My Buddy Caught a Giant Wiper on Lake Ontario!

[Aaron Shirley]

I just learned that a buddy caught a 15lb Wiper on Lake Ontario in January! He sent me the photos and story, very cool! I didn't even know there were wipers in Lake Ontario until now.

 

Here is a link to the whole story, enjoy: Giant Wiper Caught on Lake Ontario

[mercman]

Awesome story about an awesome fish.Mother nature is umpredictable indeed

 

 

[asdve23rveavwa]

What a great story, and, I can just imagine the excitement on that boat!

[Grimace]

That is awesome. I would have loved to see that Lake Trout. Very cool story

[Rod Caster]

Very cool story.

Imagine beating the white bass record by over 12lbs!

It must be like catching a 15lbs crappie.

[Aaron Shirley]

That is awesome. I would have loved to see that Lake Trout. Very cool story

 

Lake trout? What story did you read? lol

[Grimace]

He got to see the world record lake trout at the museum. It was preserved.

 

He was given a tour of the museum when he dropped the wiper off.

Edited March 2, 2011 by Grimace

[kickingfrog]

Never mind.

[Grimace]

Sorry for the confusion. The "that's awesome" and "very cool story" comments were for the Wiper. The Lake Trout comment was for the museum.

Edited March 2, 2011 by Grimace

[Roy]

Dang....striper and wipers are a protected species all the way up the St Lawrence. They're not once in Lake O? I got some reading to do I guess.

[d_paluch]

wicked fish! I caught one...but I think it was a white bass..and was only about 4/5 inches long

Edited March 3, 2011 by d_paluch

[Jacob]

Great story.

That's an awesome fish!

[beginner]

wow that is a beast!.. good story...

[Joey]

Wow, that's too cool!

[camillj]

wow .. ya just never know what Lake O gods will serve up !!!

[pikehunter]

Fantastic!

 

Never heard of a Wiper before.

[vinnimon]

Thats one giant whopper of a wiper

 

 

[Joeytier]

I usually hear of one or two of those getting caught out there every winter. What a PIG

[ehg]

I think i know where that fish was caught and have fished there very often over the years.

You have to launch a small tinny off a beach to get there at best time when all launches are frozen over.

Over the years have caught everything there mid- winter, atlantics, chinook, rainbows, pike, largies, smallies,

walleye, all the coarse species but mainly browns and white bass.Have even seen a 30 lb musky caught there. The white bass are like this one Dude caught.

 

A wiper of that size being caught in L.Ontario freaks me out.

Never heard of striped bass in the lake where did this come from?

 

I have to get past my disability and get out there next winter.

 

WOW! Thanks for post.

[JoshS]

Very cool!!!

[Bob Devine]

The Ont record Wiper was caught on the Detroit River 21 lbs

http://www.ontariofishing.net/fishrecords.html

Temperate Bass Hybrid 21.18 30.0 25.0 5/14/2006 Salvatore Oddo Algonac, Michigan Detroit River Lead Jig

 

Looking at the numbers 3 record fish have come out of the Detroit River.

[hawk-eye]

Fantastic fish, congrats on the catch.

[ehg]

Where did the wiper come from?

Do some states stock them in the Great Lakes?

[jimmer]

Does this mean that there are stipers in Lake O?

[Aaron Shirley]

Hey Bob, my buddy did find out about that Ontario record from the DR. What a beast. He was disappointed when he heard, but his fish is still a great fish and very rare. Thanks for the info, I only knew about the record, I wasn't aware that other wipers were caught in the Detroit River. Bob, do you know how prevalent wipers are on the DR? Did Michigan stock wipers on the DR or a connecting watershed?

 

As for your question Egh, I have no idea! I didn't know wipers even existed in the Great lakes until now. I would like to know more about the Detroit wipers myself if several have been caught in the DR.

 

I know the white bass population on the Great Lakes is prevalent, but haven't heard of wipers until my buddy's catch. I was speaking with Marc Thorpe the past couple days, and he informed me that stripers have been re-introduced into the St.Lawrence River the past 5 years and are protected in the St.Lawrence. It's possible that a stray striper got into Lake O and got it's freak on with a white bass? In Marc's words, it could have been interracial sex hahaha. Got that this morning, thanks for that one Marc, still laughing

 

Another possibility is that a wiper migrated from the Detroit River? I don't know how prevalent wipers are in the DR? One thing I do know, is that wipers are very rare in Lake Ontario. If I had caught that beast, I would have thought it was a white bass as well. A striper or wiper would not have even been a thought.. until now!