Saguenay report pt 2

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Saguenay report pt 2

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Well i'm back from Saguenay and I have to say that was a fantastic trip. The scenery was fantastic and although the fishing was slow it was a new and awsome experrience.We made a stop on the way to see the ice fishing operation at Sainte-Anne-DeLa-Perade. this is a event everyone should see if you get a chance vertualy the whole river becomes a city fot the Tomcod fishing they build a city on the ice complete with stores restaurants and I'm told althgough I didn't see it there's even a dance hall

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Restaurant on the Ice Sainte-Anne-DeLa-Perade

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one view upstream Sainte-Anne-DeLa-Perade


We arrived at Saguenay and our finall destination by about 1 pm at les Gites Du Fjord and checked in to a modern comfotable condo with all the amendities of home :)

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Our accomadations

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The view from our patio door
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Thje ice shacks on the Fjord

We started fishing Saturday Morning and were informed the transition from freash to salt water was at 60 feet deep and our shack was set over 280 feet of water the sea bass were suspended between 60 to 280 feet of water , an awfull large colum of water to serch so we oped to concentrate on the bottom feeding cod , It wasn't long befofore the first cod was landed but it proved to be a tough weekend for fishing and our totall catch for the weekend was 4 cod 3 ray's a whole pile of snow crab( had to be returned :( )and a mystery blob we believe to be a gelitunus snail that we named a booger bass :)

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My first ever Cod

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some of our crabs we caught
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the Booger bass

All in all an encellent weekend with great company and great food hope to do it again in the future :) :) :) :)


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Post by Markus »

Does part 2 of your report contain the fish pictures? :lol:

That place lloks awesome. I read an article about it a little while ago. It's something worth experiencing for sure. Great pictures Topwater.
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Post by RJ »

What?...no fish?... :x
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Post by Bottoms Up »

Great pictures Topwater ! Looks like they love their icefishing !
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Thats crazy i couldent fish there to many people there.
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Post by iankrzyzanowski »

Id rather touch the booger bass over a ling any day!!!
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Post by RJ »

That is so cool!....look honey!...I got crabs on my fishing trip..... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by Markus »

Awesome pics Topwater. It's been awhile since a I've been fishing for Tom Cod. Even brought a smile to PL's face, most kids in the Maritimes that are brought up in fishing communities share the same memories as tom cod being theit first fish ever caught.

Looks like an awesome trip. Too bad the crabs had to go back down the hole. :)
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Post by Muskiemagnet »

I can see why they call Ling, "fresh water cod". Looks are very alike. Are they as slimey as Ling..???
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Post by Wall-I-Guy »

Great report Topwater!

Did the Cod have to go back too? I know they did when I was fishing the East Coast last year! :(
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I can see why they call Ling, "fresh water cod". Looks are very alike. Are they as slimey as Ling..???
i didn't find them real slimmy until they been laying on the ice but I find that with all fish

Did the Cod have to go back too? I know they did when I was fishing the East Coast last year!
no the cod all came home :) :)
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Post by wolfe »

Topwater,

What a cool "ice village". I never knew they existed! Wild...

And the view from your accommodations was breathtaking.

That cod had some pretty markings on it...I think I'd rather touch the ling over the "booger bass", Ransome! Eeewww!

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awsome pictures, you wouldnt catch me touching that booger. looks like the fish is turned inside-out. gives me the heebie-geebies looking at it.lol

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Post by Manny »

Nice pics Topwater. Loks like you guys had a blast. Those cods must have tasted sweet.

Wolfe, about the ice village, it's also a great place for the young ones. Huge skating rinks, hay-rides, on-site Tom Cod museams and lot's of fish. Basically, the least exciting thing about this whole deal is actually the fishing unless you get into some perch :shock: :shock: .
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Post by baz fish »

Awsome pick Topwater the scenery is very nice and as for the fishing well its just the fun to be out there and enjoying the weekend. Thats I always want to go to fish at the Saguenay and I sa the pick and it anchious to go there now. As for St Anne de la Perade thats another place that I want to go one of these days.
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