my cousin came down from carlton place to head out on the niagara with me for the weekend hoping to make it out to the bar for a laker fish and hopefully a pick-off a bow or 2 . things looked a little better on friday with about 1 1/2ft visibility and seeing 2 boats get a couple bows out in front of me got the juices flowing, was hoping for the clarity to improve for at least saturday. got to the river at about 7:30 and bumped into FOG just starting to set up, quick look at the river and it had a nice colour reminisent to a "large double double" . seeing as my cousin drove all this way we headed out anyways to try our luck with a quick run out to the bar. about half way down the river the water had a nice "chop" to it (first time i seen that in the river) and rounded the last corner before the mouth and the lake greeted us with HUGE-*** waves:shock: quick turn-around back up the river. . we pounded the drifts with everything we had till about 3pm and called it a day, 1 hit for my cousin and that was it
up early sunday and back at it again hoping our luck would change. reached the bar by about 8:30 and flat as glass but had the same colour as yesterday. drifted for a couple hours and noticed a nice green tinge to the water just west off the mouth and headed straight for it and tried a few drifts in some clearer water, nothing, but marked quit a few fish (at least i think they were fish), should have brought the trolling rods and a few planner boards. back up the river for a few more drifts and called it a day shortly after lunch with a nice skunk for the weekend. im a sucker for punishment
all i can say was that it was great fishing with him and if you were in the river you could probably hear us laughing about the good ole days all weekend. he was just amazed at the scenery fishing in the gourge and he'll be back with me again to try our luck in the new year, hopefully with better luck next time around.
chris
our weekend on the niagara
time well spent it was and a long time coming too.
that 1 miss was hard to take, was hoping that he would at least catch just 1. the river is very humbling though he cant wait to come down again. hes like my other uncle, once hunt season opens up the boat are pulled from the water. his house backs onto the mississipi in carlton place and im hoping to get out with him next season for some largie fishing.
Hoss, i hope the fish are starving on my next trip out
chris
that 1 miss was hard to take, was hoping that he would at least catch just 1. the river is very humbling though he cant wait to come down again. hes like my other uncle, once hunt season opens up the boat are pulled from the water. his house backs onto the mississipi in carlton place and im hoping to get out with him next season for some largie fishing.
Hoss, i hope the fish are starving on my next trip out
chris
heres a pick of my cousin enjoying the day. he bought a mustang survival jacket for the trip too, not sure if he took the tags off them yet either but has it on under his hunting jacket.
after saturdays trip somehow i lost my net somewhere. not sure if it was left at the launch or what but cant see it blowing out of the boat either. the great guy that he is he insisted on buying me a new one on sunday from the only bait store around thats open at 5am. this ones alot better than the one i had and the handle extends to about 7'. cant wait to try it out.
just hope the openning is big enough for all the big fish im going to catch next year
chris
after saturdays trip somehow i lost my net somewhere. not sure if it was left at the launch or what but cant see it blowing out of the boat either. the great guy that he is he insisted on buying me a new one on sunday from the only bait store around thats open at 5am. this ones alot better than the one i had and the handle extends to about 7'. cant wait to try it out.
just hope the openning is big enough for all the big fish im going to catch next year
chris
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