Best Fish Of 2006

[bucktail]

Since open water is almost over....except for another week or two in Quinte and the winter on the Niagara I figured it was time to start a thread were everyone posted pics of there best fish of the year.

I was lucky to get 2 new personel bests this year. Muskie and Pike.

Lets have a thread that blows away other fishing boards threads!

 

So here goes with some photos.

 

Pb Pike, never going to beat this one.

 

 

A new PB Geo Bay Muskie....finally one stayed on!!!

 

 

A nice 11.5lb quinte eye, not my personal best but still a good fish.

 

 

Has been a very good year for the amount of times I got out.

[irishfield]

19 x 14 smallie on a 10" Mr T jerk bait!

31.5 Wally on a blueberry muffin Manns 20

[steve_paul]

Bucktail, not many people are going to beat that pike - what a beauty.

 

Not a huge one for me, just a small French River eye but it was my first one so I was pretty excited, plus I was able to catch it with my daughter Jess who did a great job on the net.

 

 

[Raf]

crappie

 

Edited December 8, 2006 by Raf

[lew]

Great idea for a post, bucktail, we should see some good pictures

 

Here's nice West Arm, Lake Nippissing musky I got in September while fishing with eddyk

 

 

And a fat largie that grabbed a big musky spinnerbait in the Kawarthas while I was fishing with Whopper

 

[Whopper]

Don't know why Lew but that pic does not do that largie is just due. I netted that bad boy and I swear I could have put both of my fist in the fishes mouth.

Must have been the guy taking the picture.

That was fine day!

 

Whopper

Edited December 8, 2006 by Whopper

[setomonkey]

Nice fish pics so far, guys!

 

I didn't get any personal bests this year. My best pike for the year was 35", caught on a small cottage lake in a paddleboat with no net and no camera.

 

I got this nice largemouth on a trip to Chicago with a couple of buddies of mine, we found a lake about 90 minutes drive away. This was my only fish that day...

 

 

Mike

[Pigeontroller]

 

A thick 43"er that hammered a Topraider 30 feet out! My PB Muskie and first on a topwater!

[mepps]

Ispent most of my time in salt water, but here goes...

 

I helped my boss Colin, get into his first tarpon...

 

I promised some folks visiting from BC some fishing excitement and then landed this beauty...

 

Landed this beauty while tryign to help my frined Nic catch his first...

 

Nic followed this with his first Jack, one fo the biggest I have seen...

 

And finally, the FIRST tarpon i managed to get out of the water. This beauty took an hour to reel in, hooked it shortly after midnight. I managed to snap this picture while all alone, balancing my camer on a rock!

 

(all caught in the BVI)

[SlowPoke]

Way to spoil it for everyone mepps... who would want to post anything after your monsters!

[snag]

WOW CLIVE!

 

Those are beautiful fish!

Soooooo shiny!

 

AND YOU'RE SMILING!

[moemoe]

Here's some of my fish from the year, The musky was unfortunately caught by cousin as well as the walleye, both in the same day

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Edited December 9, 2006 by moemoe

[Rich Clemens]

My wife caught the largest bass this year

 

 

My largest pike of the year. Got skunked on skis.

 

 

Not all that impressive, but we have a great time on the water - regardless of the catch

[SlowPoke]

My best Pike of the year... 38" on 7lb spinnerbait

My best Muskie... 46" on a "smellin fishy mystery lure"

[mrdylan]

Those are some nice fish.

 

I did not catch such things and am rather envious.

[ccmtcanada]

Well...here's my PB Walleye for this year....a fat 12.5 pounder!

 

[Daplumma]

Here are two pretty good ones

Striper

catfish

[Sinker]

My PB musky this year....43".....give or take.....didn't really measure it.....my tape was only 36", so I just gave it my best guess and got her back in the water quick.

 

 

Same fish I'm releasing in my avatar pic

 

Sinker

[Whopper]

My first Musky, Thanks to Lew

Pike caught with Wayne at Lakair

Holinshead pickeral

Rice Lake largie

 

Man I had fun this year!

 

Whopper

[danc]

This year produced my biggest Brook Trout ever caught while the forest burns behind me. 23 1/2 inches. This one will be tough to beat.

 

 

Another fish that deserves mention was caught by a client of mine on my first ever guiding job. The jaw on this Steelhead was incredible!!

 

[tjsa]

My personal best this year, a 19" by 12.5" brook trout.

 

[Smokey]

An average Lake Erie Walleye and my PB from the summer, about 9 lbs.

 

[Lungelarry]

Here's a few from this year. First a channel cat.

now a good sized bowfin

a gar

my pb walleye

a couple of fatty largies

now some hog smallies

and one toad muskie

Pretty good year....

Edited December 9, 2006 by Lungelarry

[Moosebunk]

Pretty good year for sure LungeLarry. Although you wouldn't know it from your pics.

 

Seems none of those fish could make you even crack a grin, let alone, a smile.

 

 

 

 

2006 ain't over, so can't possibly post any pics here with one great last trip yet to come.

[Daplumma]

Dan and tjsa...nice trout.Larry..That is a pretty good year..sweet cat there.

Joe

Edited December 9, 2006 by Daplumma