ccmtcanada Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Well, we've been back from our annual camping trip for a week now. We didn't get out as often as we usually do...the fishing from shore has been tough...with water temps rising from the mid 50s all the way up to the 80s. A lot of the nice fish have moved out into the cooler waters of Lake Ontario. Anyhow, last Sunday (July 15th), we headed to a local spot, Bly began throwing her lucky Red Devil Spoon...and she managed the only fish of the night for us. The funny thing is, I throw the same lures she does in the same areas, and I've NEVER caught anything on that lure lately. She has the magic touch with it! This one came in at 20.5". During the week, we got out 2 times, but didn't manage any fish. Even after dark, we brought the carp rods out, and even though we knew they were there, we had NO takers!! Oh well...these things happen from time to time. Contrary to what some believe on here, we DO get skunked!!! I've been posting about some tadpoles that we brought home from a local conservation area. The last post showed that they had grown some legs...but they all had their tails still. A few days after that post, we found the first frog perched up on a rock!! Over the next few days, more and more lost their tails. They were released on Monday. Here are some pics... True to her word, our little 5 year old daughter said we should start letting them go, so back to the conservation area they went! Here are some pics showing the release... She was a little sad to see them go, but she was a trooper through it all. We have only a few more left before they all head back home. One reason we didn't go out fishing as much this week is that I promised my little one that we'd have a campout in our backyard. She was VERY excited and counted the days down until Friday night. We set the tent up, put the DVD Player and snacks inside the tent and began our advernture. We had lots of fun watching movies, munching on chips and candy and reading stories. She fell asleep, completely exhausted by 1030 pm...and slept right through until 8 on Saturday morning. Saturday night came and Bly and I wanted to head out fishing again, but our usual shore spots are getting VERY crowded...and as I said before, the water temps were rising and the fishing was tough. We decided to hit our local trib to see what we could catch. We used small spoons and spinners from about 830pm until just after dark. I caught a few small bass about this size on a spinner... Then...we had our first ever double header!!! LOL. All these times fishing and we realized that this was our very first...not big fish by any stretch of the imagination, but they were fish. Here they are...the World's Greatest Sport Fish....complete with the lures we used....haha. Bly continued using a spoon, and then she said she had another fish on...only it was a little bigger. We had no idea what we'd pull out of this trib, but hey...we cant be choosy...LOL. She pulled in this rather FAT 11.5" Rock Bass...a nice sized one that's for sure! This evening (Sunday), our little one wanted to go fishing again, so we packed car up and headed down to the lake shore. Bly was helping out the little one and I bottom fished for something....anything....all I caught all week was a few small bass and rock bass. Sure enough, as it always happens, my little one outfished me. Here she is with a few perch she ended up catching. Anyhow, that was our week...a very busy one, but a good one. Hopefully we'll get some cooler waters close to shore again soon...but the forecast is showing days over 30C with the humidity pretty much every day for the next few weeks. Fishing may be tough, but we'll head out a few times this week to see what's biting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Thanks Cliff, that was great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Pike Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Bravo Cliff and Carol another great family report.What a smile your daughter has .Love the progress pics of the tadpoles. And yes have to agree the fishing is getting toughfer because of warm water. MTP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatherof3 Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 great report and pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazybum Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Very nice. Enjoy those wonderful times. Kids grow up so fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfville Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Very nice. Enjoy those wonderful times. Kids grow up so fast. True, but if they are hooked on fishing in the early age then it stays with them all their lives. See your son ;-) (for people don't know, MJL is LB's son) Cliff, haven't talked to you for a while since carp action slowed down. Thanks for the report and the pics are all very pretty and your reports are always pleasant to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nautifish Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Great report cliff loved the pics especially of the little one she is adorable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyk Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbayboy Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Was starting to wonder when we'd see the next report from you two. Great stuff with the frogs and congrats on the double header Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Very nice report Cliff. Great pictures. Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustink Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 What a great read, Cliff! Thanks. dk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJQ Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Cliff... thats a great report!!! You guys always have an awesome time!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Bass Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Looks like a fun day for the whole family! She is really cleasning house on those browns! beautiful fish!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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