My First BOW on Soft Water!!! May 01st 2010

[Leecher]

I've been looking forward to this weekend anxiously for another go at the square tails..... all week been thinking about what I could of done differently in my presentation to increase my chance of hooking a few more ............fast forward to this morning

 

Got on the road at 5:45am, temps was at 11C, overcast and no wind..... PERFECT!!! Had a good feeling about it

 

Got to destination at 7:15am and quickly setup one of my rods with a walleye slip bobber type rig and dew worm. Target was bottom for the beginning.... Here's a view of what I was seeing while waiting

 

 

Real calm and peaceful

Some time past before I decided to try and setup my second rod with a mini Big O perch pattern.... and this after seeing a couple of fish break surface on the calm top..... so I pulled my first line in and started to cast my second setup..... first cast and FISH ON Now I don't know about you bow guys but this fish was going insane on me It cleared surface 3 times before I was able to land it

 

It's not the biggest but to me and this lake I fish in, sure is a decent one..... here's the pic of my first rainbow trout ever.... and I don't look that happy at all about it 16 1/4" long

 

 

I was pumped to the fullest after that and couldn't care less if I caught another It wouldn't fit flat in my cooler but I managed

 

I tried casting the Mepps black furry #2 and did not get a sniff so I went back to my dewie rig setup but it also did not get any hits

 

I did after that, walk the shoreline with the mini Big O setup but alas it was not meant to be

 

Here's my PB and first bow ever..... along side the measuring tape and the tool used

 

 

Again the mini Big O

 

 

At 12:45pm called it a day and got home around 2:15pm..... Nothing found in the stomach..... was just running dry

 

I've also created a video for those that can view it

 

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Enjoy!!!

Leechman

Edited May 2, 2010 by Leechman

[Fishing 24/7]

 

 

you are now know as the bow master!

[Leecher]

Thanks Kev!!! She was a blast to land.... that's for sure

Ohhhhh you're too kind

[bigugli]

Well done Jacques.

Trial and error til you find what works. Even with only one in the box, I'm sure it was worth the adventure.

[misfish]

WTG Jacques.

 

Did you stop by the peeler bar to record that song?

[Guest Johnny Bass]

Congrats on your first bow. Its always a great feeling to catch a new species. Thanks for the vid too.

[The Urban Fisherman]

Right on Jaques! This is the best time of year to fish them bows... the first couple of weeks after opener you can still get them on crank baits and other shallow presentations. My local lake is full of those 15 to 17 inchers.... Mostly stocked fish though, with a mix of natural browns in there.

 

Thanks for the report and keep at it! I haven't made it out yet this year, but maybe next weekend!

 

Cheers,

Ryan

[Cudz]

very cool

[MCTFisher9120]

Now that's how Trout are suppose to be caught. Congrads buddy!

[steelhead197]

"BOWLEECHMAN" LOL

GOOD JOB!!!

Nice catch......you "Hooked"?

[solopaddler]

Well done Jacques, nice fish!

[Leecher]

Well done Jacques.

Trial and error til you find what works. Even with only one in the box, I'm sure it was worth the adventure.

 

Thanks Bruce!!! I was satisfied after landing this one and what a feisty trout

 

WTG Jacques.

Did you stop by the peeler bar to record that song?

 

Thanks Brian!!! No LOL Had to fiddle with it until it was perfectly synchronized with the pics being displayed

 

Congrats on your first bow. Its always a great feeling to catch a new species. Thanks for the vid too.

 

Thanks Johnny Bass!!! I knew there was bows in this lake and it totally caught me by surprise

 

Right on Jaques! This is the best time of year to fish them bows... the first couple of weeks after opener you can still get them on crank baits and other shallow presentations. My local lake is full of those 15 to 17 inchers.... Mostly stocked fish though, with a mix of natural browns in there.

Thanks for the report and keep at it! I haven't made it out yet this year, but maybe next weekend!

Cheers,

Ryan

 

Thanks Ryan!!! I know that QMNR stocked this lake with bows at some point in time.... and this one might be native cause I did not see any fins clipped.... I will definitely keep at it.... next time around will be throwing spinners & cranks at them more often

 

very cool

 

Thanks Chris!!!

 

Now that's how Trout are suppose to be caught. Congrads buddy!

 

Thanks Mike!!! It sure is

 

"BOWLEECHMAN" LOL

GOOD JOB!!!

Nice catch......you "Hooked"?

 

Thanks Shaynebow!!! I like the new handle LOL I'm definitely hooked..... man those bows sure put up a great fight

 

Well done Jacques, nice fish!

