Quinte Nov 10-11

[Grimace]

Hello everyone, I haven't been around for a bit.

 

Me and the old man were back in action at Quinte again. This week-end was fruitful.

 

We arrived late Friday night launched the boat and got the room. I decided to throw in the line at Picton Harbour at midnight before I went to bed. 4 casts and I got a 10 pound eye. No pic as the camera was in the sonar bag in the room. Threw em back and went to bed.

 

Next Morning started trolling cranks just past the ferry and on the first pass I get this nice 12 lb 3 oz er. My new PB by half a pound.

 

Then a couple passes later my father hooked into this 11 lb 10 ozer his new PB by a pound and a half.

 

Then we continued to pick up a fish an hour for the rest of the day. Pretty good fishing, for the size.

The fish fought well compared to other years and seemed very spunky. Not seeming like the wet socks you tend to get.

 

Cigars and walleye. Gotta love it.

 

 

The key seemed to be finding the scattered bait balls, I would think that means they are scattering for a reason and that being the walleye are feeding on them. Surface temps were around 50 and that is always a good sign. A charter dude said that last week he put his depth raider down 40 feet and it was still reading 55 like the surface.

 

Tight Bait. With some keen observers.

 

Bait getting slaughtered by walleye.

 

 

Sunday started off slow no wind, sun came higher stirred up the wind and the old man was off to the races. He had the hot hand catching 5, and me, well none. At the end of the day we had a double header of big fish and lost them both. mine was better than 10 pounds and was lost boat side and we didnt see dads as it got of while he tried to net mine. Can't have your cake and eat it i guess.

 

Amazing how small 3 and a half pounders look compared to the others. We kept the small ones for eating.

A pound of delicious walleye

 

We went into Picton bay flats for the latter fish and the lost double header. Fish were stacked after the wind change.

 

 

Anyway, the old man put a tuning on me Sunday, and we had a great week-end.

 

Fishing is looking good for you guys on the week-end. Go get em

 

Cheers

[huntervasili]

Great report and Pics... thanks for sharing, looks like you had a productive and memorable day on the water

[fatherof3]

congrats on a good weekend and on the pb's

[irishfield]

GREAT report Grimace! What I'd do to be able to fish with my old man...gotta settle for Dano and Terry I guess ! LOL

Edited November 14, 2007 by irishfield

[mason05]

Great report and beauty pickerel! Nice to see a father and son team enjoy a day like you two had.

 

Corn Nug

[Grimace]

Thx. I am very happy to fish with my dad. We met Dano in NW Ontario this spring. Solid guy. Cheers.

[Terry]

good report

[fishindevil]

Great fishing report !!!!! and lots of really nice sized walleyes guys well done. ...and amazing pics as well !!!!! i like to see those bait pods ,and walleyes on my graph too.. ..thanks for sharing cheers

[Gerritt]

damnit!!.... now I need to try and buy a new graph before quinte!! as mine would not show that much detail!!

 

Nice report!

 

Dangit.. I have been warned... wait till after Christmas... I forgot..... ARGH!

 

 

Gerritt.

[ccmtcanada]

Wow...talk about fish porn!!! Great report and awesome pics of those eyes!

[ehg]

Great report, great photos.

 

 

Thanks for posting the info,

 

ehg

[bobkayla]

i gotta try out picton , is the bay as good as everyone says or was that day better than usual, looks like you had a great one. thanks for report great pics!!

[Hooked]

Good seeing you back Grimace. An excellent report and a very nice tip on reading those baitfish, nice going.

[mikeymikey]

Wow, those are awesome looking fish.

 

By the way,,, how do you read those fish finder screen ? I've always wondered.

[mattyk]

very nice report, thanks for sharing with us.

[Dano]

Hey Grimace, nice to see you and Dad out and about again, sorry you wont be there when I am. Say hello to you Father for me. Any ideas where you guys are heading this spring?

[Mike the Pike]

Great report and pics .Too bad I can't get my Dad out in November.He prefers the warmer month of May in Quinte.

 

MTP

[b2kptbo]

Gotta like it, great report, thanks...

[lew]

I spent alot of great years getting outfished by my Dad on Quinte and loved every minute of it. Good to see your still enjoying the time with YOUR Dad.

 

Thanks for the excellent report, and adding the pictures of the sonar is a nice bonus !! Felt like I was along for the ride !!

[Grimace]

Thx everyone.

 

I started taking the graph pics and gps pics so that I can put them in the fishing journal with a link to the pics. Should tell a lot such as water temp, where the fish were holding. I figure a journal in the computer with a link to a few telling pics could really bring back the memory and feel of the day along with the nuts and bolts information. I have no Idea yet for next spring Dano, there are just so many opportunities in our fine province it is baffling.

 

I think fishing with your father is even better when your a grown man than it was when you where a kid.

 

 

Cheers