shallow water walleye

[Yannick Loranger]

Sunday morning, 30 minutes from downtown Ottawa, walleye and crappie are coming into the boat as fast as I've ever experienced, the clients are having the best day of fishing they've ever had, and there isn't another boat in site. The shallow walleye bite was on fire this weekend. Flatlining worm harnesses (notably Etic's ''La Versatyl'' in golden shiner) on emerging weedlines is usually a big walleye pattern that has produced for me big in the past, but this particular weedline had a massive school of 13-15'' walleye on it and just as many slabs. We found the bigger walleye in the last hour of the trip, on a differnt weedline, but by that point, the boys were more than content with the treasures they had put in the livewell already. Some bull gills and jumbo perch went into the well as well. A magnificent morning on the mighty Ottawa. I love this River

[gonefishin]

Nice report...I love when the walleye are in the shallows.

[Walleye'm Fishing]

Fantastic walleye and crappie action Yan.

[JasonT]

how much you charge for a day and how many guys in the boat?

thanks

[Bassassins]

Rocking Yan - nice to hear you are hitting them hard. Customers must have been very pleased!!!

[flewdogg]

Like Jason T said: how much and how many in the boat?

[jjwalleye]

looks like fun.........

[RJ]

Great fishin Yannick!

You ever let the folks throw cranks at a weedline like that? Now that would be fun!

RJ

[Yannick Loranger]

Like Jason T said: how much and how many in the boat?

My rate for a full day trip is $500 and I can take up to 3 guys. My boat, my rods, my bait, my food. Clients only supply a fishing license. A 6 hour trip is $400 and a 4 hour trip is $300.

Another option is to let me mix and match. I have a list of individuals who are looking to get matched with other individuals to create groups. This brings your cost down significantly vs. booking a trip by yourself.

Just some food for thought. Weekends are booked just about solid into July. June 30th is my only open date at this point until July but I can squeeze in a 4hr aon a couple different days. I'm available weekdays too and availability there is better although I'm booked just about solid the week of the 17th.

Tight lines to all!

Yannick

[Yannick Loranger]

Great fishin Yannick!

You ever let the folks throw cranks at a weedline like that? Now that would be fun!

RJ

We'll troll cranks along those weedlines for big fish, that's how we started Sunday morning. We were getting bumped steady but couldn't hook up. The main problem with cranks on weedlines on the Ottawa, as you know from bassing RJ, are the pike which are great when you're pike fishing but those teeth get annoying in a hurry when you lose your best cranks and have nothing to show off except your knot tying skills.

[Doug]

Attaboy, Yannick, that is the way to keep your clients grinning like school kids! Good on you!

Doug