Painted Turtle

Was out Kayak fishing during the summer and saw ton's of these turtles all over the place. They are the most common turtle in North America. Got a few nice pictures I would like to share with you. I might have walked in, or should I say paddled in on someone!

For more information on the Painted Turtle visit :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_turtle

Fishing Knots

Sharp hooks and strong knots are a big key to catching fish. You should always retie your knot every time out. Also sharpen hooks twice a year, depending on how much fishing you do. Better safe then sorry! Here are the main knots I use when I go fishing.

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1. Palomar Knot



2. Clinch Knot

3. Double-Uni Knot



4. Canoe Knot

The bobber fisherman uses a slip bobber for casting and general handiness, and stops the bobber from running up the line by using the Slip Stop. It has the advantage that the stops moves readily over the rod guides, but grips the monofilament nylon tightly that it will not slide over the line. It should be made with about 5 inches of nylon, usually the same diameter as the line itself.

 

5. Slip Stop Knot

Grosse Palette à Petrie Island

Went Downtown today to try out the Rideau falls. I launched right beside the Prime Minister's house paddled maybe 5-10 minutes and started casting close to the falls. So much wind and waves that I was getting pissed off, so I park my self on the Island close by and fished from there for a while. After 1 hour and 45 minutes decided to go back home. Once home I realized that 2 hours of fishing was not enough so went down the hill and launched at Petrie. Caught this guy on a T-worm.

I crossed over to the other side and whipped out the Reed-Runner. Started casting the weed line and this little ''Fouet'' hit.

Was getting really frustrated with the wind blowing me everywhere, so I started heading to shore when Dan called me. He had an hour and a half between guitar lessons so he decided to come join me from shore. Not even 5 min after he got there, I casted right in front of him close to the culvert and WHAM! We were sure the Bass was at least 20 inches after seeing it jump out of the water. Once landed she measured 19 inches & weighted 3.10 lbs. What a beauty!

Texas Rigging

Did the same old routine, pounded the weed line with my spinnerbait all the way up the river until I reached the channel on the right hand side. Crossed over and pounded the mouth of the channel, nothing! After seeing a friend catch a pike on a weedless frog the other day, I decided to try a Texas-Rig for the 1st time. I was actually in the same spot my buddy was, when I caught this nice 30 inch Pike.

She hit twice, before I could get her hooked. Got another hit after that in the same spot but couldn't set the hook. I crossed over to the other side and started hitting up the lilly's when, Wham! This guy hit hard, had no problem setting the hook! She weighted 3.5 lbs & 19 inches long.

Had a few more bite but had trouble setting the hook. Will be trying T-Rigging again for sure......

Bass Solo Anyone?

Went out musky fishing all day with Moose, had to take advantage of the temperature, and well who am I kidding, Im addicted to fishing...So both of those combined=fishing all day!

We were on the water for about 8 hours, and for the first 4, nothing, not even a token pike, then all of a sudden, Moose catches one, misses one, and I land one(all small pike). From nothing in 4 hours, to 3 fish in about 5 minutes...and it didnt stop; with Moose missing something very nice sized, (low 30" esox, not sure if it was pike or musky), landing another tiny pike, and myself finally reeling in this 5.10lbs, 23 1/2" largie. And even though it was caught on big gear with 80lbs test line, the fight was great, she jumped twice, with at least a triple axel one time too

The lure was a Joe Bucher slopmaster, a single-blade(#8 colorado), single hook spinner bait. And although I was fishing for musky, I was pleasantly surprised to see this beauty at the end of my line.

Story sent in by : Dan

Cool & Rainy Morning Walleye

With a cool and rainy morning in the forecast, made my decision last night to hit the water at Sunrise. Got up at 5:30am pack all my gear and headed for a quick breakfast of champions at McD. Was on the water for 6:25am. Started paddling up the weed line where I usually go and saw this Carp floating there. Took a few pictures. I was battling the wind again, but not as much as yesterday! I decided to go straight to my walleye hole and cast the day lights out of it. Not even 10 minutes in, I get a bite about 10 feet for my kayak, set the hook and nothing, so I cast back about 15 feet and not even three turns of the reel and Wham!!! She took me for a 2 minute ride before I landed her. I have to say that is the nicest fish I have ever caught. She measured in at 30 inches & weighted 8 lbs.

Carp was 33 inches long

30 inches & 8 lbs

Solid Day On The Water

Had a bit of time in the early morning to kill, so strapped-on the kayak to the roof of the car, drove down the hill to my home turf (Petrie Island) and away I went searching for fish! Well fish is what I found.....I landed 8 fish (4 Largemouth Bass/15 - 16 - 17.5 - 18.5 inches & 4 Northern Pike/ 2 snot rockets - a mid-twenties and a 27 incher. Was out there for 3 hours and the whole time the river was calm, no wind what so ever. It was nice for a change did not have to battle with the wind, as I have no rudder on my kayak. Was casting the weed line close to shore and letting the lure pull me slowly along as I retrieved it.

16 inches

15 inches

17.5 inches

18.5 inches

27 inches

Cumberland Ferry

Got a call from my buddy Dan, wanting to go fishing. We decided to launch at the Cumberland Ferry, as it was only a few minutes away from my house and that way we could fish abit longer. Was cast & retrieving the weed line with my new Reed Runner(Black & Orange). Got to this nice little weed patch where I started pounding the point with cast after cast, that's when she hit. Nice healthy 31 inch Northern Pike! About 20 minutes later, Dan also caught a Northern in the mid-twenties. We also caught a few snot rockets along the way.

31 Inches

Mid-Twenties