Well It's Done...

The weather looks like it's going to turn after today so we decided that this was the final weekend for boat fishing. There were some high winds on Friday but it was still fishable so we headed out for a couple of hours. The perch were co-operating but not the pike. I managed to get two perch which we kept, a 12" and 11" but the rest were in the 7-9" range so we threw them back.

Saturday morning was quite nice with moderate winds of 18 km/h but it was not too bad. We were drifting by the bald eagles nest and I saw a big mark on the sonar. I figured it would take a few minutes for my dropshot to catch up to the mark and then WHAM, it hit and it hit hard. After a few runs it tired himself out and we got it netted and pictures taken. A really nice clean fish, the chunkiest one I have seen in a while and was still in our keeping range at 29".

The wind began to slowly subside throughout the day but after that one pike, only the perch were biting. It was such a nice day but we had decided to pull the boat Saturday afternoon because of the high winds and rain expected on Sunday morning. By 3:30 fishing was still slow and we had lots to do with the boat so headed back to the launch with frowns on our faces.

Today was spent cleaning a summer's worth of scum from the hull. It has been in the water since April 26th and is the latest that we pulled the boat in November! I can't complain too much about this years fishing and our purchase of the trailer which has me looking forward to next year even more. I had my personal best fish in 4 species, and Glenn beat 2 of his species, all from within 12 minutes of the trailer!

Now its onto river fishing and then ice fishing!


Here are the eagles (sorry about the quality, they were a bit too far for a better picture)

The 29" pike...

This picture shows how chubby he was.

Our friend Jay from Hog Island (now living in Kingston for the winter) enjoying the last few days on the water as well.

All good things come to an end Nicole. I feel your pain. It sure sounds like you had a wonderful season. Thanks for sharing your adventures by way of your always well written reports and great photo's.

No need to feel too sad, you guys had a great season with several PB's caught at your new trailer , where it sounds like you guys will have many more years of good times and good memories to come.

Thanks again for all your reports and pictures throughout the summer and fall.

The picture of the 29" pike............nice looking fish.

The end of one great season just means the start of another!

Thanks for all your great reports.

Todd

Hey Nicole..

Great pic of bald eagles and nice chunky pike..

So exciting seeing it on the sonar and then, have it pull the rod out of your hands..

Sorry to see the boating season end, I winterized by boat on the weekend as well..

Thank-you for all the great reports all season, I loved reading them as I'm sure our members did as well.. Always well written with great pics with big smiles..

See you on the river soon...

Cheers, Jerry

Very nicely done.

Sorry the boats put to sleep.........but i have to ask........what was in that gators belly. Its driving me nuts.

Actually, it was empty to my surprise. I must have recently gorged itself and just finished digesting it. Also, another surprise was that it was a male. All of the pike we have kept in the last 2 months were female.

Must be a beer belly then

Hope to see ya'll soon..