure!
  15. Guide trips on the Kawartha lakes the past couple of weeks have produced some nice catches of Walleye and some awesome smallmouth action including these 5lb toads! Bass are all coming on Drop-shots with Slammers and Rapala Husky Jerk jerkbaits working shoals and rock/weed area's in the 10 to 20ft range. Get out and enjoy the action while its hot! Be safe and Good Fish'n .... G.
  16. With all the warmer summer weather we have been enjoying the past few weeks that has allowed all the weedbeds to grow and setup perfect for holding lots of bait, Walleye and Bass! I am usually on the water guiding 4 days a week and the fishing action for Walleye has remained good and steady. Most of my fish are coming off of deep weed and rock or hard bottom transitions and off rocky points and humps and are getting most of the fish in the 10 to 20ft range. Jig and grubs in smoke and white along with plastic minnow type baits have produced the majority of fish. We are finding Largemouth bass in schools now is some of the big weedbeds and I focus our attention on points and inside turns. Smallmouth Bass continue to slam jerkbaits, tube jigs and also drop-shots baits. Most of the better smallie action is taking place in good rock and weed mixed area's in the 6 to 12ft ranges. With the group I had out on Balsam lake this Tues even under the hot sunny weather we still managed to boat 10 nice Walleye and over 15 decent smallmouth. This past weekend my son and I fished the 2 Top Bass Tournaments on Sat. and Sun. With 138 Teams on Sat. and 111 on Sun. we managed to place in the Top 10 and get a cheque both days. Was a great Father/Son experience and good start to the tourney season. Here is a pic of my son bringing in our 18lb bag of 5 smallies on the Sat. weighin. Remember to be safe out there and good fishing....Greg.
  17. Today I had 2 Dad's and their younger boys on the water and we were catching lots of Bass and some Walleye. In over 25 years of guiding my biggest thrill remains seeing the smiles on kids faces while catching fish.... priceless Stay safe and Good Fish'n.... Greg.
  18. Bushart.....just like us humans no person is perfect and without blemish!
  19. Oh baby!!... let the countdown begin!
  20. The deepest weedlines and rock humps produce well that time of year so you should do well. Good luck!
  21. With the warming lake temperatures and increased weed growth the Walleye have been on the feeding mode lately for sure! The past 3 weeks customers have all caught some nice Walleye's and the action remains steady and should only get better the next few weeks. Various plastic grubs and minnow shaped baits have all worked well. Depths in the 9 to 12ft range along weedlines with hard bottom areas have produced the best action so far. Light braid line with fluorocarbon leaders tied directly to the jigs have been the key to success. Get out and enjoy the action while its hot! Good luck and be safe out there.... Greg.
  22. Had a couple of groups out over the weekend and what a mixed bag we caught. The one day we got into a mixed bag of big Haliburton Whitefish and Walleye. On the other day I took clients out on a different lake and we got into some nice eating sized Lake trout and Whitefish. In both cases the Whitefish preferred small minnows on set lines worked right on the bottom while the Lakers were more aggressive and we caught them on small jigging spoons tipped with a half minnow and worked 5 to 15ft off the bottom. The Walleye also hit the minnow tipped jigs worked slowly on the bottom and wanted the jig bounced off the bottom with some pauses just inches off the bottom. Remember to be safe out there and Good Fish'n.... Greg.
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