ccmtcanada Posted August 23, 2008 Report Posted August 23, 2008 Bly and I decided last night that we'd hit a Kawartha Lake bright and early this morning. We didn't decide on the lake until just before we went to bed. The plan....wake up at 5am, out the door by 530am and then on the water on Sturgeon Lake by 7am. All went according to plan. As we arrived at the lake, we passed by Big Cliff's place and saw him working, so we stopped for a few minutes to say hi. I'm glad we did, because he told us where to look for the fish, and what colours were working lately!! We launched and were on the water by 7am. Not long after, using a brown worm rigged texas style, I caught the first fish of the day. The drift was ideal, so I kept on catching fish! Bly on the other hand was having some issues until a little later on. Here's a few of the bass that were caught..... Bly finally hooks into one...her first of the day.....here she is fighting the fish.... And here's her beauty 17" Smallie! The bite slowed down around 11am....so she took the opportunity to work on her tan.... Bly also landed a small walleye, but we didn't care....we were having a blast out there....something we needed! At one point, while motoring back to start a drift again, she's picking weeds off her lure....she throws it in the water...only it hits me square in the face!! We're laughing out heads off, but I got even. She lies back down on the front bench to relax. A large boat crosses in front of us, so I speed up just enough to soak her as we hit their wake....hehe. At around noon we headed to Big Cliff's dock to drop in and say hi. We chatted with Cliff and Sue for a while and caught up a little. Big Cliff then asked where we planned on fishing for the afternoon and I told him that I spied a spot on the GPS that marked water in the 20 to 25 foot range...thinking that they'd head deeper as the day wore on. He suggested trying deep weeds in the 5 to 8 foot range instead, so that's where we headed....and boy are we glad we did!!!! We got to the general area and fished for bass for a bit...then we noticed all kinds of cabbage and grass.....we looked at eachother and put on bucktails instead. About 10 minutes later, Bly says that she thinks she had a hit.....then as she's retrieving, a HUGE muskie is following it!! Ok...we are no longer fishing for Bass.....LOL. We end the drift and decide to troll back up to where we started. As we're trolling, Bly yells out "FISH ON!!". This thing jumps clear out of the water and begins running away from us. She looks at her spool....it's half empty! I start up the motor and chase after it. As we get closer it clears the water yet again. As it hits the water it begins a run straight at us. She's reeling like mad and I begin to back troll to help out....while doing this it jumps yet again. She's finally getting better control of the fish and when it's boatside, it jumps so high it clears our gunwhale. Finally....her first ever and new PB muskie is landed....a beauty 33" one. Here's a shot of it's head....lotsa sharp teeth!!! Back it goes into the water and I spy a patch of cabbage off to the side. I cast over and as soon as my lure hits the water I feel a hit!! I land this 31" muskie.... Bly has been trying in vain since last summer to catch her muskie and now that she's landed one, she decides to show off....and lands this beauty as well! This one also was quite acrobatic! This one measured in at 32"..... We decided it was about time to leave and she says....hold on....there's some more cabbage over there. She yells "Last cast!!!" and don't you know it, she get another one. Anyhow, this marked our BEST day on the water ever. Bly completed the Kawartha Trifecta (Bass, Walleye, Muskie) and we both had a heck of a lot of fun out there. We headed in to tell Big Cliff and Sue about our afternoon and then trailered the boat and headed home. Thanks for reading this novel of a report....haha.
Greencoachdog Posted August 24, 2008 Report Posted August 24, 2008 Holy Crap on a Crutch!!! Excellent report and pics!!! Beauty fish too!!! Looks like y'all are really getting the hang of boat fishin' now, that's great!!! Congrats to Miss Bly on her PB!!!
Zubris21 Posted August 24, 2008 Report Posted August 24, 2008 Great report and pictures. Looks like you sure got into them. Congrats to Bly on her first Muskie.
ecxstriper Posted August 24, 2008 Report Posted August 24, 2008 Congrats SIS and Cliff . What a great day. Magic days don't happen that often but when they do it is wonderful
Clampet Posted August 24, 2008 Report Posted August 24, 2008 Eee doggies Bly and Cliff! That was some day you both had.♠
The Urban Fisherman Posted August 24, 2008 Report Posted August 24, 2008 what an awesome day guys! You're one lucky couple to have each other! Cheers, UF ps. I think Bly's 17 inch smallie is actually a largie...or a smallie with a GIANT mouth! hehe
jediangler Posted August 24, 2008 Report Posted August 24, 2008 I'm with Urban, that's a largie alright. Congrats on the multiple musky day. I bet now your boat smells just right .
steverowbotham Posted August 24, 2008 Report Posted August 24, 2008 What an awesome day! I was thinking of hitting Sturgeon for a few hours tonight ... after a full day on Sparrow... haha. Bly's 17 inch smallie, is actually a 17 inch largie. Great Day out guys, good job!
PatrickGG Posted August 24, 2008 Report Posted August 24, 2008 Nice report and congrats on Bly's PB, Looks like your Largie pattern paid off cliff.
Rich Clemens Posted August 24, 2008 Report Posted August 24, 2008 Great reports folks and congrats on such a great day.
ccmtcanada Posted August 24, 2008 Author Report Posted August 24, 2008 Thanks for the correction....largie it is. Thought because of the horizontal line (or lack of one) that it was a smallie. And, thanks all for your comments....was an amazing day out there!
highdrifter Posted August 24, 2008 Report Posted August 24, 2008 (edited) Right ON!! Pic number 3 looks like a smallie.. You can tell from the eyes.. Well done ol boy. Nice looking lunges there! cheers HD Edited August 24, 2008 by Highdrifter
addict Posted August 24, 2008 Report Posted August 24, 2008 those are the days that make up for the slow ones.nice work guys.
medmart Posted August 24, 2008 Report Posted August 24, 2008 That is a great day on the water congrats to Bly on her PB Rob
tbayboy Posted August 24, 2008 Report Posted August 24, 2008 Woohoo, congrats to both of you. Can feel the fun you had tough the post. Thanks for sharing/
Basskicker Posted August 24, 2008 Report Posted August 24, 2008 WOW.... that was an amazing trip for sure.....congrats on the bass and muskies.... Were gonna have to hook up for an evening real soon (just got back yesterday). Thanks for sharing Jason
bigugli Posted August 24, 2008 Report Posted August 24, 2008 Now that's a good fishin story With lots of nice fish to boot
Rich Posted August 24, 2008 Report Posted August 24, 2008 The bass looks like a "mean-mouth" aka smallie/largie cross breed. Bet it fought like crazy too! Congrats on the awesome day!
Leecher Posted August 24, 2008 Report Posted August 24, 2008 Great report and pics ccmt You guys sure had a blast catching a good mix bag of fish! Congrats to bly on her PB Real beautiful skis Thanks for sharing Leechman
Joey Posted August 24, 2008 Report Posted August 24, 2008 Sweet mother of pearl, that is a fantastic day on the water. Congrats Carole, you go girl!!!!!!! Love the weeds in the face trick, I'll have to try that, he he he. Joey
canadian_copper Posted August 24, 2008 Report Posted August 24, 2008 NICELY DONE GUYS!!! BEAUTY FISH AND CONGRAT ON PB BLY
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