Mike the Pike Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Started off the day the usual wake up time. A 9.2lb walleye brought in to be weighed for a fishing tournament.At the bait shop. First fish of the day my son Ryan. Double header from Roy down lower than you all usually see him My son Ryan with Marc-Olivier.Marc Thorpe's son. See that Chevy Malibu ,no 4 wheel drive and it never got stuck Marc Thorpe and son Marc-Olivier. The surprise of the day. Roy called me a bugger before I took this shot.Who needs a truck the chevy malibu never got stuck. Jeep C rugged 4 wheel drive and no more get up and go The ice road out.Thats the other truck that got stuck. MTP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Pike Posted March 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Had a great day Roy and Marc ,the boys really enjoyed themselves.I look forward to the next time we all go fishing together.Thanks Guys Mike the Pike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Well that was a great report and nice pictures. Love the little Sturgeon. How Cool. You all look like you had a great time. Love the smiles - looks like they were contagious. Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bly Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Looks like you had a great day!! A sturgeon...how cool! Congrats on what I think is the first fish for team 4?? Thanks for sharing bly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GbayGiant Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Well, I got to pic 9 with dial-up.lol. looked like a great day from what I seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Pike Posted March 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Well, I got to pic 9 with dial-up.lol. looked like a great day from what I seen. Gbay you had 21 more pics to go.MTP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GbayGiant Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 (edited) How big was the Sturgeon ? are they rare where you were fishing ? Nice job. Edited March 11, 2007 by GbayGiant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carll2 Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 mike awesome report sure beats sledding in the freezing rain all day. im done for the season.hopefully theres some ice left for some fishing next weekend.. good to see all of you had a great day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Gotta love those jumbos. Sturgeon through the ice - never would have thought of that. Good work and nice pics/report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Pike Posted March 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 How big was the Sturgeon ? are they rare on that lake ? Nice job. Gbay that Sturgeon was about 8 to 9lbs.This was my first time fishing this area but according to Marc Thorpe there are some that are caught.Marc said he hooked into one about 18lbs last week.This is part of the St.Lawrence River and catching Sturgeon in the Montreal area is quite frequent.Mike.We were about 20 minutes from downtown Montreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 hey mike,way to go.. ..looks like everyone caught fish and had fun,nice little sturgeon you got there,i guess you all got a workout getting those trucks un-stuck....cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinS Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 great report and pics wtg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnt Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 LOL...it seems that Roy may have forgotten to engage the 4 wheel drive...looks like it is only the rear wheels spinnin to me......Roy you didn't fall asleep did you? Sorry couldn't resist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappiesteve Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 ...nice day out folks.you guys had a great time by the look of things. Roy.lookimg good you ,and you had a smile go figure Lake St Louis its been a while since I fished that area.some good fishing where you guy where WTG. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Clemens Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Looks like a very successful day. Probably never expected a sturgeon on the end of the line, so I'll bet that one had you guessing for a while. Nice report and great seeing the pics for day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b2kptbo Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Looked like a fun time, great report, thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Awesome report Mike! Looks like you guys had a great day out there! Great pics and fish there....that eye was really nice and the sturgeon was just cool. Looks like the boys had a great time time too. One thing...why were you standing on that box in the pic with Roy?? Isn't he short enough without you making it worse??? haha. Nice job guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Sweeet, looks like Marc Oliver has grown about two feet since I last saw him. In fact last time I saw him he was reeling in a 54.5" muskie. Chip off the old man's block I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Thorpe Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 (edited) Ya sure had fun Its the second Sturgeon I have caught,well this one was my son but we filmed one last week around 18 pounds or so like Mike metioned Actually the Sturgeon population is somewhat stable/and commercially harvested Wish I could say the same about alll species The ministry will be conducting an entire reasearch and data collection on the entire St Lawrence mainly because populations of