Showing posts with label Fishing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fishing. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
The walleye were bitting
Unfortunately they were all on the small size. The biggest one I caught was barely 14 inches. The neighbour managed a few in the 18 to 19 inch range earlier in the mornings. Sunday morning he did get one walleye large enough to keep and had it for lunch. Both of us were fishing along the south east shore just west of Broken Paddle Estates. 18 feet of water seemed to be the sweet spot.
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
It was a nice day for a drive
The sun broke through the clouds every now and then but the wind did not let up until late Saturday evening. Needless to say we did not get out to do the water sampling. Apparently churned up water does not make for good samples. We shall try again June 20th.
I did get out for a couple hours Saturday evening. Caught a few small walleye and northern's but nothing to write home about. It was just nice to get back out on the lake, relax, wet the line and enjoy life.
I did get out for a couple hours Saturday evening. Caught a few small walleye and northern's but nothing to write home about. It was just nice to get back out on the lake, relax, wet the line and enjoy life.
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Northern Pike,
Walleye
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
May Long
It was a cold rainy weekend. We managed to get our small community dock in the water along with a few of the boat hoists. Never did get out in the boat to do any fishing myself. Just too much work that needed to get done so that I may enjoy the rest of the all too short warm season in Alberta.
My Daughter (Yolanda) managed to catch quite a few Northerns and a few Walleye off the main dock at Broken Paddle.
My Daughter (Yolanda) taking my Grandson (Mike 20 months old) fishing for the very first time.
The view from up top of hill on Monday
Not a ripple to be seen. Of course the weather was nice on Monday. We had to pack up and head home. Never fails!
My Daughter (Yolanda) managed to catch quite a few Northerns and a few Walleye off the main dock at Broken Paddle.
My Daughter (Yolanda) taking my Grandson (Mike 20 months old) fishing for the very first time.
The view from up top of hill on MondayNot a ripple to be seen. Of course the weather was nice on Monday. We had to pack up and head home. Never fails!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Another youtube video
We almost had a double header. Fortunately for you viewers, I was able to capture myself reeling in a walleye and then grab the camera to video Dave bringing in his just seconds later. Riveting video! OK, stop laughing now....
Definitely need a camera with sound. What Dave was looking at, and asking me about was what was on the walleye he caught. It had several baby leeches on it and a couple made their way to his hands. He had never seen this before and was kind of freaked out by it. WUS!
Definitely need a camera with sound. What Dave was looking at, and asking me about was what was on the walleye he caught. It had several baby leeches on it and a couple made their way to his hands. He had never seen this before and was kind of freaked out by it. WUS!
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A fantastic weekend
You could not possibly ask for better weather at this time of year. The walleye and perch were biting on a regular basis. Here is my bro Dave catching a couple walleye.
Be kind, it is my first youtube video. It was taken with only a small Olympus Camedia D-535 digital camera.
Hopefully with a bit more practice, I can manage to improve the quality and maybe even look at getting an actual HD video camera with sound and all that good stuff.
Be kind, it is my first youtube video. It was taken with only a small Olympus Camedia D-535 digital camera.
Hopefully with a bit more practice, I can manage to improve the quality and maybe even look at getting an actual HD video camera with sound and all that good stuff.
Labels:
Fawcett lake,
Fishing,
Walleye
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
The fishing was great!
Unfortunately, I was not there. A bug snuck up on me and put me out of action for the past five days.
My brother did manage to get up to Fawcett lake on Saturday and wasted no time in letting me know how great the fishing was all weekend. My nose is still sore from all that rubbing. Other than a couple nasty evening storms, the weather was good too. Damn bug had really really bad timing!
Here's hoping that the great fishing continues through the rest of the season.
My brother did manage to get up to Fawcett lake on Saturday and wasted no time in letting me know how great the fishing was all weekend. My nose is still sore from all that rubbing. Other than a couple nasty evening storms, the weather was good too. Damn bug had really really bad timing!
Here's hoping that the great fishing continues through the rest of the season.
