danc Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 If you've already read tjsa's report, then you know that it was unseasonably cold up here for most of this past weekend. But it's nothing that we haven't seen before. When you live "up north", the May long weekend can be 30C or -10C. This year much of it was -10C. I arrived at the lake with the boat in tow an hour or two before my partners were expected. They'd be pulling a camper. I thought that this would be a great opportunity to launch and go and catch a fish or two before they showed up. But when I looked out at the lake from the launch, I quickly changed my mind. A wicked wind was blowing right towards the launch churning up major white caps and stinging any exposed skin. I parked the boat on shore for the night and when my partners arrived, we set up camp and discussed fishing tactics for Saturday. However, this is what we awoke to Saturday morning. Snow, freezing rain and those same biting winds kept us huddled in the camper for which turned out to be the entire day. A few games of cards and a couple of short walks kept us entertained for Saturday. On one of my walks, this guy flew up into a tree right in front of me. He was really chowing down on buds from this tree. The skies started to clear on Saturday evening. This was a good sign for Sunday. My buddy said that this was Venus beside the moon. I wasn't sure. Sure enough Sunday morning greeted us with clear sunny skies, although the wind still had a bite to it. As we gathered our gear together to launch the boat, we were treated to a rare sight. Two flocks of Pelicans circled over our camp site for about 10 minutes. I'm not sure if you guys have them in Southern Ontario, but they are a rare sight up here. They are awesome flyers. They reminded me of the Snow Birds the way that they were grouped in tight formation and their precision maneuvers were nothing short of amazing. Finally to the fishing. We had to work for them, but we did ok. We ended up with about a dozen Brook Trout from about 14 to 21 inches in size. They were pretty good scrappers considering the 38F to 41F waters temps that we caught them in. Here's a few fish pictures to round out my report. I hope that your long weekend was at least warmer than ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyk Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 nice report thanks for sharing the pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 Dammit man!!! How can y'all stand it up there??? Excellent report and pics!!!... and I never knew that Pelicans inhabited the Great Lakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucktail Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Nice report Dan! What was the pattern going? It's 4 weeks till I get there, any chance youll be up there? Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbayboy Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Yikes that one icy looking boat. Glad to see it turned out well though and great pics as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishdawg Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 ahh the first of DanC's 07 reports keep'em coming bud, they are much enjoyed & appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 My God, you look absolutely frozen in that pic Dan. Great report, too bad about the weather. It was only nice here on Saturday, then the wind ruined Sunday's fishing and the cold ruined Monday morning's fishing. I'm sure you had a great time shootin the tho eh! Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKFISH88 Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Awesome report!I've never heard of pelicans around this neck of the woods....neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacklebuster Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Great pics and report. Nice to see all the wildlife thriving. I thought we had it cold on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Great Pictures! and Awesome report, Cheers, jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Great report and pics. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 It does look frigid, great report nevertheless. Love seeing brook trout reports! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuskyBill Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Great report, Dan, and as usual, awesome pictures... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Dan...great report!!! The pics were great as usual too. That was venus...was down at the lake and a star gazing club was down there with their telescopes...they told me that was venus...and they were offerring free peaks thru their equipment. It was pretty cool. Wow...those pics and temps remind me of my trib adventures in January!! Crazy cold out there...but you guys fished anyways and were successful...now thats perseverence for you!!! Thanks for the report....made me glad I dont live up there....LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Another beautiful report, Dan. Man that does look cold though. Your pics are exceptional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 That pic of the boat would make a lesser man stay in bed.LOL Nice report and pic bud. TFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckhead Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Great Report - man, you have one heck of a skilled eye with that camera - some of your shots are just brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjsa Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 D-D-D-D-Dan, you look c-c-c-c-cold, Nice report btw, great pics as usual. Wasn't too bad for us walking through the bush, everything was frozen to the branches all day, and we had our rain gear on, and the wollies. Guide icing was a problem, but easily solved, the water temp was warmer than the air temp, so sticking the rod in the water and swishing it a couple of times cleared the guides, sometimes leaving rings of ice on the line. But they broke quickly. One other problem I had was the line freezing on the spool, and had about 4 tangles, but got all of them cleared. Dammit man!!! How can y'all stand it up there??? dunno.gif Excellent report and pics!!!... and I never knew that Pelicans inhabited the Great Lakes. Glen, how can y'all stand it down there in all that heat?? Yes, we have white pelicans migrate up here every year. They are on Nipigon Lake, Black Sturgeon Lake, a couple of the other larger lakes near Nipigon, as well as Lake of the Woods, probably quite a few more also. I have seen them occasionally over the years, but never got anywhere near enough to them to take a decent picture, they are wary birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatherof3 Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 very cool pics.thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropy Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Hmmm, and I thought I was cold laying on the lawn watching fire works. Yikes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhunter Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Looks like a nice December day on Quinte!!! Yikes, cold, but success! Thanks for the report and I too did not know about the Pelicans! HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gozwob Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 that was a sweet report man! ......and those specs are awesome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishnsled Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Great report Dan. Hats off for puttin up with the cold and getting some fish, I'd do the same. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b2kptbo Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 BRRrrrrrr is right, but glad it worked out for ya. Grat pic's, thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pameladallaire Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 Thanks for sharing your pics Dan. We had the same weather. I have a question about photographing wildlife with my new digital camera. Should I be using manual exposure to get the correct lighting or do you use an auto setting. Now remember, I'm a complete beginner when it comes to photography. I just can't seem to get the lighting right. Pam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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