Our EOY report!!
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 8:54 pm
Figured I would try my hand at one of these. This year was special since it was my first full fishing season since moving back into the Ottawa region and my first full season fishing with my bro Dan. To help maybe put things into perspective, my bro got into fishing watching dudes catch monster fish from kayaks and it was clear to him...that's what he wanted, big fish towing him around in a tiny plastic shell.
Trying to convince me however was a different story since I have a few years under my belt and when I thought yakfishing, I thought less fish. Stubborn as he is, he bought a yak, caught a muskie and then, I bought a yak, spent last fall getting used to the new craft and we were both kinda gung-ho to get going...
...Which is why we headed out the second we could. First trip was in mid-march for walleyes..
Mtl dinks
Ottawa dinks. I had heard we had crossed Slop that day, maybe get a chance to shake hands next time
With everything closed, we figure we would go smell a skunk on the Niagara
Well, not really a skunk
Having these hit our yaks and spin us around had the border patrols scratching their heads
Pike opens early in some places and we slammed them pretty good, although no size but still had runs of every cast action
Some trout..
31 Mile lake
Specs
Hit the walleyes pretty good on the Petawawa river
Bottom fishing in Mtl was weird this year, due to the low waters we experienced. A deeper hole had fish stacked up like cord-wood.
Some bass with Dan doing most of the damage
Token pikes
Muskies
Buck's first from a yak
Filming for Mordus De la Peche
But Dan caught the three nicest fish of the season, for his first year of doing serious fishing, he set the bar pretty high for himself.
Almost a 6.
His tiger.
Just real quick, yakfishing is fun if you wanna explore lakes unaccessible by boat, want peace and quiet, pinch pennies or get your heart pumping. While it is not for everyone, we have noticed a pile of poeple trying it out this year and have answered a ton of pm's asking details as they are getting rigged up for next year.
That said, we had a pile of fun in the yaks.
Manny
Trying to convince me however was a different story since I have a few years under my belt and when I thought yakfishing, I thought less fish. Stubborn as he is, he bought a yak, caught a muskie and then, I bought a yak, spent last fall getting used to the new craft and we were both kinda gung-ho to get going...
...Which is why we headed out the second we could. First trip was in mid-march for walleyes..
Mtl dinks
Ottawa dinks. I had heard we had crossed Slop that day, maybe get a chance to shake hands next time
With everything closed, we figure we would go smell a skunk on the Niagara
Well, not really a skunk
Having these hit our yaks and spin us around had the border patrols scratching their heads
Pike opens early in some places and we slammed them pretty good, although no size but still had runs of every cast action
Some trout..
31 Mile lake
Specs
Hit the walleyes pretty good on the Petawawa river
Bottom fishing in Mtl was weird this year, due to the low waters we experienced. A deeper hole had fish stacked up like cord-wood.
Some bass with Dan doing most of the damage
Token pikes
Muskies
Buck's first from a yak
Filming for Mordus De la Peche
But Dan caught the three nicest fish of the season, for his first year of doing serious fishing, he set the bar pretty high for himself.
Almost a 6.
His tiger.
Just real quick, yakfishing is fun if you wanna explore lakes unaccessible by boat, want peace and quiet, pinch pennies or get your heart pumping. While it is not for everyone, we have noticed a pile of poeple trying it out this year and have answered a ton of pm's asking details as they are getting rigged up for next year.
That said, we had a pile of fun in the yaks.
Manny
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