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Walleye,
Wishing I was there
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Back in the real world
Saturday 6/27/09
I fished twin peaks for most of the day. This area is usually a good spot for perch and therefore attracts walleye and pike alike. It is located between “Big Point” and “Birch Island” and covers a large area of water. It is easy to locate with a depth finder as the depth climbs quite sharply from 30 odd feet to less than nine feet. It then drops to 20 odd feet and then climbs back up to 9 feet. Finally it drops back to the depths of the lake. The water temp was pretty steady at 61.7 F. Air temp peaked at around 20 C. It was cloudy with sunny breaks with a wind coming out of the west, causing whitecaps off and on throughout the day. I caught numerous walleye and pike but no perch were found as I slowly maneuvered all over both peaks with my electric motor. The largest walleye was 48cm. Good thing I did not plan on having fish for dinner. I was using a 1/4 oz or 1/8 oz jig head depending on the depth I was fishing. I tipped the jigs with either; frozen minnows, live leeches, Berkley Gulp 4” minnows as well as the Gulp 3” crazy legs grubs. I have been using Gulp leeches since the fishing season opened and they have been working well, so I figured I would give these other Gulp products a shot.
The bulk of the walleye were caught at a depth of 16 to 21 feet of water, bouncing the jig off the bottom about 6 inches or so. The pike were all caught in shallower water closer to the peaks or as the jig was dropping down in deeper water at about 11 feet from the surface.
Sunday 6/28/09
Morning showers turned into a brief thunderstorm and then to a light steady sprinkle. When the sun finally came out, the wind began to increase in intensity out of the west creating huge whitecaps making it impossible for most to safely get out on the lake. Being at the east end of the lake has its downside!
Finally at about 10 PM, the wind died down. With any luck it will stay reasonably calm for the next few days.
Monday 6/29/09
The lake had a small chop when I looked out at 7 AM. YES! Fishing I will go. Had a quick shower, made some breakfast, ate, and guess what. Poof! The wind god hates me. The lake now has two foot whitecaps and it is getting worse.
Finally around 5 PM, the wind has subsided. I’m gone fishin’. Did not go far from home as I can see a storm brewing out west. Cruised into the bay just west of “Tim’s point”. Worked the western part of the bay just before “Big Point”. I found walleye in the 20 foot depth range. They ranged from 43 cm to a 55cm. Only caught 3 pike, which were all in the 60 cm range. At 7 PM I headed in to shore as the storm I saw brewing earlier was now getting too close for my comfort. Not to mention Roxy the fishing hound hates the rain and gets very agitated. I know it sounds strange. A lab that loves the water and will retrieve for as long as you can keep tossing her H2O ring into the water is bothered by rain falling on her. But it is true. I can’t figure it out myself.
Tuesday 6/30/09
Woke up to a calm lake. This time however it managed to stay calm while I showered and had breakfast. Gone Fishing!
9:30 – 4:30: Fished from Tim’s Point west around Big Point and over to Nick’s Nook. Manage to boat 44 walleye and 10 pike. 5 of the walleye were over 50 cm. The biggest one being 53 cm. Most of the walleye were caught on a jig tipped with a leech but a jig and minnow worked well too after I ran out of leeches. No worries, another ¼ pound tub is sitting in the bait fridge.
4:30 – 6:30: Supper and dishes… Gone Fishing! Did I mention I am a Fishaholic?
6:30 – 7:30: Well that didn’t last long. Barely made it out to Big Point and the wind started up. Within minutes it went from relative calm to two foot rolling swells, which are no big deal so I continued fishing. Caught two more small walleye and another pike. Then the nice rollers turned into 3 foot whitecaps and things started to get a bit hairy. Keep in mind I am in a 12 foot, narrow and shallow aluminum boat, a little 9.9 evirude for power. I also have a dog that is starting to freak out and wants to sit beside me even though there is no room for her. Not fun!
Today’s total : 46 walleye and 11 pike.
Wednesday 7/1/09
The entire lake is now open to fishing… and the weather sucks… again… wind, rain, basically a work around the cabin day. I hate it when that happens.
Thursday 7/2/09
Woke up and holy crap! Lake is calm, no rain. Sneak out to the boat wearing a Groucho Marks disguise. It worked. Gone fishing!
Fishing was slow. The ones that were biting were all on the small size. The largest I caught was 48 cm. I talked to a few other people out on the lake and most were experiencing the same.
