Rod Caster Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 JimJigger, my Brother and I hit the road at 5 am Saturday and made the journey to Manitoulin Island for our yearly Rainbow Trout trip. After this year's outting, I can guarantee we return in 2012. The first line was in at 8:30 am and the first fish was caught at 9am! My brother landed the ice breaker and missed another just minutes earlier. That is instant relief for a trio of guys who don't specialize in Rainbow fishing. JimJigger and I had hip waders and casted from the sides of the fast flowing inlet, into the lake. We totalled 9 fish over the weekend, which was a step up from 2 in 2010. We only met up with half a dozer other fisherman who were catching them at a little lower rate than us. Almost exclusively, we casted Mepps or Mepps-like spinners. I tried a lot of J-9's, Slashbait and some homemade spinners but only had luck with Mepps. I also tried some drifting and bottom bouncing, but my skills and confidence are quite low with these techniques...I need more practice and a few successes before I get comfortable with the advanced methods. My theory is "if it works for me, stick with it". If the other fishermen were catching more than me, you can bet I'd learn quick. JimJigger was the king of the trout this weekend and landed the two biggest fish, the biggest being around 12lbs (give or take, no measurment). He also caught 4 of the 9. We crammed in 16hrs of fishing in 30 hrs (including 8 hrs of driving) and enjoyed every minute of sun burns, wind burns, rain, leaky hip waders and roach motels! I caught three and unfortunately couldn't contribute to Team 8-The Assassin8ors. Enjoy the pics. JimJigger is 6feet tall ...for scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splashhopper Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 great cooler shot.... nice fish too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 Great report and pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbouck Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimace Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 Awesome. I have heard great things about Manitoulin but have not made the trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nipfisher Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 Good job boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spincast Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 nice shooting great way to spend a weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Sounds like you guys had a blast Great report and pics Chad Congrats to JimJigger Thanks for sharing Jacques Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Great stuff RC !!! What a weekend out for ya! If you're up there again... I'll shamelessly plug my sister-in-laws "Manitoulin Resort" as a place to stay. It's on Lake Manitou, but close enough to the main lake if you wanted some better accoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Looks like loads a fun RC ! i love the cooler shot too. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Right on, chad. that's 3 more trout than i caught this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeyangler Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Great stuff Chadarooni! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Looks like a nice trip with the boyz. To make note of though...... IS THAT SNOW IN THE BACKGROUND??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 LOL Ron.. we saw snow out on GBay today as well.. it's still around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2jack2 Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 great report, nice fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeedLine Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Nice haul of trout there guys. Looks like a great trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Great report. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live2fish85 Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Great repot. Looks like an awesome trip. You got some real nice fish there and some nice beer as well good taste. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted May 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 @ Ron, yes that is snow and it came in handy too.... it was our ice replacement before we stopped at the store. The funny thing about the cooler, is that there were still some beer left when I got home... we were so beat Saturday night that after our first beer we all passed out! Lightsout for us lightweights. Thx for the replies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Nice shootin ...ive got to head up there shortly to install the docks and kill a few beers with the brother-in-law unfortunatly no room on the plane for the rods...looks like you guys had a good time .. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Is King Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 That looks like a great trip! Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbles Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 The cooler shot wins pic of the year, too bad it's Blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyb Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Excellent report! I'm sure those trout tasted great. I spent my summers as a kid on Manitoulin Island and have family that live there still, and seeing your report brings back a lot of memories. If that's in the spot I think it is, when I fished there in the spring once I had surprisingly better success in the harbor, than in the main creek channel. Did you guys toss some baits in the harbor side where the culvert flows in? If it is the spot I think, I have to also ask, did you make it to the chocolate shoppe nearby? They've got great hot drinks and some yummy chocolates Good stuff! Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdve23rveavwa Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Looks like a great weekend Chad!! Nice going, that hen Jimjigger is holding is a beaut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankTheRabbit Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 (edited) Nice photos indeed. Could someone clarify if I'm thinking clearly? Is the area that they're fishing in Zone 10 (Manitoulin Island) and if so, aren't the catch & retain limits two for sport and one for conservation licenses for rainbows? Not to knock the post, but just seeking clarification. Edited May 2, 2011 by FrankTheRabbit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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