Two days in pursuit of walleye

[limeyangler]

Hi all,

 

The weather here has been incredible, bright sun, no wind and warm considering some years the lakes are icefishable by 20th November.

 

I was gonna head out to Lac Seul by myself on Sunday and then bumped into a guy i met shore fishing a year ago and he asked to come along...Sven's a nice guy so of course he'd be welcome in the boat.

 

We had to work pretty hard to find fish on Lac Seul and once you did the fish were sluggish, bellies to the bottom at 25-30 FOW just barely sucking in the minnows, i almost put a stinger hook on, only to find i had left them at home and could not be bothered to fashion one myself.

 

Sven had not fished lac Seul since he was hauling wood out of the bush some 20yrs ago...so he had a blast and was great company, we could not have picked a nicer day, aprt from temps hovering around + 6 degrees it might have been a mid August day.

 

 

LAC SEUL ON SUNDAY

 

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I got all my chores done on Monday and by 12pm my wife said she was going to nap with baby Jack....she grinned at me before i could say anything...she knew what i was thinking and of course she was ok with it....Eagle Lake here I come! Its only 15-20 mins up the road and the weather was spectacular again. Just as i started out the door to sort my minnow stash , the phone goes, Sven was thinking the same as me....so the plan was set...i'd meet him at the corner on Hwy 502 in half an hour. The bite was frantic from the first cast, lots of small fish but great fun, we got a couple nice 17" keepers and Sven got the biggest today at 23"....perfect end to the 'softwater season'....winterize the boat on Thursday and shore fish till the ice gets here.

 

EAGLE LAKE ON MONDAY

 

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tight lines all....i'll see ya on the ice!!!!

 

[Aaron Shirley]

Very nice. It can be pretty darn cold up your way, looks like great conditions with fish.

[Blue Lk]

Good on ya,Simon.I put my boats away last month.Who knew we were going to have such a nice fall?

By the way I know Swen,& your right,he is a good guy.Didn't he have a cabin on Eagle?

[danc]

I was in Dryden yesterday Simon. I couldn't believe that I was swatting flies at this time of year. Have a great hard water season, if it ever comes.

[johnnyb]

Great stuff as always, Limey! A few more videos of you slipping on the rocks out back, and then all the ice updates...can't wait

[Kwan]

these are the best reports ever lol so dialed in

[corvette1]

congrats simon you guys had a blast

[Smarty Pantz]

SweeeeeT!!! Great catches Now I want to go there.... Hmmmmm, I have the day off, wonder what I shall do?!?!

 

 

[Rod Caster]

Thanks for sharing. It's too dark to fish after work now-a-days....so I fish vicariously through your videos. I caught a nice 23 incher.

 

 

[limeyangler]

Thanks for the replies folks, it really nice to get good feedback, i'd do the reports anyways...but just to say thanks really

 

 

 

Very nice. It can be pretty darn cold up your way, looks like great conditions with fish.

 

Yup, winter starts next Saturday, long range forcast shows past that day temps wont go above freezing again...i'm hoping for a fast freeze up then hit some walleye through the ice, got a couple of new lakes i plan to try right from the get go.

 

 

Good on ya,Simon.I put my boats away last month.Who knew we were going to have such a nice fall?

By the way I know Swen,& your right,he is a good guy.Didn't he have a cabin on Eagle?

 

Thats awesome, Sven was talking about his cabin while we were out there, he does not have it anymore, but it was at the southeast end where we were about 2 km away near the pickerel lake creek.

 

 

I was in Dryden yesterday Simon. I couldn't believe that I was swatting flies at this time of year. Have a great hard water season, if it ever comes.

 

So...you were in Dryden and never brought me a Timmies

 

JK...you on your way to or from Red Lake?

 

 

these are the best reports ever lol so dialed in

 

Could just be creative editing Kwan ......lol....no...your right, i'm lucky enough to live near fisheries that make catching fish a no brainer...not always trophy...but its very rare to get skunked from a boat....on the ice is a different story for me....skunk quite often over winter...but i cant wait for the ice.

 

congrats simon you guys had a blast

 

Thanks Corvette, you always find time to post when i do, its appreciated

 

 

SweeeeeT!!! Great catches Now I want to go there.... Hmmmmm, I have the day off, wonder what I shall do?!?!

 

 

 

You have a day off?....its your DUTY to go fishing....tight lines!

 

 

Thanks for sharing. It's too dark to fish after work now-a-days....so I fish vicariously through your videos. I caught a nice 23 incher.

 

Yeah...this dark by 5pm sucks alright, specially for the lake we live on, i always here about great walleye fishing after dark...Wabigoon Lake shuts down as soon as the sun dips below the treeline give or take 20 minutes.

[ehg]

With Lac Seul and Eagle Lake so close you are blessed with a lifetime of fishing opportunities. Thanks for continuing the sharing of these adventures.

[Leecher]

Awesome report and videos Simon

Lac Seul and Eagle sure produces some quality eyes

Congrats to Sven on his 23"er

A perfect ending to a perfect day of fishing

Looking forward to the shore session report from the back yard!!!

Jacques

[fishnsled]

Great way to end the soft water season. As always, I really enjoyed the videos.

[rufus]

Looks like you had some great fishing and terrific company! As usual I enjoyed your report and videos