Lake fishing South Eastern Ontario is alive and well!

First outing of 2016 for Lakers proved to be good. A beauty day on the water and Ian and I were set on some jigging.
After trying one of my go to spots we moved to another favorite spot and wasn't long before Ian hit this nice 6 lber and what a fight.

The fight was full of deep runs and head shakes that left Ian shaking at the knees and laughing his butt off.
A bit more jigging and we decided to try for a troll.
Not 15 min in this beast hit my rod and took me for a bit of a ride.

At just over 10 lbs it was a beauty to drag up from the depths. Not my biggest from this lake but a beauty all the same. 

Great times on Big Rideau Lake!                                                                                                                           

Been a while

Still fishing yes, just had a few life curve balls thrown at me. I will try to post more often starting with this.

Some Brookies from Algonquin park with the boys!

Fishing was awesome and the trek in was epic!

Spring 2013 Algonquin Park trip

Another year and another trip into Algonquin is in the books. Great times with some good buds and lots of good pristine nature.

The fishing was a bit tough but we did manage to get a few nice Brookies, 10 in all. The trip to our campsite included 3 paddles and portages that took about 7hrs. A bit of a workout but more than worth it.









This lake just had ice out on May 4th, and by the 15th the hatch had already happened and the fish had moved deep. It took a while to figure out what they would hit on but we did, and they bit.

We also had a mid day swim on Saturday and wow was it cold, 4 crazy guys in the middle of nowhere swimming in 40 deg water.











Great days, awesome nights and fires, good cooking and lots of laughs.

Thanks guys, next year will be even better!!

First time catches are the best!

My buds Ian and Dan and I hit a local lake for Lakers with the intent to get some fish for the smoker. Ian brought his daughter Amy, who had never caught a Laker before, mission was to have her catch her first. I met Ian at his house at 6am and then, after loading his gear, we started the trek to the launch.
Dan met us there with his 5yr old son Ryan, boy it's nice to see the youngsters interested in fishing, makes a good day even better.
The day started with jigging in 100-125' of water with Rapala ice minnows, Dan was lucky right off the bat but Ian, Amy and I were not so lucky. After a while of watching the sonar I noticed how the 50-70 foot zone was loaded with fish, a decision was made to switch over to downrigging. GOOD PLAN!!!

Amy and her first Laker, nice fish!













Ian and a beauty, weighed in at 6.6lbs.
















A little one for me.



Not bad for a mornings fish

Lakers,Lakers,Lakers

Gotta love downrigging for Lakers! They are hungry, and plentiful.

My bud Ian, joined me hoping to boat his first Laker, and they didn't disappoint.

Balls down 60ft in 150 feet of water, Mooselook spoons, and WHAMMO!!!

We passed a certain submerged rock point, and on almost every pass we had a fish!


1.4mph seemed the best speed, while going against the wind produced all the fish.

Canada day brought some fun bass action. My brother in law Erik and I did some froggin and spinnerbaits for largies and we did, OK!

We missed a couple of giants and had a break off, might have been a toothy critter.

Of the approx 6 hrs on the water over the long weekend, these were the photo worthy fish!

Freekish winds kept us away from 90% of the Lake, seems the fish had the same idea.

Good times!

Rainbows and sunshine

My bud Ian and I hit a small Rainbow lake in search of some action, we did manage to hook up but the bite was less than we had hoped for.
When they do hit it's pretty exciting and even for smaller fish they fight pretty good. Still driving into a back lake and spending a day on the ice in the sun makes for a pretty enjoyable time.







Ian was able to hook up with a nice 'bow, hopefully our next hunt will be more active.

Ice Pickeral

Evening walleye bites can be exciting, fast and furious, as we found out on a January weekend.
With my buds Jm and Bruce, we hiked out to a grassy edge and settled in for a night bite, we were not let down.

With a lead up of steady  perch action, the walleye started to bite almost on cue, almost as if someone had rung the dinnerbell.


We hooked into about a dozen or more and released about half back to swim again. Jm had an unfortunate thing happen as he left his one rod unattended and heard some commotion, only to turn and see his rod disappear down the hole, quickly.


 I would have liked to have seen that fish.

Awesome time on the ice with some friends and we even were treated to an amazing sunset.

