BassMan11 Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 So this is my 2nd attempt at putting together an annual fishing trip with a few of my good buddies from the Ottawa area. I know that Ontario has a lot to offer fishing wise but the price, fishing, and location on the Quebec side looked to good to not to try it out. Last Year I had tried to set up one of these fishing trips but we ended up in a spot more like Muskoka, which is an awesome place but just not what I was looking for. Something just a little more rustic and in the middle of nowhere is what I was looking for. We started out at 7 for our 4 hour trip to the Town of Saint-Michel-Des-Saints which is North east of Montreal. Myself and two other buddies had my truck loaded up and were on the road with anticipation for what type of place we were going to get into. We made it into town at about 11 and check in to the Pourvoirie. Upon arrival the people from the check in give you a map with directions to the cabin you are staying at. We hit the road towards the cabin and as soon as we jump onto roads of this kind... i knew it was exactly what I was looking for : There was some awesome views on the long road in... After about 45min on the dirt road (which only got better on the way in) We get to our destination..... And let me tell ya she was a beauty This was exactly what I was looking for. Build in the 1930's, she was still holding up fairly well. No electricity, it had solar power, propane fridge and lights, a wood stove, and a cook stove which I couldnt wait to use for all of our meals. The Cabin came with an endless supply of wood, and 2 boats which we brough our own Motors for. There were only 2 other camps on the lake and only saw people 1 of the 4 days we were there. After getting all settled in.... rods rigged and a cooler packed for the boat we headed down to the dock and were ready for what the Lake had to offer. The fishing wasnt as crazy as i thought it might be and we worked hard for a few hours learning the lake until we got into a few smaller smallmouth. I had on my Zara spook puppy later in the evening and i was getting explosion after explosion on it but no hook-ups. I watched one small bass leap out of the water 5 times in a row but just couldnt seem to take the lure under. Finally my buddy Fitz hooks into a decent 17" which was the caped off the night.. fishing wise that is. The next day I was up bright and early with my one friend not close behind. I didnt want to wait to long and miss to much of the morning bite so out went just the two of us. On the agenda today was getting into some decent size pike, which is what the lake had most of. The lake was glass and had some awesome views with crazy reflections off the water. The Lake was very strange to me.... not a lot of weed beds, but very deep and very sandy... I was not really sure where to look for the fish, I was a little out of my element. So i put on the williams and started to troll. About 5 mins in i get a good tug on the line... FISH ON! I fought it for about 10min before she even came up and when she did OH BABY it was a good one. We get her right to the boat.... probably about a 38-40 incher....... then... she spits the hook. I was devistated... biggest pike i had ever had on. We continued to troll until it was time to go back to the cabin to meet the other 3 guys that were on the way up. Finally once everyone arrived it was back out on the water. Finally my boat got into some fish. A few pike this big and a couple smaller........ then I land my best fish of the weekend. All in all it was a good day and all the boys met back at Camp with some fish to clean for sunday nights Fish fry The next day it was up early again but before we headed out we sat down to a good breaky on the cookstove For today we had booked a boat on another lake that was about 10km down the road on a small lake that was stocked with spec's. We jumped at the chance to fish the lake and we headed out right after breakfast. The road in was even better then the one to the cottage. Finally we got to the 100 meter walk into the bush down to the lake.... wasn't to bad of a trek down to the water even with the 8 horse merc. The weather was a bit crappy with a light rain all day. But it was all worth it for this lake. Once we got into the boat and set up we set out and tried to figure out the fish.... once we did it was crazy. We caught about 50 fish in an hour and a half. Well worth the soaking wet and the trek in... here are some pics... The action was so crazy i didnt take a lot of pictures... on the way out i set up the camera and took a picture of the 3 of us and our limit. We headed back to camp and had a bit of fish cleaning to do for the fish fry. Later on in the evening we had both the propane and cook stove going to prepare the feast for the camp. It was a little damp in the cabin so of course we had the wood stove burning hot. And of course a few drinks were in order... The next morning was not a very early start and we had just enough time to get the cabin cleaned out and get all packed up for the long road home. The 2nd annual fishing trip was a success....... until next year. BassMan, sorry for any spelling mistakes or poor grammar... this took a lot long then i thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dozer Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 AWESOME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Thanks for taking the time to post, looks like a lot of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbouck Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Great Report! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nipfisher Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 17 Specs = limit for 3 guys? Am I missing something? Is one of you only allowed 5? Nice outing. Can you share the web address for that place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ThisPlaceSucks Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 looks like a sweet time! thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheyuid Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 nice post, huge fish I have not seen before. (size on the screen when picture loading). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassMan11 Posted September 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 The site is http://www.pourvoiriedumilieu.ca/en/ Sorry for using the word limit..... we could have actually kept 30 (10 each) Ya sorry about the loading...... first time posting.... i wll have to work out some kinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nipfisher Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Thanks. I'll check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_fishburn Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Great report. They are the trips I prefer as well. The journey in is always filled with incidents,ie busted trailers and equipment, having to McGiver to get things back on the road. All part of a good trip with the lads. But you guys really have a bums eye view for beer.haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassMan11 Posted September 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Actually the only incident was the emerg kill switch on the motor broke about 30min out on the water... but we fixed that quickly.... and the PBR was the "pass the ace" punishment drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whynotalen Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 That definately looks like a great fishing trip. I will have to check that place out some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Great report and pics BassMan Smallies, pike and trout just doesn't get any better than that Isn't Quebec such a beautiful place to explore?? Thanks for sharing Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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