Meely Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 (edited) Me, Buckster and another "non-OFC" buddy headed up to Pigeon Lake last weekend. We figured we'd spend a few days targeting nothing but Skis. For the longest time we had been told by the local "old-timers" that trolling deep water would not produce any fish and that shallower "weedier" water is where we should concentrate our efforts. So, bein the stubborn "eye-talians" that we are we headed out early Saturday morning for the first of 5 days of fishing concentrating on nothing but deep, barren waters. Saturday Morning: Woke up to a down-pour. Around 9 am "ish" the rain stopped and we had blue skies with pop-corn clouds for most of the day. We headed out.......water temp=70 degrees, slight winds out of the south-west, lure of choice......10 inch jointed believers. We began trolling a section of the lake that was deep.... 30 - 40 feet........ We set up our lines and began trolling.....within 10 minutes of trolling.........BAM !!.....FISH ON !! We boated our first Ski...... Snapped a quick pic and let her go.....unharmed. We set up our lines again began trolling.......and after trolling another 600 yards....guess what.......YUP!!...WHAMMO......another hit....FISH #2 on !!.....here she is...... We trolled until 3 pm and decided to call it a day as I had a few chores to do around the cottage. Sunday: We headed out in the morning to skies that were a mixture of everything, Sun, clouds, etc. We ventured to the same area we had fished the day before and began trolling again....This time we clipped on an orange 10 inch Jake to one of our lines. Found the magic trolling speed to be around 3.5 miles per hour. After an hour of trolling....WHAMMO.....Fish #3 for the weekend.......another purtee little girl.....this one coming off the rod with the 10 inch Jake. So far we are thinking..."WOW.....not a bad few days so far"........Well it got even better......boy I tell you..........when it rains...it sure does pour !! We continued to troll all day and decided to head in around 5 pm as some pretty bad storm clouds were headin our way. But before we headed in we boated Musky 4 and 5 in the same area and #6 from an area off of Big Island...all trolling deep water.......which apparantly wasnt supposed to produce any fish !! Here are the pics. Musky # 4 Musky #5 Musky #6 Monday was spent finishing up my chores......no fishing. Tuesday we had clear blue skies and a really calm lake. We trolled all day....NOTHING !! Wednesday we deided to head out for a bit as we had a fe whours to spare before we headed home. We hit the water at approx. 10:30 am and began trolling an area in the north end of the lake. This time we had a nice little chop on the water with a semi-clear sky. We put out our lines, again loaded with jointed believers.......we hadnt trolled more than 10 minutes when ....BAMMO..........one of the rods goes off..........as soon as I pulled the rod out of the holder, I could tell I had a horse on. She took drag for about 50 yards before I could manage to gain any ground on her. I finally got her to the boat.......WOW.....what a monster....#7. This was by far one of the biggest Muskies I had ever caught !! Wanted to snap a pic of her...and guess what?? We forgot the camera back at the cottage !! DOH !! Thankfully , I had my cell phone with me. Not the clearest picture, but at least you get an idea......She was a beaut !! We snapped a picture and let her go. Best part of catching a fish like this is knowing she'll live to fight again another day.. One slap of her massive tail....and she was gone. Overall we had a good 5 days up north with 3 awesome days on the lake. So, the next time people say "nah...that wont get you fish "...or..."that will never work"..... dont always listen....cuz if we had....Im not sure how many fish...if any...we'd a boated. Now...I just gotta go visit JB's and get me a few more believers and another pack or two of 5 odd hooks. Thanks for listening..... Meely Edited July 3, 2008 by Meely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 WTG bud, good to see you having such a great few days up there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyk Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 great report, sounds like a very productive trip! Some nice fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Now that's what I call an AMAZING weekend! Way to go out there....I'll have to try the trolling thing next time I'm out. I'm sure you'll be remembering this one for many years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Wow! Really happy for youz guys. An excellent weekend for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 I'm jealous! Atleast I wasn't the only one that didn't catch anything on Tuesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modny Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 nice report! this is one reason why i really dislike swimming in kawartha lakes. it sends shivers down my spine. what were the magic colours u were using? pretty much just trolling open water eh? any good underwater structure? i'll be heading to the cottage first weekend in august. was hoping to maybe tackle some ski's/ my lake is where big bald lake connects to pigeo. i think thats the south end of the lake. has anyone fished this area? its pretty deep and there are some islands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeontroller Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Great report! The open water bite can be the ticket at times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Bass Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Wow an impressive report! That last one is a monster. Looks like you had perfect musky weather. They are very active when it is over cast. When fishing, never say never, because when you least expect it, thats when it will happen. Thats why I love fishing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 my lake is where big bald lake connects to pigeo. i think thats the south end of the lake. North East actually. South West of Bald though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Very impressive, those are some nice fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvette1 Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 what a trip you cought more skies in a few days than most in a lifetime good job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Great fish Meely. Congrats and Thanks for the report with all the pics. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Hey Meely! Have I grown or do you look smaller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 That's fantastic, way to go. Sounds like the perfect weekend. Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbayboy Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Wow, thats one impressive weekend. That last one, cellphone pic or not, is a beast. Congrats on sticking to your game plan and making it work. You "eye-talians" sure can be stubborn but when your right your right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setomonkey Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Wow, sounds like a great weekend of musky fishing. Congrats on trying something different and finding fish... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meely Posted July 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Hey Roy........Its all smoke and mirrors..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meegs Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 gotta slove them believers! gooed job on some great ski's! Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodtimer Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 wow....f***in awesome. i'm jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modny Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 believers rule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky or Specks Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Sounds like an awesome trip. That last one looks like a very nice Kawartha ski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharper Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Wow a musky filled adventure, I wish I get a day like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reef Runner Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 That's a helluva weekend! Good job guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 all the fish were a nice size but that last one is huge, congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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