Around 2:45PM we had a bit of excitement as the water bombers (Canadair CL-215) came in to the lake for the next hour. They appeared to be pounding a fire on the south side of the lake down at the west end not far from Anchor Inn Resort from what I could tell from way down at the east end of the lake. I know it was not far off as the bombers were making round trips every 6 minutes or so. I could see the sun reflecting off of the Cessna Caravan (C208B) “bird dog” circling and marking the spot for the “Ducks” ever so slightly.
http://www.srd.gov.ab.ca/wildfires/fighting/airtankerstats.aspx
These are the planes you don't want to see anywhere near your favorite place.



During all the excitement, the wind picked up and the fishing got worse, if that was at all possible. But stubborn as I am I stayed out for a little longer hoping to start catching instead of just fishing. Managed to catch a few more but again nothing to write home about. Headed in for supper at 5:30 and was back on the lake at 6:30. Managed to bag a few more medium sized walleyes before the storm rolled in from the west forcing me off the lake at about 8:30. It did not last long and I probably could have gone back out around 9:00, but, I’ll give the fish a break, this one time.
Friday 7/03/09
Spent most of the morning and afternoon working on and around the cabin. Bro and his Girl friend showed up at 2:30 PM. I helped them get settled in and then had a bite to eat. Got out on the lake around 6:00 PM, stayed out until just about 10:00 PM. Fishing was not all that great to be honest. A guy from work joined us just as we got back in. He had never fished for fish with teeth before. Silly easterner.
Saturday 7/04/09
Fished the morning away. We moved all about trying all the usual fishing holes. Fishing was slow. We did catch a few walleye and even fewer pike. My bro managed to catch a large sucker and a nice perch as well.
Went back out after supper and again it was slow going. I could not figure out a pattern to catch decent walleye. Like all good fisher people, I blame the ever changing barometer the past few days for my lack of success.
Sunday 7/05/09
Last day. Damn that went by way too fast.
The four of us headed back out for one last kick at the fish. It was an absolutely gorgeous day. Again fishing was slow. Finally, late in the morning we found walleye biting in 16 feet of water on the south west corner of Birch Island. We managed to boat a few the largest one going to the rookie. It was easily over the 50 cm range but as usual, we let it go to be caught another day. Early afternoon brought things to much slower pace. A snails pace to be honest. Moved again further east to no avail.
We finally packed it in just before 3:00. It was time to pack things up and head back to working and paying bills.
Two weeks from now I get to start all over again. But next time it will be 15 days of fishing instead of 9. With any luck, the weather will be here and the fishing will be fantastic.
One can only hope…
I fished twin peaks for most of the day. This area is usually a good spot for perch and therefore attracts walleye and pike alike. It is located between “Big Point” and “Birch Island” and covers a large area of water. It is easy to locate with a depth finder as the depth climbs quite sharply from 30 odd feet to less than nine feet. It then drops to 20 odd feet and then climbs back up to 9 feet. Finally it drops back to the depths of the lake. The water temp was pretty steady at 61.7 F. Air temp peaked at around 20 C. It was cloudy with sunny breaks with a wind coming out of the west, causing whitecaps off and on throughout the day. I caught numerous walleye and pike but no perch were found as I slowly maneuvered all over both peaks with my electric motor. The largest walleye was 48cm. Good thing I did not plan on having fish for dinner. I was using a 1/4 oz or 1/8 oz jig head depending on the depth I was fishing. I tipped the jigs with either; frozen minnows, live leeches, Berkley Gulp 4” minnows as well as the Gulp 3” crazy legs grubs. I have been using Gulp leeches since the fishing season opened and they have been working well, so I figured I would give these other Gulp products a shot.
The bulk of the walleye were caught at a depth of 16 to 21 feet of water, bouncing the jig off the bottom about 6 inches or so. The pike were all caught in shallower water closer to the peaks or as the jig was dropping down in deeper water at about 11 feet from the surface.
Sunday 6/28/09
Morning showers turned into a brief thunderstorm and then to a light steady sprinkle. When the sun finally came out, the wind began to increase in intensity out of the west creating huge whitecaps making it impossible for most to safely get out on the lake. Being at the east end of the lake has its downside!
Finally at about 10 PM, the wind died down. With any luck it will stay reasonably calm for the next few days.
Monday 6/29/09
The lake had a small chop when I looked out at 7 AM. YES! Fishing I will go. Had a quick shower, made some breakfast, ate, and guess what. Poof! The wind god hates me. The lake now has two foot whitecaps and it is getting worse.
