Keepers Galore
August 12, 2018
August 11th 2018
With a group of 7 people scheduled today, I required a second boat to accommodate everyone. Don was happy to assist and together we were able to take them out for a great day of fishing. We would be splitting up and fishing for a variety of species, on different parts of the water and I hoped the fish would bite!
Sergio had planned this trip a while back and I had the pleasure of his company, along with some of his family. Together they would be in for the time of their lives as we trolled for pike & walleye. These were a couple of species none of them had ever caught before and I knew they would have a blast landing big numbers of them.
Throughout the morning there were plenty of reels firing allowing many rotations by everyone. Although most of the fish were pike, there were also several good walleye brought aboard, with some of them going into the well for their dinner. They were a big group here in Montreal and hoping to taste some of the fish from our waters. I knew this wouldn’t be a problem and kept a few pike as well.
The day was going by quickly and before we knew it, noon was getting near. The other group of 3 in Don’s boat had left so fast that they hadn’t taken any food with them. We had all the lunches and they would be forced to meet us if they wanted to eat. We all shared a few stories and many laughs while eating before getting back to the afternoon fishing. It actually worked out pretty good as they would fish nearby for bass afterwards.
With the sun high I knew that the fishing would be a little tougher and focussed on a little deeper water in order to get bit. It didn’t take long after I reset the lines before we had the first pike! The other boat was still in sight as they reeled in the northern! From this point on, the fishing would continue to produce many more strikes, with most being keepers. We even had one pike later in the day that decided to grab two lines simultaneously, eating both baits. Talk about being a pig!
With the day winding down and the fishing becoming slower, I covered much more water in order to get the bites. They still managed to land plenty of fish but only one of them was a walleye and all the others were pike. We were scheduled to meet back at the dock by 4:00 and shortly before, I pulled the lines for the run.
Today was one filled with many fish but for some reason we never really had a peak period. Although I picked at them steadily, I never saw any major activity. Usually there is at least one time during the day where everything goes crazy and chaos occurs. Despite the lack of this, they still landed incredible numbers of both pike & walleye and had enough fish for their dinner tonight. Don’s group had remained on bass and enjoyed a similar one filled with plenty of action too. Overall I don’t think we could have had a better day with fairly light boat traffic on the water and cooperative fish. The weather was picture perfect as well with cool temps in the morning and highs in the afternoon in the 80’s. This was a comfortable day for them, being from Vegas, where they had 115 degrees the day they left. Thankfully only the fishing was hot here today!!
