BOQ Jan 6th

Post by **Ken & Joanne** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:17 pm

Superdad, Laker John and I were out on Saturday and the wind and waves were pretty bad. We ended up having to go to the south shore and tie up for over an hour until the wind died down. The waves were about 4 footers and the kind that lift you up and drop you straight down. ooohhhh my aching body today. Anyways, fished from about 10:30 - 3:45 (minus the shore lunch time) and had nada. Saw about 7 boats and spoke to one group that had one about 8 lbs. Shoulda waited til today (Sunday). Oh well, can say we were fishing in a boat on Jan 6th!

Russ, looked for you and called on the radio but didn't see ya' out there. Did you make it up or were you one of the smart ones that said "maybe we should go on Sunday?"

cheers
Ken

Post by **swampbuster** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 5:01 pm

Hi Ken

Sorry I missed you on Saturday,my buddy wanted to try the Deseronto bridge.We got there early and it was really thick fog which the GALE FORCE winds blew away later in the morning. We packed it in at noon, but did manage a 7 pounder.We went back Sunday and jigged with mud minnows near the bridge and got into a mess of 1 pounders we caught and released about 50 for the two of us also we caught a couple of 3-4 pounders ,so it was a pretty good day.Hope you didn't hurt your rig on Saturday that wind was pretty brutal

, we could not find any sheltered areas to hide in so we wimped out till Sunday. Maybe we will see you next week the way the weather is going.

Thanks Russ

Post by **Mr Twister** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 12:25 pm

Hey Ken nice to see your still at it!How is the heater working?Keep in touch.....Pauly

Post by **Ken & Joanne** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:13 pm

Hey Pauly

how'd the move to Ottawa go? The heater was working good but I think some of the kerosene must've gone bad or maybe got water in it. Some of it would light no problem but some wouldn't. Oh well, maybe I'll have to mix some new with some old. You coming down for the opener? Hell, if the weather stays like this maybe come on down for a fish this month! Anyways, good to here from you. Take care.

Ken

Post by **Badger Shark** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:34 pm

Im definitely glad we chose Sunday to get out it sure was sweet, You guys seem to get down there an awful lot. I envy you. Always good reports and pics too.

Post by **Ken & Joanne** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 11:21 pm

Badger Shark wrote:Im definitely glad we chose Sunday to get out it sure was sweet, You guys seem to get down there an awful lot. I envy you. Always good reports and pics too.

I had a feeling Saturday would be a bad day. I was hoping that maybe it would just be a nice Walleye chop...boy was I wrong. Oh well, hindsight is 20/20. Superdad's lucky, he only lives 45 minutes away in Kingston. I'm about 2 1/2 hours away in Markham. Summertime is great though, as we have a trailer on Hay Bay there. Fishing in primo Walleye waters from opener to close...which just happen to be still open!

Russ, this Saturday is now looking like NO rain and only 15km/h winds!

Maybe see some of you guys out there.

cheers
Ken

Post by **swampbuster** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 9:40 pm

Hi Ken

I made it out to adolphus reach to-day from 2 till dark we picked up 1 -11 pounder , there was only one other boat. The weather was good overcast with light west winds maybe +4 , it felt like we should have done better. I am going to try and get out Sat or Sun OR BOTH !!

. Same old thing they seemed to be at 40 feet and deeper. The purple taildancer strikes again.I think Sheldon is right on the mark with the "they come up to feed then back down below 40 feet to chill theory".One thing though we have yet to get one on a planer board though we always run them

Well I should not wine to much with help from you and Sheldon we now average one monster per trip and it is keeping a big grin on our faces.It was a PB for my fishing Buddy so it made the trip well worth it.

Thanks Russ

Post by **Rescue78** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:00 pm

SwampBuster

I was probably in the other boat. I was in the area at that time and saw an other boat too.

Caught a 9.5 lbs and 2 dinks. Marked fish like crazy, both suspended ans on bottom, but could not get them.