all species have seriously declined and habitat destruction is at its all time highest. The crux on the matter is the entire St Lawrence from one end to the other is suffering severly.They even speculate it will never recover from past stable populations Good thing is this ice fishing Outfitter promotes the release of fish,expecially bigger walleyes and large game species Roy had all 4 wheels on,prob is that is flat ice under the snow Good thing is the kids had fun and the fish kept everyone busy Chris,Yes Marco is quickly catching up in height, I think I am getting older Edited March 11, 2007 by marc thorpe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 The ministry will be conducting an entire reasearch and data collection on the entire St Lawrence mainly because populations of all species have seriously declined and habitat destruction is at its all time highest. The crux on the matter is the entire St Lawrence from one end to the other is suffering severly.They even speculate it will never recover from past stable populations I don't want to hijack this thread Marc, but that's both an interesting and scary thought and it'd be good if you could explain your thoughts on it as to what's happening to the populations and habitat. Over fishing.....pollution......virus ?? Perhaps in a seperate thread though whenever you find time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennesseeGuy Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 It was a good time for some good people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 great report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Great pictures! Always nice to see the kids out fishing! Sturgeon? Nice! Nice walleye! Roy in his trash dudes suit? Priceless! Glad you stayed awake Roy! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Thorpe Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 (edited) Yes Lew its true,not many know of this. I work closely with the ministry and they turn often to me for my observatiosn and compare to other observations and after 15 years,they realize not to use my results but to use the common anglers results,because my results are skewed because of my continuous presence.I think over the years with mistakes they have made,they keep the info provided on the QT and act upon it,unfortunatly they are 10 years too late Its not in good shape,there are talks about including the Otttawa Reasons of population decline are as you mentioned (Fishing pressure,commercial fishing from past,perch population decline because of resale by local anglers cutting a fat rat,disease,warming of the waters by 4 degrees) Pollution is somewhat much better than 20 years ago Lew not much to bring up in a seperate thread,simply lack of info and data leading to the reasons why Honestly ,I dont think folks would really like to hear my opinion on why fisheries decline It encompasses far too much in which some will be ruffled I see no reason for 50 perch limits,6 walleye limits,6 pike limites When is the last time you saw someone eating 6 walleyes or pike or 50 perch? I would suggest 3 as a limit for walleye and pike and 15 to 20 perch should be plenty IN POSSESSION " In Possession " In other words At home or in your boat or day of fishing combined That is problably the biggest violation we as anglers are negatively impacting all species Dont kid yourself 60-75% of un-informed anglers are breaking the law,why such a high number simply because these anglers comprise of most of the anglers who use fishing as an occasional hobby without regularety and when purchasing a license they are not informed of the basic laws by the establishement providing these licenses We've seen the debates of location info sharing on this site and Lew you know my position on it 10% of the anglers catch 90% of the fish,why you ask,simply because 10% of the anglers do not pay attention to where 90% of the anglers are fishing I suspect its not one thing but many factors which have led to this Most puzzling is species like channel catfish and sturgeon are thriving but other species are declinning.I suspect this may have direct correalation with habitat and fishing pressure We as anglers are accountable for the decline of our resources,we must take notice and be conscience of our presence and negative impacts on our resources and act accordingly if we wish it to survive. There's something to be learned from Native tradittions and how some still survive off the land.Using these methods of living and enjoying the resources in harmony with it without abusing it will allow it to survive and flourish We as humans are by far the biggest netagive impact on our resources when our behaviors towards it are diss-resspectfull We are changing for the better somewhat,education must continue for futur generations Unfortunatly Catch and release will not cut it and is not enough to bring back the health of the St Lawrence The basic forlmula to recovering somewhat stable populations is acting upon the forage Stabilize Perch,Emerald shinners populations and then we will open the flood gates for other species to flourish ,but thats too simple Edited March 11, 2007 by marc thorpe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Thorpe Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Getting back to the thread,the weather was splendid I suspect we released some 20 perch or so and kept 30 perch all together For awhile,the tip ups were going off continuously,lots of fun in warm weather Good breath of Mother Nature's air with some good people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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