Big Fall Fattie as the season winds down

Dec 4th and no snow on the ground, water temps are in the low 40's and muskie closer is just around the corner. I offered a seat in the boat to a new to muskie angler and he jumped at it. We started to troll a regular fall troll and as we did we made some adjustment for the conditions. It all paid off when this fattie hit a legend perch bait.

Not bad for Russells first fish!

Congrats on the piggie!

Mattawa trip, L'Auberge des Pionniers

A bunch of buds and myself rented a cabin at this great park, good lodging and beautiful scenery. A few fish caught in the short time we were there and I would definitely go back. Rick(lodge owner) was an excellent host, his cabins were very nice and the launch was great.

My bud Brian with a small one













Brian with his pb 46"

A couple decent pike was my best for the outing

Good times after fishing with some friends

great scenery

Good times!!

Fly Fishing????

Yes, I'm hooked on fly fishing and hopefully will be successful enough to post some pics of fish on the fly.

Here is a picture of my first fish ever on the fly rod and man was it fun. This Brookie came from the eastern townships in Quebec, can't wait to go back...

Muskie newbie gets his first

Getting out with someone who has never fished Muskie is always exciting, for them and for me. The anticipation of having them hook and release their first Muskie is more enjoyable than doing it myself. Fathers Day 2012 saw Ian coming out and looking forward to the time in the boat and the prospect of catching a Muskie.

Well, we did it, I had Ian casting a Topwater while I was searching with other baits and trying to see if anything was active. This Muskie slammed Ians bait and took him for a short ride, in the net, hooks out and a quick picture...congrats on the first of many Ian!

Lake Trout down rigging fun

Big Rideau lake offers much to the avid angler, Pike, Bass, panfish and Lake Trout.

This trip saw my good friend Akira and I targeting the Lakers by means of the downriggers, slow trolling and flashy spoons.

It wasn't long into it we had the first one on and a dogged fight it was, strong fish with lots of head shakes.

Into the net it went and was released to fight again another day.

We were soon onto another smaller one that was destined for the smoker, Akira has a great smoker and can make awesome tasting trout.

Soon we had 2 on ice and then it turned hot.....stupidly hot, so hot it was time to get off the water.

The biggest was just shy of 30" , it was a nice thick Trout.

Lots of fun!!

Ottawa Muskie Opener Success

Friday June 17th was the opener on the Ottawa River for Muskie, I took the day off work and headed out for a solo run in search of a toothy beast.

After a bit of searching for an ideal spot with the right conditions, I started targeting an isolated weed bed next to some deep water. Eight casts in and this 48" fat beauty made a B-line for my jackpot and missed, I continued the retrieve and she came in again.....and missed again. I regained the action and continued the retrieve and this time she grabbed it, I set the hook and the fight was on. A brief fight with some great headshakes and a decent run it was time for the net. Netting a big fish alone is, well, interesting. I finally got the net under her and even a picture.

Great way to start the season.

LAKE OF THE WOODS 2010 TRIP

Wow....what a great time. A group of Muskies Canada members co-ordinated a trip to LOTW'S for a week of fun and fishing muskies.

The trip up was beautiful as Lake Simco's North shore has fantastic scenery.

Breaking up the 23hr drive we stayed a night in Nipigon to rest before the final leg the next day.

A quick stop in Rainy River for supplies and we were 30 min from Red Wing lodge which would be our residence for the next 7 nights.

Our view as we left the dock for our first afternoon of fishing and a quick pic of the lodge behind us

Our gang!!

My boat released nine Muskies over the duration of our stay with the biggest being 43.5", no giants but all beauties none the less.







We were lucky enough to have one of our group be an experienced guide in the area and he treated us to a shore lunch fit for kings. Fresh Pickerel, potatoes and all the fix ins along with wild rice native to the LOTW area. You da man Keith...thanks.




Some scenery pics.


After the trip had come to an end we made our way North to Kenora to visit some MCI members who opened a store on the shore of LOTW in Kenora called "Figure 8 Muskie Baits", great store guys and awesome spot.....congrats. A quick overnight in Vermillion Bay to attend the inaugural meeting of the newest Muskies Canada chapter "North Western" Brian summed up the trip pretty good.

Congrats to the new chapter and best of luck.

A marathon 23.5hr return drive and we were home.

Some pics

Great trip guys...thanks.