Our EOY report!!

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Our EOY report!!

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Figured I would try my hand at one of these. This year was special since it was my first full fishing season since moving back into the Ottawa region and my first full season fishing with my bro Dan. To help maybe put things into perspective, my bro got into fishing watching dudes catch monster fish from kayaks and it was clear to him...that's what he wanted, big fish towing him around in a tiny plastic shell.

Trying to convince me however was a different story since I have a few years under my belt and when I thought yakfishing, I thought less fish. Stubborn as he is, he bought a yak, caught a muskie and then, I bought a yak, spent last fall getting used to the new craft and we were both kinda gung-ho to get going...

...Which is why we headed out the second we could. First trip was in mid-march for walleyes..

Mtl dinks

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Ottawa dinks. I had heard we had crossed Slop that day, maybe get a chance to shake hands next time

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With everything closed, we figure we would go smell a skunk on the Niagara

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Well, not really a skunk

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Having these hit our yaks and spin us around had the border patrols scratching their heads

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Pike opens early in some places and we slammed them pretty good, although no size but still had runs of every cast action

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Some trout..

31 Mile lake

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Specs

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Hit the walleyes pretty good on the Petawawa river

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Bottom fishing in Mtl was weird this year, due to the low waters we experienced. A deeper hole had fish stacked up like cord-wood.

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Some bass with Dan doing most of the damage

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Token pikes

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Muskies

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Buck's first from a yak

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Filming for Mordus De la Peche

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But Dan caught the three nicest fish of the season, for his first year of doing serious fishing, he set the bar pretty high for himself.

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Almost a 6.

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His tiger.

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Just real quick, yakfishing is fun if you wanna explore lakes unaccessible by boat, want peace and quiet, pinch pennies or get your heart pumping. While it is not for everyone, we have noticed a pile of poeple trying it out this year and have answered a ton of pm's asking details as they are getting rigged up for next year.

That said, we had a pile of fun in the yaks.

Manny
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Post by fiiish »

Congrats on what looks to be a great year of fishing. Great work!
Hope it's even better for you next year. 8)

On a side note, you mentioned Mordu de la Pêche...
Only caught a few episodes but what a great show.
Anyone who's never seen it should check it out.
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Awesome report Manny, definitely some awesome fish and a funny way to catch them.

Are those small laprey attached onto the tiger muskie?

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fiiish wrote:
On a side note, you mentioned Mordu de la Pêche...
Only caught a few episodes but what a great show.
Anyone who's never seen it should check it out.
His concept is hard to beat, different and refershing. It airs in english on CTV and ESPN outdoors, the Fishing Adventurer.
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JimW wrote: Are those small laprey attached onto the tiger muskie?

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Yes, however, sad to say, that they didn't survive to be caught another day.
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You guys had a great year in the yaks. Thanks for the summary.
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You know Man-Man... that is some pretty SWEET fishing! I have been impressed with every report you posted this year and thank you for it. I love seeing some of those places I cut my teeth on in and around MTL producing real nice fish.

You are a great ambassador for the growing sport of Yak fishing.

My one question; Did you figure out how to get a microwave on board a Yak? That popcorn MUST have been for you and not bait.. right?!

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Post by Moosebunk »

WOW Manny!!! I'm glad ya did this up cause I missed a few of these fish if you had of reported them before. Great 2010 in the Yak and abroad dood, some stellar fish. Thanks for the EOY. 8)
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A most impressiveyear Manny
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What a banner year for you Manny Image

Your reports have been great reads and filled with excellent photos.

Thanks for the great posts and looking forward to next year.

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Very impressive Manny.
Keep it up, your results are very entertaining.
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Awesome report Manny - GR8 job!
Thanks for sharing ! :D :D
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Great year you had there Manny :D . Nice fish.
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Awesome fishing guys. I love those sturgeon shots!
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Post by ratsotail »

Way to go Manny! Looks like you are hooked on the yak fishing for sure. The Niagara looks pretty hairy...I waded that for steelhead above the falls one time...was afraid to lift my tennis shoe off the bottom for more than a millimeter :shock: :oops: !

Good luck on the hard water??

tight lines

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