Joey Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 For the first time in a long time Paul and I decided to take two weeks off instead of just one. As exhausted as I am right now, I'm not even sure it was the right decision but we had alot of fun Our intentions were to spend a week camping at Lakair and then come home for a few days to regroup and then head down to Lake St. Clair and camp there for a week. The first week at Lakair was great and we had heard Jim and his wife Sue would also be camping - bonus!! We also invited TJ and Monique over for a night by the campfire. The weather was a bit hotter than we had expected and by the Friday morning we were spent. We packed up in 30 degree weather (humidex 38) and almost passed out several times in that heat. We really did enjoy Jim, Sue, Corey and Ben's company and also enjoyed our evening with TJ and Monique. Great seeing you all, it made for a much more memorable vacation. After the end of the firsst week and taking what seemed like all day to pack, we got home Friday night about 9:30 p.m. We lazed around most of Saturday and then I went out to replenish supplies for our next week and Paul got the boat all ready for LSC. We were apprehensive about this week as the weather was not looking good for fishing the South shore of LSC. A few pm's back and forth to MikeP and we decided it would not be a good idea to go as the winds were N to NE 30 to 40 KPH, making it unfishable. The day we woke up to go my mother emailed me an article showing a boat had capsized in 2 meter swells just west of Belle River and there were reported water spouts. Okay, now what??????? We have a week left So, we called up to Lakair again to see if maybe a cabin was available as it was supposed to be cooler this week and luckily we got one, and the one with the fire pit - perfect. We Repacked with a different outlook in mind and were off for our next week back on the west arm We did better the second week of fishing up there as the first week, only the day we arrived was good for fishing (as Jim can attest with his 47 incher), as the water turned murky the rest of the time with very little visability. It had cleared up some when we arrived the second time, although an alga bloom started on Saturday. Our neighbours at the cottage next to us, Jeff & Renee, came by the campfire every night for some laughs and lo and behold, are very good friends of Chris Kaiser. I'll just put the pics in and they are pretty self explanatory, save for a few I have questions about and will post the question by the piture. Hope you enjoy!!!!!! THE FISH THE COMPANY THE WILDLIFE Okay what is this, seriouly, what is this??????? Okay, second question, is this a golden eagle???? This one is an immature bald eagle I believe. THE SCENERY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted September 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 MISC....... Can you see the dragon head in the fire??? Mmmmmmmm, ribs Digger More wildlife??? Time for a dip..... Joey's homemade lure Paul caught his musky with Paul caught this old, stinky rod twice now in the same place pickerel fishing Hope you enjoyed. cheers, Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbouck Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Speechless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Good that TJ brought his own pail of beer.... Black mud dauber wasp that took too many pills.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAW Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 As usual Joey.. Fantastic pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennesseeGuy Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 You sure made fishing in Ontario seem like a good deal. Need to get myself up there before the leaves drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icefisherman Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Lovely pictures Joey, especially the nature ones. Many of them at very high professional level. True pleasure looking at them...thanks for sharing them with us. Cheers, Ice Fisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 What a great report !!! You are quite a photographer as well as an excellent angler. Hope i get to meet you guys some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 That old rod proves that catch and release does work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bailey Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 For the first time in a long time Paul and I decided to take two weeks off instead of just one. As exhausted as I am right now, I'm not even sure it was the right decision but we had alot of fun I figure that if you come back from a vacation feeling as if you need a holiday to recover, you've done as much as you could, seen as much as you could, and been as many places as you could. In other words, you had a damned good time! Great pictures too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spincast Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Great report thanks for sharing. The bear cooling off was different - havent seen one swimming that close before; they're usually looking at me in the car. Guess at 38 degrees he needed a dip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Looks like you guys had great vacation Joey with alot of nice fish. Congrats to Paul on the musky too !! The West Arm has become my favorite place for fishing anywhere in Ontario the last few years and I already can't wait for next summer. Too bad about the winds at LSC but like you say, no sense driving all that way for unfishable waters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Great report J. Nice fish and that musta been real cool to see that bear. Thanks for taking the time to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Joey, If you took all those FANTASTIC pics you should seriously consider retiring the fishing pole and get a career as a wildlife photographer or at least a freelance photographer for a magazine or local newspaper. Hope to see more of your pics in the near future... Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhunter Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS HAD A GREAT TIME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Glad you guys had a good time. That bug looks like a cross 'tween a mosquito and a TTC streetcar eh? Fantastic pictures and some dang good company too! And dat right der is the proper use for a white bucket. I think Kevin was sitting in the same spot, wearing the same clothes the last time I saw him. Thanks for the great report, Joey. A really nice start to my day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 great report and pictures joey !!! some nice fish too..cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvette1 Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 nice ski and eyes pictures were awesome congrats on the trips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJQ Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Excellent report Joey, it twas good to see ya!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeyangler Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Love that you just packed up and headed back to your original spot! Joey....those pics are amazing! The snake one is what i'm remembering at the moment but all of them were great! And that bug looks like a a wasp scorpion thingamabob...have no idea what it is ...but it aint friendly looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyb Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Wow those are some insane pics! The daytime moon with the eagle is just stunning....love the bear....pretty sure that yes, it's a golden eagle...and man oh man do you guys ever know how to spend a couple weeks. Well done....some nice fish too Thanks for putting it all up for us to enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Can't believe you guys spent a week there, drove home, then drove right back again LOL! Must have been nice to have a two week break! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucktail Posted September 12, 2011 Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Awesome, thanks for sharing! Was that one eye a blue eye?? D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted September 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Wow, thanks for all the great comments everyone. I really do enjoy trying to get the perfect shot. It almost excites me more than catching a fish (almost )!! That bear was a real treat, but Paul did not want to get too close to it. Man can they swim fast!! The golden eagle was my favorite and it was cool to catch that blue toned pickerel amongst the goldens. It really is beautiful up there and even if you don't go with someone, you'll always have friendly, like minded outdoors people willing to share a story and have a laugh or two with you around the campfire. Thanks Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted September 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2011 Awesome, thanks for sharing! Was that one eye a blue eye?? D Yes it was Darren, good "eye" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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