ccmtcanada Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Friday was a very busy day for me. My flight took off from Beirut, Lebanon at just past midnight...early Friday morning Toronto time. I was in Switzerland by 4am...then onto Montreal and finally Toronto. I landed at 5pm and finally got home around 7pm. To say I was a little tired is a bit of an understatement! Anyhow, after a good night's sleep Friday, I was itching to get out and do some fishing...but the weather forecast wasn't looking all that great. Small craft advisory for the evening...windy...rain...but all afternoon long, it held off. We decided to launch in a local harbour, hopefully protected from the winds...and see what we could tease. We were on the water by 5pm...looking for some Salmon that may be in the area. The fish finder was marking all kinds of fish, but we couldn't entice many hits, but we did manage a few fish. Trolling along in 8 to 10 feet of water, I felt a hit! It wasn't a salmon, but it was giving some pretty good headshakes. Turns out it was an ok sized pike...not very long, but had some girth on it...this one had been busy gorging for the fall/winter! The most interesting thing about this one was the blue tinge to it...especially in and around the mouth...here's a few pictures. The winds and rain did pick up...so trolling got very difficult...so we decided to set up drifts...still hoping to see a salmon. About a half hour before we were going to call it a night, Bly yells "Fish On!". This one peeled line....so we knew it was what we were looking for. A 10 minute fight bringing it back in and she landed a nice 38", 19 pound salmon. Who knows...maybe we'll try again tonight, since I took Monday off to "recover from jet lag" from my business trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucG Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Looks wet and cold! Nice fish regardless. That blue tinge is quite odd. I can't say I've seen that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 A couple of excellent fish there for you and bly Cliff!!! Man that looks cold up there!!! brrrrrrrrrrrrrr! I'll bet that cold weather was like a slap in the face after being nice and warm for 2 weeks eh! Thanks for taking the time to post that nice report! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCTFisher9120 Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Nice y'all! You two seem to always impress. Great catch and thanks for sharing, MTBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Great report and pics Cliff Must feel real good to get back on home waters and getting into some beauties!!! Looks like Bly kicked your ass once again :lol: Great job you guys and keep up the good work!!! Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tibbs Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Nice Job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeds Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Nice to have you back CC, feel good to be home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radnine Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 (edited) Isn't it amazing that you just spent time in a place where women can't even show their face, only to come home and have your fishing behind kicked by one. Is this a great country or what? Jim Edited September 27, 2009 by Radnine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted September 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Hey now...we were targeting Pike...how did she outfish me?? LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted September 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Thanks everyone...it's good to be back!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Hey now...we were targeting Pike...how did she outfish me?? LOL. Same way she always does..... she just looks better holding a fish than you do Cliff !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbay Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 That's a nice fat pike ccmt! It's interesting that the harbour pike look like the European strains, with larger yellow markings than the ones we usually see up north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfville Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Good stuff ! You attest to the saying "Live to fish". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozen-fire Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Great report Cliff...glad to see you back fishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legacey Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I caught a pike that looked very similar in the Bay of Quinte last year.... Extremely blue mouth...even more so than yours and a tinge to the colour on the body too. Looked like it was eating blue berries for a month. I'd love to know why this is. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 ummmm Cliiiiifffff... Bly KICKED BUTT AGAIN Do you need a hug ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 ... btw Cliff, what did that Pike hit?... a trolled HJ?... and how far back from the boat were you running it? I ask these questions because it would be nice if some day I caught a Pike like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snag Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 I believe that pike ate a blue Jawbreaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvette1 Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 nice fish cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehg Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Great report as usual Cliff Hoping to see some of those monster walleyes you catch in next while or so... Good stuff as usual! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Who cares if the Mrs has a habit of whoopin yer sorry arse. Most fellas are droolin because they wish they had a wife half as good as yours. You get to fish all the time, Heck, Bly probably has to kick you out of bed to get moving on the next fishing adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbuck Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Yeah, I hate fishing with my wife as well since she usually kicks my arse all over the place too..........mind you, I spend all my time unhooking her fish for her so I do get to fish less but that's no excuse. Nice report and welcome back from the Pearl of the Med. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Hey now...we were targeting Pike...how did she outfish me?? LOL. ummm Cliiffffff: Your opening posts says>>> "We decided to launch in a local harbour, hopefully protected from the winds...and see what we could tease. We were on the water by 5pm...looking for some Salmon that may be in the area. The fish finder was marking all kinds of fish, but we couldn't entice many hits, but we did manage a few fish.".... so... MAN UP and admit it... BLY KICKED YER BUTT AGAIN want that hug now? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bly Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 ummm Cliiffffff: Your opening posts says>>> "We decided to launch in a local harbour, hopefully protected from the winds...and see what we could tease. We were on the water by 5pm...looking for some Salmon that may be in the area. The fish finder was marking all kinds of fish, but we couldn't entice many hits, but we did manage a few fish.".... so... MAN UP and admit it... BLY KICKED YER BUTT AGAIN want that hug now? lol Was wondering if anyone was going to call him on this LOL Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 I thought we all did.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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