First lake trout for me! More Killarney fun

[Dave Bailey]

There I was, innocently drop-shotting for smallmouth, when I noticed a big loop in my line on the reel. Okay, flip the bail over, and just keep paying out line until the loop goes up the guides. Meanwhile I'm drifting out into deeper water. Okay, there goes the loop, flip the bail back and start reeli... WHOA NELLY! This feels big. Vibration on the line, definitely not a snag. Up she comes, and it was a beautiful 24" lake trout, first I've ever caught. Didn't intend on playing it that long, but my net had got tangled up in other stuff on the floor of the canoe, took me a while to get it free with one hand.

 

Lake trout are off limits in George Lake, so I just grabbed a quick measurement so that the park staff would have some more data for their files. Jamieson Dyer, Park Warden, was quite pleased to find out that they're apparently healthy, but smaller ones would be of even more interest, as that would be a better indicator of successful breeding.

 

Anyhow, enjoy the video.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o6K4HWfsts

[Musky or Specks]

Your excitement level was higher for this one. Angler sampling is some of the best info scientist can gather.

[adolson]

Congrats on your first laker!

[AKRISONER]

seems the laker bite was happening this weekend, my dad caught his first as well!

[xxgoaler]

Congrats on your first Laker, I got my first Laker last week on Simcoe 9lbs

[spincast]

nice going congrats on your first - beauty bend in the rod as you moved the camera.