Finally around 5 PM, the wind has subsided. I’m gone fishin’. Did not go far from home as I can see a storm brewing out west. Cruised into the bay just west of “Tim’s point”. Worked the western part of the bay just before “Big Point”. I found walleye in the 20 foot depth range. They ranged from 43 cm to a 55cm. Only caught 3 pike, which were all in the 60 cm range. At 7 PM I headed in to shore as the storm I saw brewing earlier was now getting too close for my comfort. Not to mention Roxy the fishing hound hates the rain and gets very agitated. I know it sounds strange. A lab that loves the water and will retrieve for as long as you can keep tossing her H2O ring into the water is bothered by rain falling on her. But it is true. I can’t figure it out myself.
Tuesday 6/30/09
Woke up to a calm lake. This time however it managed to stay calm while I showered and had breakfast. Gone Fishing!
9:30 – 4:30: Fished from Tim’s Point west around Big Point and over to Nick’s Nook. Manage to boat 44 walleye and 10 pike. 5 of the walleye were over 50 cm. The biggest one being 53 cm. Most of the walleye were caught on a jig tipped with a leech but a jig and minnow worked well too after I ran out of leeches. No worries, another ¼ pound tub is sitting in the bait fridge.
4:30 – 6:30: Supper and dishes… Gone Fishing! Did I mention I am a Fishaholic?
6:30 – 7:30: Well that didn’t last long. Barely made it out to Big Point and the wind started up. Within minutes it went from relative calm to two foot rolling swells, which are no big deal so I continued fishing. Caught two more small walleye and another pike. Then the nice rollers turned into 3 foot whitecaps and things started to get a bit hairy. Keep in mind I am in a 12 foot, narrow and shallow aluminum boat, a little 9.9 evirude for power. I also have a dog that is starting to freak out and wants to sit beside me even though there is no room for her. Not fun!
Today’s total : 46 walleye and 11 pike.
Wednesday 7/1/09
The entire lake is now open to fishing… and the weather sucks… again… wind, rain, basically a work around the cabin day. I hate it when that happens.
Thursday 7/2/09
Woke up and holy crap! Lake is calm, no rain. Sneak out to the boat wearing a Groucho Marks disguise. It worked. Gone fishing!
Fishing was slow. The ones that were biting were all on the small size. The largest I caught was 48 cm. I talked to a few other people out on the lake and most were experiencing the same.
Around 2:45PM we had a bit of excitement as the water bombers (Canadair CL-215) came in to the lake for the next hour. They appeared to be pounding a fire on the south side of the lake down at the west end not far from Anchor Inn Resort from what I could tell from way down at the east end of the lake. I know it was not far off as the bombers were making round trips every 6 minutes or so. I could see the sun reflecting off of the Cessna Caravan (C208B) “bird dog” circling and marking the spot for the “Ducks” ever so slightly.
http://www.srd.gov.ab.ca/wildfires/fighting/airtankerstats.aspx
These are the planes you don't want to see anywhere near your favorite place.



During all the excitement, the wind picked up and the fishing got worse, if that was at all possible. But stubborn as I am I stayed out for a little longer hoping to start catching instead of just fishing. Managed to catch a few more but again nothing to write home about. Headed in for supper at 5:30 and was back on the lake at 6:30. Managed to bag a few more medium sized walleyes before the storm rolled in from the west forcing me off the lake at about 8:30. It did not last long and I probably could have gone back out around 9:00, but, I’ll give the fish a break, this one time.
Friday 7/03/09
Spent most of the morning and afternoon working on and around the cabin. Bro and his Girl friend showed up at 2:30 PM. I helped them get settled in and then had a bite to eat. Got out on the lake around 6:00 PM, stayed out until just about 10:00 PM. Fishing was not all that great to be honest. A guy from work joined us just as we got back in. He had never fished for fish with teeth before. Silly easterner.
Saturday 7/04/09
Fished the morning away. We moved all about trying all the usual fishing holes. Fishing was slow. We did catch a few walleye and even fewer pike. My bro managed to catch a large sucker and a nice perch as well.
Went back out after supper and again it was slow going. I could not figure out a pattern to catch decent walleye. Like all good fisher people, I blame the ever changing barometer the past few days for my lack of success.
