David Chong Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 Just got back from a trip down east to New Brunswick! Went down to Nackawic for the Destination Nackawic Smallmouth Open and had a blast on the St. John River! Huge variety of fish species in this body of water, Smallmouth, Yellow Perch, White Perch, Gaspereau, Chain Pickerel, Muskie & Pumpkinseeds were some that we saw or caught! We caught over 400 Smallmouth Bass in a day & a hold of practice & 2 tournament days! We had an okay result finishing 24th out of 77 teams! Then, it was off to the Miramichi River& the Miramichi Striper Cup! Fishing was tough because of the early spring & high water temps but we still caught lots of fish in practice! Fishing was even tougher on tournament days due to funky weather & strong winds! We managed a 27th place finish out of 237 teams! Beautiful part of our country with some amazing fishing! If anyone wants more info, please PM me! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrowMan Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 Very nice fish ! A Chain Pickerel is one of my bucket list fish. Yeah, the Striper fishery is amazing out there. We did a summer road trip out to NB a few years back and fished for them in the ocean...they fight like super-size Largemouth...gill rattling head shakes on the surface ! It's a quicker drive than going to say Thunder Bay...but the food is so much better...Lobster, Oysters, Mussels, Clams.. I know the Smallmouth for the most part are considered an invasive species out there (competing with their precious Atlantic Salmon), so I assume there is no season and those were pre-spawn ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Chong Posted May 29 Author Report Share Posted May 29 44 minutes ago, CrowMan said: Very nice fish ! A Chain Pickerel is one of my bucket list fish. Yeah, the Striper fishery is amazing out there. We did a summer road trip out to NB a few years back and fished for them in the ocean...they fight like super-size Largemouth...gill rattling head shakes on the surface ! It's a quicker drive than going to say Thunder Bay...but the food is so much better...Lobster, Oysters, Mussels, Clams.. I know the Smallmouth for the most part are considered an invasive species out there (competing with their precious Atlantic Salmon), so I assume there is no season and those were pre-spawn ? Food is almost as good as the fishing! Yeah, the Atlantic Salmon folks are not big fans of Smallies but they gaining in popularity, they more concerned about Largemouth & Crappies coming Maine nowadays! The Smallies were prespawn and the seasons are very interested down here. I do believe that no tournaments are allowed during the spawn for a couple of weeks but you can still fish for them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Willis Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 (edited) Awesome as always David. Man, you sure know how to make a guy envious. In my books you did very well in the tournaments. That's a lot of competition to go up against. Very nice looking chain pickerel. I used to catch them when ice fishing for perch. Edited May 29 by Barry Willis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaShag Posted May 29 Report Share Posted May 29 6 hours ago, CrowMan said: A Chain Pickerel is one of my bucket list fish. Stripers are on MY list! Doug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Chong Posted May 30 Author Report Share Posted May 30 16 hours ago, akaShag said: Stripers are on MY list! Doug Well, this is great place to scratch Stripers off your list! Lots of awesome guides there as well! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted May 30 Report Share Posted May 30 Thanks for the report Dave, it looks like you are off to another great year. Cheers Art 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Chong Posted May 30 Author Report Share Posted May 30 On 5/29/2024 at 3:46 PM, Barry Willis said: Awesome as always David. Man, you sure know how to make a guy envious. In my books you did very well in the tournaments. That's a lot of competition to go up against. Very nice looking chain pickerel. I used to catch them when ice fishing for perch. Thanks Barry! It's just that my expectations are always high! LOL As for the Chain Pickerel, disappointing because it happened during a Smallmouth tournamnet but also exciting as I don't catch a lot of those! Still took time to snap a quick pic before release! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted May 30 Report Share Posted May 30 That doesn't look like any fun at all Dave. But I will state (enviously) there's a few of my bucket list fish in your post and no, Gaspereau is not of them. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Chong Posted May 31 Author Report Share Posted May 31 22 hours ago, Spiel said: That doesn't look like any fun at all Dave. But I will state (enviously) there's a few of my bucket list fish in your post and no, Gaspereau is not of them. Cheers The Gaspereau was cool as we've never seen them that big! Think of Lake Ontario Alwifes... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted May 31 Report Share Posted May 31 1 hour ago, David Chong said: The Gaspereau was cool as we've never seen them that big! Think of Lake Ontario Alwifes... I did David and immediately thought of cut bait. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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