Aaron Shirley Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 I had the pleasure of fishing with Jimmy Dodd in the Haliburton Lakes on the weekend. Chris, Bob and Jeff were also up there with us, and it was a blast. Thank you to Chris Giles and Jim Dodd for the invite at the last minute, I look forward to next year already. Good smallmouth fishing during the day, great company, cards and beer at night What else is better than that? How did you guys make out on Sunday??? I will mention though, that I showed up north dressed very lightly and wearing sandals. Holy crap was it cold up there at around 3 Degrees C.! It's a good thing I brought up insulated Kodiak boots and my Lund Gore Tex rainsuit! We live in the banana belt here in Southwestern Ontario! I had a great time on the Haliburtons, and I would like to personally thank you for having me out on your boat Jimmy. It was nice to get out on someone elses boat for a change. It was a Husky Jerk, X-Rap, carolina rig, drop shot and tube jig bite up there. We got them anywhere from 6-feet to 25-feet deep along rocky and weedy shoreline. Here are some shots from the Haliburtons... Jeff with a nice fish Jim (left) caught this smallie on a jerk bait, and Jeff (right) jumps into the pic Jimmy with a great northern bronzeback Jim with a slightly bigger than typical sized bass for the Haliburton area in the fall Jimmy Dodd pretty much put on a clinic for me on his favourite fall watersheds. Jim had a hot hand with several fish over 3, a few close to 4 and one close to 5-pounds. We all caught many fish from 3-pounds and under to keep us all busy. Here are a bunch of nice pics from day two with Jim and his bass. Just awesome colouration on these true northern bronzebacks Thanks again boys! Aaron
tbayboy Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 Great pics Aaron, those really have some amazing colours to them.
mart Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 Nice report and pics Aaron!! Gotta love the fall time...
solopaddler Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 I will mention though, that I showed up north dressed very lightly and wearing sandals. Holy crap was it cold up there at around 3 Degrees C.! Havn't you heard, there's a handy little thing called weather forecasts, usually pretty accurate a day or two in advance. Wicked report, and gorgeous fish Aaron!
blaque Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 Im jealous of your photo taking skills Aaron. Those are some crispy shots man.......and isnt it a delight getting to be a passenger once in a while. I dont get it often enough either.......but it is nice to just show up with the rod and tackle box once in a while!
Aaron Shirley Posted October 15, 2007 Author Report Posted October 15, 2007 Havn't you heard, there's a handy little thing called weather forecasts, usually pretty accurate a day or two in advance. LOL, yeah I was a dumbass not to check the forecast that far north. I wasn't thinking.. but you can bet your biggest smallmouth I will be more prepared next trip! Blaque, thanks, I do like to get creative with photos. The fall colours in the background make for some really nice shots Good fishing! Aaron
misfish Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 Love the colors on them. I see your throwing wieghtless. Love that that way of throwing plastics. Great report.
Jigger Posted October 15, 2007 Report Posted October 15, 2007 Nice shots Aaron! Sounds like you guys covered some water looking for those smallies. Were you guys on one lake the whole weekend? Thanks for the report. BTW, what was the water temp?
Aaron Shirley Posted October 15, 2007 Author Report Posted October 15, 2007 Thanks for the comments guys. If I remember correctly, the surface water temp was between 56 F. and 58 F. We spent time on different lakes on the weekend. Cheers, Aaron
Dano Posted October 16, 2007 Report Posted October 16, 2007 Nice fish man! I just love those big fat fall smallies.
fishboy Posted October 16, 2007 Report Posted October 16, 2007 Great fish & pics; making me wish I was up on my "home water". I hope they raise the water levels a bit-we're entering prime lake trout spawning time.
007 Posted October 16, 2007 Report Posted October 16, 2007 Wow, those smallmouth have amazing markings! Is it a new sub-species - a leopard bass!
Guest Johnny Bass Posted October 16, 2007 Report Posted October 16, 2007 There are some really nice colours on those smallies! Thanks for sharing! Gotta head up to the Haliburton area next year!
mattyk Posted October 16, 2007 Report Posted October 16, 2007 those are some real pretty fish! Thanks for sharing with us.
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