Big Water = Big Fish

[Matt Massey]

I would say that these big girls are rare enough. I believe the mitigating factor in our success is the time of year.

Much like bird migration (which we can all physically see), there are high points of activity at certain times of the year. This time of year, the spawn is on and as a result you are going to up your chances of finding a big hen in the shallows increases considerably.

Also, we fished hard - no less than 10 hours each day for 3+ days straight, we covered a lot of water and made a hundreds of casts. Most guys I know don't fish like we do.

[wolfe]

Wow, Matt, that is a mammoth fish. And as grossly big as it is, look at it's head in relation to the body -- it's got "room to grow".

I also noted that spinnerbaits were not working (over the past wknd, anyway, when we were up). Sometimes you've got to slow things down for the post spawn &/or cooler weather, wouldn't you say?

Anyway, congrats. That's a great picture for a keepsake.

W.

[Newt]

Super catch. I think the Ottawa is sometimes underestimated.

Newt