steverowbotham Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 Well, it's that time of year! With this cold snap, I put the boat into hibernation yesterday... had a couple drinks... shed a couple tears... then jumped on the computer to sift through the GoPro footage I have accumulated over the season. Plenty to go through, but I put together a highlight reel of some of my favourite moments of the season to accompany the report. I hope you enjoy. Ice season started a little late, but better late than never. The main lake never froze enough to venture out, so we were contained to Kempenfelt and a few small zones in the north end of the lake. Though I really wish we could have explored more, these spots still kept us busy and entertained throughout the season. We fished various depth ranges from 22 - 122 feet to put a good number of solid lake trout on the ice. Typical baits such as swimbaits, spoons and tubes did most of the damage with the occasional crankbait fish showing up. Once the ice season passed us by, I didnt get out for perch or steelhead like I normally would. My wife and I bought a new house and that kept me busy until mid May when other seasons started to open up. I did a lot of multispecies trips throughout May and June targeting lake trout, pike and salmon on a number of lakes. Caught some really good fish and would rank it as one of my best springs in a while. Once bass season opened up, I shifted my focus there and with the exception of the occasional musky outing, I never really switched gears for the rest of the season. I fished a lot of different lakes, but obviously, Simcoe still has my heart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nipfisher Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 Great year. Great report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted November 20, 2016 Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 thanks for the read. some great fish there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassMan11 Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 Nice fish. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosebunk Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 Slobby lakers, log pike and football smallies... three species to easily fall in love with the chase Steve. Great season again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 Well done Steve. I might have to start ice fishing this year ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleye'm Fishing Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 Outstanding season for ya! I checked out your laker top 5 lures video; great stuff man. I will definitely try a couple of your favorites this winter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted November 30, 2016 Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 those are some chunky lakers, great season recap as always Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKRISONER Posted November 30, 2016 Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 this guy taking my fishing and putting it to shame. You are absolutely killing 3 of the species that i absolutely love to chase. unreal. What was the weight on that one absolutely slob smallie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steverowbotham Posted December 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2016 this guy taking my fishing and putting it to shame. You are absolutely killing 3 of the species that i absolutely love to chase. unreal. What was the weight on that one absolutely slob smallie? There's a few. I had 4 over 7 this season. Biggest was the second from the bottom was 7-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKRISONER Posted December 1, 2016 Report Share Posted December 1, 2016 There's a few. I had 4 over 7 this season. Biggest was the second from the bottom was 7-10 that is insane i spend a lot of time fishing smallies and have yet to run into a fish even close to 7...i guess im just fishing the wrong water lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted December 1, 2016 Report Share Posted December 1, 2016 Only two bass pics ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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