gone_fishin Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Hey everyone, it's been a while since i've done a report of my own on here, but i think this one is worth while. This was my third trip to Scugog this year, and so far, i've got 1 perch, 1 walleye, and 3 largemouths... 2 of which were 2Lbs. So, anyways, last night i decided that i wanted to do some fishing, and i decided to go to Scugog again, becuase my buddy has a cottage there, and he was up for the weekend. although he never actually came out fishing with me, him and his buddy were out on a snowmobile trek. the day started off with me crawling my sorry @ss out of bed around noon sunday, had some leftovers from dinner last night (chicken and steak), GREAT start to the day! Left the house around 1:00 and with a short stop at the Causeway baitshop, i was fishing by about 2:30ish. It took about a half hour to get my first bite, a respectable 9" perch... and within the next hour and a half i had 5 perch (all the same size) on the ice. the next 30 minutes were really slow, and i didn't even get a bite. so, i changed my lure from a jigging rap to my new swedish pimple. stuck a minnow on that, dropped it down the hole, BAM, 11" perch on the ice... i thought i was on Simcoe for a second. re-baited the pimple, dropped it down the hole, BAM, WOW, this fish has some weight! It starts taking some drag, the next thing i know, my tip-up rod is almost down the hole, which was about 10 feet away... of course it was the fish that i was fighting that wrapped itself up with my other line. i managed to get over to the other line and release the bail on the reel. and after a great 5 minute battle i landed this monster... http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b75/gone...pg?t=1201497948 This is all i could fit into the picture, my camera was a full arms length away from me. http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b75/gone...pg?t=1201497972 I couldn't believe the size of the thing when its head popped through the hole. it was 20 inches and between 4 and 5 Lbs. back she goes into the drink. another 10 minutes of fishing... http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b75/gone...pg?t=1201497994 1.5-2Lb Largemouth, again, back she goes. By this time the sun starts to go down, but before it could i end up with a nice walleye, about 19" and a couple crappie both around 9 or 10 inches. the rest of the night i had a pretty steady crappie bite until about 6:30. most of the crappies were about 10", with one being 11", and one being 12". http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b75/gone...pg?t=1201498016 i also ended up with another largemouth and a small rock bass before the night was done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medmart Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 WTG thats a great catch you got. nice way to spend the afternoon rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Great report and good fishing for Scugog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyb Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Wow those are some excellent Green Pickerel! Was there yesterday morning with my brother and he managed 1 eye was well with a couple of panfish in the mix. We were on the water fishing by 7am and off the water at 10:00am then off to Simcoe for a Perch feed out of Virginia Beach. The walleye bite has drastically died-off since before the big melt a couple weeks ago on Scugog. I think the pressure has diminished the #'s on the lake. You figure about 100 people per day and everyone was limiting out early on so that is !1200 fish/day! I'm not sure how productive the lake is but I don't think too many walleye populations can handle that type of pressure for too long. The first time I was there is was non-stop action with the walleye, even double-headers, not anymore. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverowbotham Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Scotty, ya jerk, where was the invite ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cork soaker Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 tonyb that could be because you fished the morning.scugog is traditionally an evening fishery. it is extremely productive, but yes, fishing can die off a bit, just like anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone_fishin Posted January 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Scugog is generally better late afternoon and into dark. i've never caught anything more than a few perch in the morning. unless we're fishing in the summer, and that's another story all together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone_fishin Posted January 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 Scotty, ya jerk, where was the invite ? steve, i just sent you a message on facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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