solopaddler Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 After fishing for so many years I'm just not into punishing myself anymore, fact is I just can't stand the cold. Was supposed to fish last Thursday but bailed for obvious reasons, Friday and Saturday were possibilities, but the weather still looked cold... After seeing the weather forecast for Sun/Mon with both days reasonably warm I made a couple of calls. First to my co-worker who was happy to cover for me on Monday, then to my steelheading buddy to see if he was game for an overnighter. He was of course, so the plan was set. Over the course of the last 2 days we put a lot of miles on my Honda and fished a variety of different trib's. Sunday was fun as we caught a mixed bag of Browns and Steelhead. Started out the day though with the breakfast of champions . I thought this sign was a hoot! Some fish... Today was interesting....very surprisingly it rained overnight which blew out the river we had it in mind to fish. Fortunately there's always a back up . We made our way to the estuary of one of my favourite rivers under a leaden sky with light rain falling. No wind to speak of and temps well above zero, just perfect! We found a decent little push of fresh fish, all full of pure evil , with lots of spunk. We had some epic battles today! We did catch a few real booty looking ones, obviously they'd been in the river for awhile. Some though, like this nice buck had just gorgeous colours... All in all another 2 solid days of fun. Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyb Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Sweet looking fish, I assume that these are all Canadian? I fished one NY Tributary on Saturday and got a handfull of browns. Fished locally Sunday at the mouth of a Lake O trib and got skunked... I wish the ON government would do more for the ailing Lake Ontario migratory fishery. I live 10 mins from a great tributary, but travel hours just to catch some fish.. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatherof3 Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 another great report and nice fish,congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverowbotham Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 nicely done. I finally got out this weekend, so I'm not AS jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobee Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 nice fish solo! always look forward to your reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbayboy Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Great stuff as always. Interesting that the grub colour on the last one matched its cheeks almost exactly. Or maybe not that interesting but hey its' been a long work day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishFinder Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Thanks for the report mike! Saw you on one of my favourite tribs yesterday, didnt have time to stop and chat but its always nice running into a fellow OFNer. Glad you got into a few of the smaller browns ( they give the best roe). Cheers Skelzwoods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 I've been waiting all day for this report. Thanks bud. Glad to see that you did well. p.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Wow....unbelievable! Great job out there Mike. I just hope Thursday is still looking good....I'm pumped seeing your reports....esp after seeing the creeks frozen this past weekend locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntervasili Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 As usual Awesome report Solo... thanks for sharing the great pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinS Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 wtg Mike always a pleasure reading your posts nice fish pics Im getting ready for ice fishing season heading up north dec 18 - 29 have a good one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camillj Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Great report - as always ... boy I guess I really need to dust off the waders and get back at 'er ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted November 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Thanks boys, and Cliff, keep your fingers crossed that the weather cooperates this week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discophish Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Great job! I love the colours in those fish. You just may have insipred me to get out on the rivers. The boat thing just isn't working when ice is covering the lakes up north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuro Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Great report...always a pleasure to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milty Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Stellar report as always Han Solo!!! that first pig of a brown looks bustin to give you some eggs...lol!! nice work as always!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian_copper Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 NICE WORK DUDE!! YOUR KILLIN ME HERE!!! HURRY UP LAY OFFS LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Another wonderful report Mike and I darn near missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJL Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Fantastic report as always. Each report you post is a dagger to my motivation to do well at university. It's been 67days, 10hrs, 25minutes and 33 seconds since I last drifted for steel...You can probably tell, I'm a little restless for the next report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 WOW...Amazing fishing trip & report !!!!! 1 those browns look so nice,and so do those fall steelhead,well done.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuchikubo Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 WTG Mike, another great report. I know I'm always in for a treat when I read your posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuchikubo Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 WTG Mike, another great report. I know I'm always in for a treat when I read your posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted November 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Fantastic report as always. Each report you post is a dagger to my motivation to do well at university. It's been 67days, 10hrs, 25minutes and 33 seconds since I last drifted for steel...You can probably tell, I'm a little restless for the next report. Hey, glad I can help ease your pain . It's not looking great weather wise for the foreseeable future though, won't be long before the rivers are all locked up anyway. Don't fret over not being able to fish, just worry about your studies. If I could turn back the clock that's what I'd be doing.... Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyk Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 very nice report, thanks for sharing with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosebunk Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Mike... you're killing me. I'll get you for these reports... you just wait. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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