bigugli Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 As a gift for my birthday, The family paid to fly me out to the prairies for a 10 day fishing trip. What a fantastic time with my family. Then there was the fishing. Never hit the water for more than 4-5 hours each day, yet we were catching 50-120 fish per session. The tactics were simple. Baitholders with leeches, and our worm harnesses tipped with worm, leech or minnow. Minnow and ball jigs , with a sickle hook or casting jigs tipped with twisters or paddle tales. The fish were insane. Walleye out there were fighters, not dead weight. Pike were a lot thicker across the back as compared to pike in southern Ontario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonietoon1 Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Looks like a Great Trip Bruce👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Wow ! Some nice looking fish Bruce , I'll bet they taste better than our local fish too . You have been spoiled ...... fishing won't be the same here ..... I suspect you will be going back ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishingking Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Glad you had a great trip with family and the great fishing is a nice bonus👍...I.have a spot similar to that 2 hours past thunder Bay....every drop to the bottom ...no more than 30 seconds before a strike...I've had 200 fish per person days there ... wishing I can retire up there ... hunting is awesome there aswell ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 We hunted / fished Arrow and Rose Lakes , west of Thunder Bay .....awesome !! Go west young man ........ And Bruce.....welcome back to the heat ....I hear you had great weather out there ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwl1 Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Awesome man...great birthday gift for sure....sounds like the fishing was fast and furious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Wow'''' Great pictures........................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
мормышка Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 When fishing is hot, you get good sense of what lures work and what doesn't. I would not have even bothered with bait, unless for the kids yes. Good time to hone those working the jig skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba14 Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 You were so excited to go, glad it paid off in more ways than one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verado Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Looks like a fantastic trip and to enjoy it with your family even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Beautiful trip Bruce. Glad you guys had a great time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surf and Turf Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 Looks like a great trip, fishing and family, great mix. All the smiles say it all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted July 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 17 hours ago, smerchly said: Go west young man ........ And Bruce.....welcome back to the heat ....I hear you had great weather out there ! The days are warm to hot, but dry, and the nights are nice and cool. We had a fair amount of rain, but it was overnight into the morning,and done by 8. That left the rest of the day for fishing. We did have one bad day. Cold front and too windy to launch the boat, so we were onshore with only a handful caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgm Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 What lake were you on? I fished Tobin lake in Saskatchewan about 10 years ago. Some of the largest pike I have ever caught. Looks like you had an awesome time! Great pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted July 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 Actually we were fishing a group of smaller lakes about 1 1/2 hrs from Tobin and a 1/2 hr off the #16. Biggest was Fishing L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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