Quebec Fishing Reports
Bigger is Betteraoût 21, 2022
Mark & his son Jason were with me today and hoping to get into some big fish. I wasn’t going to disappoint them! Mark came right out of the gate, landing the biggest smallie of his life! They were both used to catching much smaller fish from their lake up north and this was a real treat. Walleye & bass were taken from our first area before I had to move, due to a lack of wind. The fish were showing but not really taking much anymore and it was time to relocate.
We spent the balance of the day out deep, dropshotting over all kinds of bass. Many quality ones were landed along with a few more eyes before we were done. They cut it a bit short with the heat and no wind and I didn’t complain. I was hot too!
Overall the day was a big success with both of them landing many fish with a couple of new techniques. The best part about today was that they managed to catch fish so much bigger than they usually do up north. I know they’ll be back looking for more!
Short But Sweetaoût 21, 2022
I had to install something on the trailer today so Christiane & I took advantage of the boat being on the water. We fished for about 3 hours or so and managed to get several good ones. Both walleye & bass were landed and a few of the better walleye were harvested for dinner tonight. Multi-tasking at its finest!
A No Flow Dayaoût 17, 2022
Another hot, flat, sunny day on the water! Although I don’t like the giant winds I sure do like the 1 to foot chop, when I can get it. Add to that the reduced flow in water and there was virtually no movement at all. We spent a good part of the day fishing deep in these conditions and boated plenty of fish. Although the bigger ones were few & far between, the numbers made up for it! We did hit a few shallower areas later in the afternoon and managed to get into some good ones before calling it a day. I’m hoping for a little wind in the coming days in order to get my drift back! Only time will tell!
A Bass Bonanzaaoût 15, 2022
The fishing has been great lately, despite all the different weather patterns and wind directions. Today was no different as Dan & Dave found out! They experienced a cold front bite from deep water that was extraordinary. Fish of all sizes came aboard one after the other and some of them were real good ones. By drop shotting slowly they were able to pick at the negative fish along with a few aggressive ones.
Once the sun warmed the chilly morning air and water temps began to rise, I switched from the deep and headed shallow. Both Dan & Dave tossed an assortment of soft plastics and continued their bass catching. We eventually ended in an area that was loaded and they boated plenty more before we were done.
Today may have started out a little chilly but by the end it was downright hot! Flat calm conditions and bright sunshine warmed everything up, including the fish. Another great day of fishing was had by these two by adjusting techniques to the conditions!
Stable Weatheraoût 11, 2022
Francis joined me today on what looked like the first decent one since the major cold front hit. Winds were still out of the NE but extremely light, for a change! They were even expected to switch to the SW during the day and this would be a welcomed treat!
We began dropshotting an area for both bass and walleye and I gave him a crash course on the technique. Although he had never done this before, he caught on quickly and managed to land a few fish from our first spot. It wasn’t until we changed locations that he started to do better and here he boated several good walleye and more smallies. I even showed him the casting part of the drop shot, making it easy for him to be able to use it on his own from shore!
I had wanted to show him all three variations of dropshotting so we switched to deeper water and the vertical presentation. It was this one that we remained on for the balance of the day and he caught plenty of good smallies. I know he managed his personal best, several times over!
In the end, both bass & walleye were landed and Francis was even able to bring a few fish home with him. He had never eaten walleye before but I knew he would love them! Overall, a great day of fishing!