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A mini-report of an amazing weekend fishing!

Saturday I headed to the Ottawa River on the ‘hunt’ for gar. From the advice I’d been given – Saturday wasn’t the best weather for gar bites as it was cool, cloudy and sometimes raining. When the sun came for a few intermittent moments late in the day, we saw gar, but couldn’t get a strike.

But in the meantime it was a pike bonanza! We found a few bays that held many and had some fun with them.

This guy hit like a hammer and took my entire bait and hook in his mouth and snapped it shut. Thankfully Marty is a good net man and had the pliers handy. I ended the day with a redhorse. This little guy has a face only a mother could love. Gosh darn he was cute. So expressive! And he felt dolphin-smooth! And my weekend ended with a trip to the Mississippi yesterday. One of the (OVSB) club members put out an email offering up an open seat and I jumped at the chance! It was a beautiful day and the pike bite was on. I was having a devil of a time getting them to take the hook. I lost more fish than I caught… so that was humbling. Near the end of our outing, I was fishing a crank. The water was really choppy at this point as the wind was up pretty high, so I couldn’t even see where my bait was. And I felt the strike. Due to missing so many fish, I set the hook like my life depended on it, and reeled in…it’s a small, OOS largie… oh no.. it’s a perch!

My only question would be how can you post a may 24 weekend when it's only may 19th
good outing saturday had a blast with the duck billed trout......they were really smashing the bait.

Another great weekend of fishing .. congrats T.

Thanks for reporting, successful outing!

fishin mission wrote:My only question would be how can you post a may 24 weekend when it's only may 19th
good outing saturday had a blast with the duck billed trout......they were really smashing the bait.

What the heck am I gonna call next weekends' report?

TheMaverick wrote:Thanks for reporting, successful outing!

I thought you might get my dolphin-smooth reference.....

You are getting out on the water more than I am

What the heck am I gonna call next weekends' report?

you call it the saturday may 23rd report silly!!

I'm sorry but that red horse face thing is one ugly fish!

I was on the south end of the Miss last Friday and despite some slow times we got a dozen pike and got into some stubborn walleye around dinner--all just under the slot size but fun nonetheless.

Nice fish T.
Don

Nice report Tia

That's a nice looking pike, great work. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong, I've put in 3 or 4 outings on the Rideau, and other than an OOS musky, I haven't had any luck with the pike. Back to the drawing board for next weekend.

Dolphin Smooth?...

I'm puzzled why you are losing Pike? Seems every time I get one it's near surgery to get em off...

RJ

Supernova224 wrote:That's a nice looking pike, great work. I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong, I've put in 3 or 4 outings on the Rideau, and other than an OOS musky, I haven't had any luck with the pike. Back to the drawing board for next weekend.

On the Rideau, I actually found it to be tough as well. Lots of OOS fish and some oddballs brought in tho (Carp...)

It was on the Ottawa that I had a lot of success.

RJ wrote:Dolphin Smooth?...

Are you TWD fan?

RJ wrote: I'm puzzled why you are losing Pike? Seems every time I get one it's near surgery to get em off...

RJ

Sat I was good to go. I only lost one to a too tight drag and my line being bit. Monday? It was painful. And not just on one type of bait either. I was late in my hookset and lost fish after fish. I have no excuse. Except being mesmerized by the beauty of the boat I was on perhaps?

Blame that. Maverick does all the time.

RJ

On the Rideau, I actually found it to be tough as well. Lots of OOS fish and some oddballs brought in tho (Carp...)

It was on the Ottawa that I had a lot of success.

Well I guess it's encouraging I'm not the only one. Here's to some better luck on the Rideau in the next few weeks!