Sunday 7/05/09
Last day. Damn that went by way too fast.
The four of us headed back out for one last kick at the fish. It was an absolutely gorgeous day. Again fishing was slow. Finally, late in the morning we found walleye biting in 16 feet of water on the south west corner of Birch Island. We managed to boat a few the largest one going to the rookie. It was easily over the 50 cm range but as usual, we let it go to be caught another day. Early afternoon brought things to much slower pace. A snails pace to be honest. Moved again further east to no avail.
We finally packed it in just before 3:00. It was time to pack things up and head back to working and paying bills.
Two weeks from now I get to start all over again. But next time it will be 15 days of fishing instead of 9. With any luck, the weather will be here and the fishing will be fantastic.
One can only hope…
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Who's who?
Just some random pictures of people fishing on Fawcett Lake, Alberta, on Saturday, June 12, 2009. Could it be you? If you care to view the full size image, simply right click on any of the pictures. Warning! They are quite large files.
Yes there is a boat there, way off in the distance.

My Brother with a very respectable walleye. It is still out there for someone else to catch again.

Birch Island and Mother nature provide the perfect frame. Is that a Northern Pike jumping behind the boat?

And a sunset...
Yes there is a boat there, way off in the distance.

My Brother with a very respectable walleye. It is still out there for someone else to catch again.

Birch Island and Mother nature provide the perfect frame. Is that a Northern Pike jumping behind the boat?

And a sunset...
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Monday, June 8, 2009
Lost count
Unfortunately I did not manage to get up to the lake in time to do any fishing on Friday.
Saturday I traveled the lake from the docks in front of Broken Paddle to the deep whole west of Six mile point. The weather was cool. Water temp hovered right around the 54F mark most of the day. Still pretty dang cold for this time of year if you ask me. Small pike were abundant almost everywhere. The only place that I managed to catch a few walleye of any size was on the southern rocky point of Birch Island. 18 feet of water seemed to be the sweet spot. I did catch a few in shallower, but the fish definitely got smaller as the water got shallower. Still not a one over the elusive 50cm mark.
Sunday I stayed around the east end of the lake, working the point by the "orange" boundary marker for the first hour or so. Managed to land a few 17 inchers and many smaller walleye. Small pike again were abundant as well. Managed to survive the mini storm that rolled past dumping down some rain and hail for about 10 seconds. After that the wind changed directions. Then changed again and then one more time just for the heck of it. At one point the wind was blowing both from the south and from the west at the same time. In between all the wind changes I decided to head over to "blank" (no name that I know of) point. Basically the large point on the south shore where the lake widens out as you head west from Broken Paddle/FLR. Anywho... A fishaholics dream come true! As I was not really looking to keep any to eat, I had a great time here. As fast as I could drop another jig and minnow down to 18 feet I had another fish. Most times it would be a walleye and once in a while a pike would strike. I honestly can't tell you how many fish I caught. It was simply non stop. I went through two tubs of minnows and then tossed out a jig with a 3 inch "Gulp Alive" leech and they kept hitting that till it was shredded. It was a hoot! Would have been a great day to have a few younger kids with me. Definitely would have had them hooked on fishing forever.
Tell us your tales from the weekend...
Saturday I traveled the lake from the docks in front of Broken Paddle to the deep whole west of Six mile point. The weather was cool. Water temp hovered right around the 54F mark most of the day. Still pretty dang cold for this time of year if you ask me. Small pike were abundant almost everywhere. The only place that I managed to catch a few walleye of any size was on the southern rocky point of Birch Island. 18 feet of water seemed to be the sweet spot. I did catch a few in shallower, but the fish definitely got smaller as the water got shallower. Still not a one over the elusive 50cm mark.