Post by **swampbuster** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:18 pm

Hi RESCUE

The boat we saw was a Lund with a Merc, we also marked lots of big hooks, but only connected with one. The weather looks like it could go good or bad on the weekend but today sure was great. M

Post by **swampbuster** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:22 pm

Hi Rescue

I think the boat we saw was a Lund with a Merc. We also marked lots of big hooks but only caught one. Maybe we will see you out there on the weekend.

Thanks Russ

Post by **Ken & Joanne** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 1:40 am

swampbuster wrote:Hi Ken

I made it out to adolphus reach to-day from 2 till dark we picked up 1 -11 pounder , there was only one other boat. The weather was good overcast with light west winds maybe +4 , it felt like we should have done better. I am going to try and get out Sat or Sun OR BOTH !! . Same old thing they seemed to be at 40 feet and deeper. The purple taildancer strikes again.I think Sheldon is right on the mark with the "they come up to feed then back down below 40 feet to chill theory".One thing though we have yet to get one on a planer board though we always run them Well I should not wine to much with help from you and Sheldon we now average one monster per trip and it is keeping a big grin on our faces.It was a PB for my fishing Buddy so it made the trip well worth it.

Thanks Russ

That's awesome Russ! Something in your post makes me think that you should try a shallow diver on the boards

I was thinking that the last time I was out and all I ran were deep divers. When I was up with Superdad in November, we nailed one on a board with a shallow diver. Maybe try running deep and shallow and see what happens. Just a thought. We won't be out Saturday as we have company coming over.

But knock 'em dead and hope to hear about you getting a PB this time!

The thing about Eyetracker saying they shoot up and back down kinda turned the light bulb on. Worth a shot when you can run 2 rods per person.

cheers and good luck

Ken

Post by **Badger Shark** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:05 am

When we were out with Eye-tracker last Sunday we could see the eyes coming up from as deep as sixty feet at times to feed as high as ten feet.

One of our fish came from 25ft behind one board I belive and most of the fish seemed to be coming up to the 20 ft. level give or take.

Unbeliveable that these fish can see a bait from that depth and come up for it. We could also see how sensitive they are as every once and a while we would see a fish just dart down below us. Also sometimes see them following under the boat. It is obviously really important to have really good electronics to find these fish. And colour is an added bonus to help identify the eyes.

And of course having a Master walleye fisherman with years of experience is obviously the most valuable thing you could have. Thanks again Sheldon.

Post by **eye-tracker** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:36 pm

Badger Shark wrote: Unbeliveable that these fish can see a bait from that depth and come up for it. We could also see how sensitive they are as every once and a while we would see a fish just dart down below us.

Badger,

I am not convinced that they can see the crank from that distance either, but I think as they come up to feed in the 10-20 foot range they sense the vibration, rattle and then focus in on the crank-bait you are offering. I always like to have the bait at the depth they are feeding, not the depth they are running at. Every time out try running baits at all depths above the marks to see where the active feeding zone is going to be for that day.

-sheldon

Post by **Ken & Joanne** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:09 pm

eye-tracker wrote:
Badger Shark wrote: Unbeliveable that these fish can see a bait from that depth and come up for it. We could also see how sensitive they are as every once and a while we would see a fish just dart down below us.
Badger,

I am not convinced that they can see the crank from that distance either, but I think as they come up to feed in the 10-20 foot range they sense the vibration, rattle and then focus in on the crank-bait you are offering. I always like to have the bait at the depth they are feeding, not the depth they are running at. Every time out try running baits at all depths above the marks to see where the active feeding zone is going to be for that day.

-sheldon

I'll try and find the article on the lateral line sensitivity of fish. I can't remember the exact distance each fish can sense vibrations but I do remember it being an "eye" opening article.

Ken

Post by **Kpin** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:16 pm

Good stuff Ken, looks like the abnormal weather this winter is going to produce a few personal bests! I personally love it! Even if I'm unable to get out and enjoy it.