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RJ wrote:I do Smitty and still do. They can but VERY rarely. Chevy won the lottery here!
No doubt Chevy nailed it Rob. Mind you he could have tossed a spinner by that tree and caught nada.
as a matter of fact we fished this tree three times before getting a bit on it.. first time around with cleos trolling the shoreline tight to the trees, second time casting spinners and spoons into the tree the next time with the float he finally hit
thanks to everyone for the positive feedback as usual!
still on a crazy high from these fish and find myself looking back on the pictures a few times a day!
cant wait to get back in the bush this weekend
It's cliche, but all I can say is wow, just wow! Those are the sort of thing fly-fishing dreams are made of! I can't wait to start discovering what those hills might reveal.
I've done the hour long hike, gear strapped to a bike, and walking it in, it's about the only means I have to get gear into areas. At the moment I'm without a 4x4, so it's drive and hike. I've got no issue with hiking an hour, but it looks like I'm gonna be poring over maps this winter. As a fly fisher with a float tube I'm keen on smaller lakes.
I'm not sure if you need to be so concerned with a report, those don't look like stocked specks, as mentioned, I'm pretty new to it all. I fished as a kid, but it was far and few between, and the old man's idea of fishing was more about convenience than discovery. And, that was it for about 30 years until last winter when I decided to borrow an auger and tip-up and made a trip to Tooey Lake. A 12" speck later and I was a kid all over again, but now I could decide where I was going go and what I was willing to do to get there. This summer I went to Sail and picked up a fly rod, which quickly turned into two fly rods, a vise, tools, a float tube, and a pair of boots. Most of my summer was spent trying to fish lakes up past Stonecliffe, but then I remembered that Calabogie has a bunch of hills and lakes, and would be a little closer, so here I am and I can only dream of coming across such a lake!
Good for you, dude, that was a beautiful fish. I've only had one nice sized fish on the fly, but there's nothing like it. If you never have, I strongly encourage you to give it a try! Hell, you can try my rod if you like, haha! I'm just bugging, I could help it.
Since I'm about an hour and a half from most of these lakes, I'm curious if there's any in particular that would be recommended? Sorry for posting a similar question on two threads, but tomorrow may be my last fly fishing outing this season. In particular, I'm considering Blithfield Long L, Limestone, or Shiner.
It was all hard work getting those two beauty brookies! Congrats on the trophy fish from a back lake. I could only imagine your excitement!The smile says it all
After years of trekking through the bush, I've yet to catch a fiyyaaahhhbelllllyyy speckle like those beauty's Chevy!! Must have been something else, trying to land those pretty suckers in a canoe, in the cold. I know how NOT easy that is. Huge credit to the net women there lad as well lololol. And you definitely didn't win the lottery, but endured some epic success taking advantage of this unusual season. You even said it how you fished that tree multiple times without a bite before the magic happened. MOST people would have fished that stuff once continued around the lake a few times and went home saying the lakes fished out. Persistence dude!
I've fished brook trout lakes not far from there where we have visibly see 2-3-4 2-4lbs specs nose our baits sight fishing for them through the ice, but not have a bite all day or catch a few 12''ers. The point is the fish are there and we still seen the ones we were after. Again, most fishing the lake would have never seen those fish and went home saying the lake dead and is fished out lol. Those big specs don't get that size by being stupid and easy.
I do most of my trout fishing in the Adirondacks but I am going to spend more time at home next season. But the thing I can't get used to here in Ontario is the garbage and destruction of beautiful places. These ponds are dumps! Old boats, fire pits, shot gun shells, tires, mattresses, chairs, beer cans, ATV damage and fire scarred trees. Its a disgrace.
Those are special trout Chevy...sorry for the rant.
Awesome specs Chevy! I knew you had a nice one when Madi texted me you just got a hog but those 2 beauties were unreal !!! Wicked pics man, told ya there were some nice fish in there!
Way to put in the work bud, most people would not put in that much effort to get in there but that's what makes all the difference. Glad it payed off big time for ya buddy, to bad I couldn't make it.
Tip-up's got that right:
I've fished brook trout lakes not far from there where we have visibly see 2-3-4 2-4lbs specs nose our baits sight fishing for them through the ice, but not have a bite all day or catch a few 12''ers.
Those darn smaller ones have to out compete the big ones for food so they are less cautious and more aggressive. I have been shore fishing and on a few occasions could see monster specs slowly following my bait to shore, thinking if they should take it or not, just to have a small stocker bolt out of nowhere in front of the big one and just snatch the bait without hesitation. Frustration at it's finest.
MOST people would have fished that stuff once continued around the lake a few times and went home saying the lakes fished out.
I can't even count how many times I have heard that from people fishing lakes I know for a fact have some nice fish in em.
Awesome job Chevy icing on the cake to a sweet year for ya!
!!! Wicked pics man, told ya there were some nice fish in there!