LAKER OPENER, Who's going to be out Saturday?

It's that time of year. Laker/whitefish opener the second Saturday in May, and that means this Saturday, May 13th.

Who's in? I'm launching tomorrow if all goes well and will have boat ready at dock for Saturday morning!

Did anyone say LAKER OPENER, like music in my ear?

Did I mention it will be a nice, warm and calm day on the water tomorrow Saturday?

And who is in tomorrow? I am all in for sure. See you on the water tomorrow....

Good luck to all that get out for the opener. Looks like good weather.

I'll be out. But don't kid yourself, opener doesnt hold the same charm it used to. People have been fishing whities and Lakers since the ice went out. I see people every day in 80 fow plus. "Fishing for perch"

Anyway have a good opener everyone, be safe and good luck.

Well, not everyone is honourable. But for the rest of us - let's have some fun!

I won't be getting out too early but I should be on the water at 8 am. Those Lakers aren't early hitters anyway.

Let's get some pictures posted of all the great catches. Good luck everyone.

Yes I have been fishing whites and lakers since the ice went out but on lakes in Muskoka :-)

I'm heading tomorrow... Good luck for those fishing today!

Got out at 8:30am, just in time for them to start hitting. Beautiful day, at least 100 boats out there for the opener. About 20c with no wind at 9am.

Boats started to leave around 9am - perfect! Obviously, they don't know when these big boys like to hit.


They started to hit around 9:30am or so. Ended up going to 1 for 3.. eek.

First one, run at lure, did not respond in time as I was setting something up.

Second one, run at lure, hook up, drag wasn't set properly and they spit it out.

Third one, Cassie ends up hooking one up and we get it in the boat.



Unfortunately, this one got the hooks in the gills and didn't make it. We always try to return fish to the lake. It will be harvested in full and not wasted.

Good catch! Congrats! I was on Sunday, didn't find lakers, a few marks of whitefish, only caught one burbot... Not good opener for me.

Can’t help but have the occasional fatality when Laker fishing. Sometimes they really open that big yap and engorge the presentation.

Nice to see some Lakers.

Good laker, don’t feel too bad. Not what you tried to do, but part of doing business. A guy should have a smoker for times like these 👍🏼

I always feel bad when I kill these magnificent fish. But we don't waste it. Either we'll cook it up, give it to a friend, or my son who loves cooking them for himself.

Just kinda shitty that the first one of the season got gilled. Bad omen? You can see my depth descender on the seat in the bloody boat picture, ready to be used... but the amount of blood coming out of that fish, it was evident that was a lost cause.

Great opener and nice Laker

Sometimes no matter how careful you are, a fish dies.
It happens, harvest it, eat it and don't waste it. Good on you.

Had this one hooked deep a few years back. Person I was with tried to do the surgical work while I held the fish. The fish went ape crap crazy and the person helping me got my lure back with an entire gill raker still attached to it.

nice catches........that stuff just happens, nothing can be done about it and you did the right thing