Sunday I stayed around the east end of the lake, working the point by the "orange" boundary marker for the first hour or so. Managed to land a few 17 inchers and many smaller walleye. Small pike again were abundant as well. Managed to survive the mini storm that rolled past dumping down some rain and hail for about 10 seconds. After that the wind changed directions. Then changed again and then one more time just for the heck of it. At one point the wind was blowing both from the south and from the west at the same time. In between all the wind changes I decided to head over to "blank" (no name that I know of) point. Basically the large point on the south shore where the lake widens out as you head west from Broken Paddle/FLR. Anywho... A fishaholics dream come true! As I was not really looking to keep any to eat, I had a great time here. As fast as I could drop another jig and minnow down to 18 feet I had another fish. Most times it would be a walleye and once in a while a pike would strike. I honestly can't tell you how many fish I caught. It was simply non stop. I went through two tubs of minnows and then tossed out a jig with a 3 inch "Gulp Alive" leech and they kept hitting that till it was shredded. It was a hoot! Would have been a great day to have a few younger kids with me. Definitely would have had them hooked on fishing forever.
Tell us your tales from the weekend...
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Monday, June 1, 2009
Windy Weekend
Managed to get out on the water at about 5 pm on Friday. Fished for about 4 hours. Managed to bring in 6 small pike, one baby walleye, and two over 17 inches but not big enough to keep. Water temp varied from about 55F when I first hit the water and slowly dropped to 49F by the time I packed it in.
The rest of the weekend was a write off due to the wind. Being at the east end of the lake can be a detriment when the wind gets going. Saturday the waves were close to four feet at their worst. Sunday was a little better but the wind was still howling making it unsafe for my little 12 foot aluminum. Then there was the rain, and the hail. All in all not a particularly nice or productive weekend.
Anyone out there have better luck than I did? How was it over at the west end? Don't be shy...
The rest of the weekend was a write off due to the wind. Being at the east end of the lake can be a detriment when the wind gets going. Saturday the waves were close to four feet at their worst. Sunday was a little better but the wind was still howling making it unsafe for my little 12 foot aluminum. Then there was the rain, and the hail. All in all not a particularly nice or productive weekend.
Anyone out there have better luck than I did? How was it over at the west end? Don't be shy...
Labels:
Fawcett lake,
Fishing
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
A little snow
and a lot of cold...
That would describe the May long weekend up at Fawcett Lake this year.
On Saturday the water temperature was sitting around 50 degrees Fahrenheit or about 10 degrees Celsius. With seven able bodies, we managed to put two docks into the water along with 7 boat hoists in about 5 hours. Even in our chest waders the cold of the water could be felt. It was very unpleasant when on occasion the water would find its way over the top of the waders. @#$%$@#!!!!!!!!!
Things went down hill after Saturday. It snowed a bit on Sunday, although it did not stick around at all. When it was not snowing it was raining and windy. My brother Dave and myself did finally manage to get out to do some fishing on Monday. The water temperature had dropped to 43 degrees Fahrenheit, 6 degrees celsius. There was hardly a cloud in the sky and the wind had died down completely from Sunday. Dave caught zero fishies... I managed five northern's of no real size and one walleye about 17 inches, 43 cm. It was nice to get out in the boat to do some fishing regardless.

Click on the pic for the big picture.
Those white blobs... no those are not rocks... it is still some leftover snow on the west side of Birch Island.
I have been informed that they have received about 6 inches of snow today and it has stuck around. They are expecting more snow overnight. Gotta love it... ***sigh***
That would describe the May long weekend up at Fawcett Lake this year.
On Saturday the water temperature was sitting around 50 degrees Fahrenheit or about 10 degrees Celsius. With seven able bodies, we managed to put two docks into the water along with 7 boat hoists in about 5 hours. Even in our chest waders the cold of the water could be felt. It was very unpleasant when on occasion the water would find its way over the top of the waders. @#$%$@#!!!!!!!!!
Things went down hill after Saturday. It snowed a bit on Sunday, although it did not stick around at all. When it was not snowing it was raining and windy. My brother Dave and myself did finally manage to get out to do some fishing on Monday. The water temperature had dropped to 43 degrees Fahrenheit, 6 degrees celsius. There was hardly a cloud in the sky and the wind had died down completely from Sunday. Dave caught zero fishies... I managed five northern's of no real size and one walleye about 17 inches, 43 cm. It was nice to get out in the boat to do some fishing regardless.
Click on the pic for the big picture.
Those white blobs... no those are not rocks... it is still some leftover snow on the west side of Birch Island.
I have been informed that they have received about 6 inches of snow today and it has stuck around. They are expecting more snow overnight. Gotta love it... ***sigh***
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May long weekend
Friday, May 15, 2009
May Long 2009
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Northern Pike,
Perch,
Walleye
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