I have had an absolutely crazy year. i know i'm going to miss a lot in this but I don't want to crash the site with a picture overload
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Will start with my ice season, which I hope is right around the corner!
Started out targeting big perch and pannies, this turned out to be what i was doing with a huge chunk of the winter doing from slabs to perch to gills they're all so fun!
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Coool big blue perch
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my personal best gill at a hair over 11 inches
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and my favorite species of the panfish family, The slabbos
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a couple of nice walleye
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Also spent a lot of time chasing greasers this year... new to me within the past couple years and with uncle Rjs help i was pretty successful!
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These two fish will be permanently burnt into my memory on two separate occasions I was able to "guide" my mom and my girlfriend Madison on they're biggest fish through the ice. two big ole tubs of grease!
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As the Ice season was wrapping up I had one thing on my mind CHROME
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only got out a couple times for them before leaving the Ottawa area but they were very successful smashing fish the whole time and with Madi
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This pig hen Madi got her first day ever steelheading made me a little envious
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this big buck a few drifts later made up for it
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Then things in my life really took a crazy turn!
I was fortunate enough to be accepted to a guiding position in Northern Ontario fishing for giant Walleye and Pike on beautiful Lac Seul!
After close to a month of training on learning the lake, the boats and how to guide to they're expectations I was off with my groups in my brand new kingfisher! theses are aboslutley amazing boats that are built like tanks and handle like a Cadillac!! 20' long powered by a 115hp yamaha SHO tiller it was the perfect fishing rig!
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Guide life is the craziest lifestyle ever! indescribable!
Had over 60 walleye over 27" or 7-8 pounds in my boat by myself and guests....... yes I was able to fish all day with my guests
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Here are a couple of my big walleye through the season..was a little dicey asking guests to snap a pic of my big fish so most of them went with little hype and back into the drink pretty quick
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this was a fun one, caught at the base of some rapids on the centrepin and a fly so fun!
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ok back to more gold
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Madi was able to come visit for a few days while I was down there Made the long time away from each other so much easier!
as usual she had the hot hand smashing her personal best a couple of times
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there was also a very short window of time where we were able to sightfish smallies when they were on theyre beds.... right up my ally
landed my personal best at 6.8lbs
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guided lots of big pike this year stretching the tape over 40" more then a few times
here are my two favorite from the season
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and my personal best 43"
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after an unreal summer at the lodge i made my way back home home stopping at a couple places to fish along the way...
this pink salmon was one for the bucket list
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Have been out on the water a lot since i got back to Ottawa mostly targeting back lake trout and musky with limited success but still so much fun!
my only musky of the year
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and time for pretty little trout
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Well to anyone who made it through that long winded picture crazed clusterpuck of a report
THANK YOU!
it has been a great year and every weekend has a new adventure!
See everyone on Friday night
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EDIT yes i know theres not a single largemouth in here.. believe me i tried when i got back.. not as single largie over 2lbs
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