 

Thanks Mike!!! I can't get over the fight they put up

[carll2]

awesome bow, especially for quebec(quite rare) ....heres how my day turned out, between 3 guys we caught 40 brookies between 10-18 inches, we kept 22 smaller ones and put the rest back that werent bleeding(btw for people who will count the fish our limit is 10 specks each in quebec) believe it or not all the fish have been eaten already, we had a big bbq last night with friends and family!!

keep them reports coming

 

 

 

Edited May 3, 2010 by carll2

[Leecher]

awesome bow, especially for quebec(quite rare) ....heres how my day turned out, between 3 guys we caught 40 brookies between 10-18 inches, we kept 22 smaller ones and put the rest back that werent bleeding(btw for people who will count the fish our limit is 10 specks each in quebec) believe it or not all the fish have been eaten already, we had a big bbq last night with friends and family!!

keep them reports coming

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p261/carll2/trout.jpp

 

Thanks Carl!!! Sounds like you had a blast and the square tails were on the feed Congrats mon ami

May I ask what lures (live or artificial) your were using to get them to commit???

[carll2]

Thanks Carl!!! Sounds like you had a blast and the square tails were on the feed Congrats mon ami

May I ask what lures (live or artificial) your were using to get them to commit???

 

 

silver blue williams wobbler and mepps black spinner with fur on the tail and bobit spinners(all tipped with worms) ....trolled very very slow on wind blown rock shoals, surface water was 6 degreees

 

if you ever make your way down here il be glad to show you lake x

[Leecher]

silver blue williams wobbler and mepps black spinner with fur on the tail and bobit spinners(all tipped with worms) ....trolled very very slow on wind blown rock shoals, surface water was 6 degreees

if you ever make your way down here il be glad to show you lake x

 

Awesome Carl When you say Mepps black spinner, you mean black furry dressed #2 right?? Yes those are killer for specks

It would be an honor to join you on lake x

[Mike the Pike]

Another banner report mom ami!!!!!!!!!!!Must be nice to be an IT tec.Lots of puter skills.Good to hear you caught an acrobat because I had my worst BOQ opener

ever the big skunkaroo.C'est l'ouveture de brochet en fin de semaine.lac Champlain Venice en Quebec .Hurry up Saturday.

[Leecher]

Another banner report mom ami!!!!!!!!!!!Must be nice to be an IT tec.Lots of puter skills.Good to hear you caught an acrobat because I had my worst BOQ opener

ever the big skunkaroo.C'est l'ouveture de brochet en fin de semaine.lac Champlain Venice en Quebec .Hurry up Saturday.

 

Merci mon ami Mike!!! Yes them IT skills come in very handy LOL

Sorry to hear that "pépé le pew" was predominant at the opener

but I think time spent on the water is the greatest.... hooking onto fish is bonus

 

Si tu viens dans le coin autour du 10 mai..... la nouvelle lune est le 13 mai.... je book une journée off entre le 10 et 12 (reste à determinée) pour une partie de queue carré au petit lac que j'ai prit cette mervelleuse arc-en-ciel....

 

Speckies should be on the feed.... so your welcome my friend!!!

Jacques

[corvette1]

congrats leech 3 jumps awesome

[Leecher]

Thanks Corvy!!! Yes at first I thought I had a small mouth bass As soon as there was tension, BANG she was out of the water

Instead of lowering the rod tip so to avoid the jumps.... just enjoyed the great acrobatics

Those bows sure put up a great fight Love it!!!

[carll2]

Awesome Carl When you say Mepps black spinner, you mean black furry dressed #2 right?? Yes those are killer for specks

It would be an honor to join you on lake x

 

 

exactly black fury with yellow dots

[Leecher]

exactly black fury with yellow dots

 

Yep..... that's the one Killer for specks

[Spiel]

Wow, first rainbow Jacques, late bloomer I says.

 

Want to buy a custom 15' rainbow rod......

[MJL]

Congrats Jacques

 

That fish reminds me a lot of those trout I see at the grocery store...They look tasty.LOL

 

The mini big-O is one of my favourite lures for steelhead and browns too...I painted a few in the classic kwik-fish 'skunk' pattern with silver flakes.

[Leecher]

Wow, first rainbow Jacques, late bloomer I says.

Want to buy a custom 15' rainbow rod......

 

Thanks Chris!!! She sure put up a great fight.... caught me by surprise

 

Wanna trade

 

Congrats Jacques

That fish reminds me a lot of those trout I see at the grocery store...They look tasty.LOL

The mini big-O is one of my favourite lures for steelhead and browns too...I painted a few in the classic kwik-fish 'skunk' pattern with silver flakes.

 

Thanks Mike!!! First time trying the Big O this year.... great lure for sure. Next time out will be using it and the Black furry spinner a lot more.... seems to trigger a reaction.... I'm thinking that the trout are getting active on the hatching black flies now. Lots of them out