Bassive Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Well what can I say boys and girls. It played out like a fine novel..It was the BEST of times, it was freak'n BEST TIME!!! My buddy Yakpiker and I decided we wanted to fish the Niagara River last fall. After some homework and research we decided to go with a seasoned Niagara area guide to show us the around. We looked for the best and got the best. Steve Piggott who runs a true PRO!! A great boat, gear and very knowledgeable. That day we hooked 10 Rainbows and a hefty Walleye (6.9lb), but that was nothing compared to last week. We booked Steve again and looked for a good day out. Little did we know, it would be a GREAT day out. We met Steve at the Queenston launch at 8am on November 11th; it was a sunny, crisp and clear day. Our guide was all ready to go, float suits laid out and rods rigged up; ready to go!! We started to do "the drift" and immediately hooked up a few beauties (Rainbows). As the first hour went on more and more American anglers in boats joined the drift. It was a holiday for some of them as well. Steve told Yak and I we'd best to back off of the trout drift for abit and target some famous Niagara Small Mouth Bass. SURE!! We said.. well let me tell you. We fished another part of the river and SMASHED 10 Smallies in a few passes. Great fish, some footballs and all scrappy for mid November. WOW our arms were getting a work out. Nine for me and 1 for Yaky boy. (he he) BACK TO THE DRIFT!!! After a short boat ride & very education chat about the river's history and erosion, we were back on the money... Fish.. fish fish!! then BOOM!!! Yakpiker hooks the beast of the day, a 10.4 trout. It was madness. Now you gotta know this, both Yakpiker and I are not newbie fishermen. We've both done our "fair" share of fishing, clocking near 200 fishing days this year alone. We've fished and occasionally used guides on most of great waters this awesome province has to offer like Quinte, Kesagami (Edgar), Pointe Au Baril, and the French River. So when we say Steve was the best, we mean it and are qualified to say so. We've got "a few" bucks invested in that research. (See fishing trip list above) At the end of the day I caught 17 and Yakpiker got 5 (including big fish of the day) Between us, 10 Smallies and 12 trout. I'm still in awe of the beautiful colours from those Niagara River Rainbows. There's nothing like that feeling/rush you get when your line goes tight and as your reeling in you see that first silver flash just under the surface, PURE JOY!! Anyway, I had to tell you folks about it. It was THE best day I've ever had out. (Including the 5.3 Largie I caught this year.) Again thanks to Steve P and Yakpiker. Great fish and laughs boys. If you're looking for an OUTSTANDING Niagara area experience, get off the shore and get out with Steve. You'll never see or fish the Niagara River the same again. Pics to follow in a day or two. Ciao Robbie B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdmls Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 This post is useless without pics, thanks for coming out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfish1965 Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Editted for spammy taste >< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 lots of enthusiasm in the post though ...i enjoyed reading it ... hopefully the pics will resolve the other issue... welcome to the board ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishdawg Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 thanks for sharing wow 200 days a year on the water? cant wait to see some of your other reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 thanks for sharingwow 200 days a year on the water? cant wait to see some of your other reports and my wife thinks i have an addiction for getting three hundred hours on the water ( rivers dont count ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneFly Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 This post is useless without pics, thanks for coming out Lol, so True!!! I caught a 44" Stelehead weighed about 35 lbs this morning, wouldnt ya know it, todays the day I forget my camera and my phone, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallacio Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakpiker Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Got to love the enthusiasm in Bassive's post. The fish count was accurate, but the number of fishing days, well... I've added the pics for your viewing pleasure. Yakpiker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneFly Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Thats Better, Nice FISH!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Lol, so True!!! I caught a 44" Stelehead weighed about 35 lbs this morning, wouldnt ya know it, todays the day I forget my camera and my phone, lol. thats the one i let go ...so i believe ya .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneFly Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 No wonder it was so easy to land, and I was using Fishingguypats 0.09 mm line,... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAsin Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 This post is useless without pics, thanks for coming out Can't help but notice you have yet to make a comment since some of the pictures were posted, does your mouth open wide enough to fit your foot in it? welcome to the board Bassive and i like the post, congrats on a good day out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Smallies and steelies... what a combo!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 looks like a good day. do you have pictures of the 10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Nice fish and a nice variety! That river is great. I have to somehow hit it up this fall (what am I going to do with the 4 girls that don't fish?? Shopping in Buffalo!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerbaitking Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Great report & some nice looking fish Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Piggott Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Some days are good,then theres the bad days when I work the river to get 2 fish. You guys picked a good day and time of year with Rainbows ,browns,lakers and bass willing to take a bait.Here is one of the lakers. See you guys next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Some days are good,then theres the bad days when I work the river to get 2 fish. You guys picked a good day and time of year with Rainbows ,browns,lakers and bass willing to take a bait.Here is one of the lakers. See you guys next year. Nice fish. Steve, I've taken the liberty of removing one of your user names from the board along with the 39 posts under that name. Our rules state that we can only have one account per user. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gbfisher Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Sounds like a good day anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 (edited) The Niagara is the closest thing to a "cast and catch" fishery we have in southern Ontario when you hit the right day IMHO. It can be a guides dream! Not to mention the Bar. Edited November 17, 2009 by Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAC Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 (edited) Nice fish. Steve, I've taken the liberty of removing one of your user names from the board along with the 39 posts under that name. Our rules state that we can only have one account per user. I'm guessing from the lack of leaves on the tree that the laker was caught OOS? nice assortment of fish though. Edited November 17, 2009 by nomad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 ROFL! dude, that's too true. p.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cram Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 I'm guessing from the lack of leaves on the tree that the laker was caught OOS? nice assortment of fish though. Pretty obvious they weren't targeting lakers, and nothing in that suggests they kept it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[email protected] Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Here is a picture of the fish I caught this morning.. drawn to scale from memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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