Headed up to Laniel end of the lake for a short stay at chalets Dianne. We fished in colder and wetter weather than previous years. Lakers where hard to hook up with but the bass pike and walleye where abundant. Not sure on numbers as I don't keep count. My son Joel lost a huge pike looked to be 40 plus at the boat as I was just about to net it.
We did land this buety that I got pics of and have ordered a Fiberglas mount of. 32.5 in walleye
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Really, really nice walleye. Did I mention that is a really nice walleye. ;D ;D ;D
John c
What a pig!!!
That is one gorgeous sow! As John said: "Really, really nice walleye".
Now for details:
what did you catch her on and how deep?
C'est une truie magnifique! Comme l'a dit John: "Vraiment, vraiment bien doré".
Maintenant, pour plus de détails:
qu'est-ce que vous l'attrapez sur et à quelle profondeur?
Whoa. I've heard about fish like that. I've seen pics of fish like that. They must exist....they just don't like my jiggy...
Excellent fish.
That is exactly what is in my Avatar.
I'm holding a fiberglass mount of a 32.5 inch walleye.
Done by Advanced taxidermy .
awesome fish! Congrats and hearing stories of fish lost at the boat make me want to get a get pro and strap it to my head to capture all the fish I catch on video... I'm sure Crab feels the same way after his camera malfunctions this year while fishing solo.
Quote from: SgtCrabby on August 21, 2014, 07:48:00 AM
That is one gorgeous sow! As John said: "Really, really nice walleye".
Now for details:
what did you catch her on and how deep?
C'est une truie magnifique! Comme l'a dit John: "Vraiment, vraiment bien doré".
Maintenant, pour plus de détails:
qu'est-ce que vous l'attrapez sur et à quelle profondeur?
Pink/white 1/4 ounce jig and a leach 25 fow.6lb braid 6lb floro leader.
Quote from: RHYBAK on August 21, 2014, 09:29:03 AM
Excellent fish.
That is exactly what is in my Avatar.
I'm holding a fiberglass mount of a 32.5 inch walleye.
Done by Advanced taxidermy .
That's who's doing mine too 8)
I always knew that fish of yours was a fake Rhybak! ;)
Nice fish JOW! I talked with Dave last week and he said the weather has been wet and cooler than normal lately. Did you catch that around Strawberry island?
Brad
Quote from: 600 miles north on August 21, 2014, 04:10:50 PM
Nice fish JOW! I talked with Dave last week and he said the weather has been wet and cooler than normal lately. Did you catch that around Strawberry island?
Brad
Hi Brad,ya we stopped in and said hello to Dave. Funny thing is he went boating past us and he made that motion that all fisherman make,u know the "this big of a fish"motion with arms spread out lol well as soon as he got by us is when I set the hook into that fish. Too funny,up till that point we only where landing little guys.
Fish was caught off that point across from the sand bar
That is where we caught most of our walleye when we were up earlier this summer! Sure is a beauty!
Brad
ok, where is this "Sandbar"... I've heard of it several times now here and on the kipawa area friends fb page.... my curiosity is peaked...
Holly smokes, what a Walleye.
Jow, how was chalets Dianne? Have you stayed there before?
I love the area and loved fishing in the Zec with Johnnywalleye, the wife however would like to try Kipawa.
So I am looking hard at chalets Dianne, I just haven't seen any reports on it.
Jeff
Wow, JOW! That's a beauty for sure, but then you have no history of cracking on the highly esteemed General Rhybak, like a well known contributor to this site has done many times! Great fish!
C.C.
Quote from: wvmedic on August 22, 2014, 07:54:17 AM
Holly smokes, what a Walleye.
Jow, how was chalets Dianne? Have you stayed there before?
I love the area and loved fishing in the Zec with Johnnywalleye, the wife however would like to try Kipawa.
So I am looking hard at chalets Dianne, I just haven't seen any reports on it.
Jeff
Pm sent
Quote from: Dog on August 22, 2014, 07:45:44 AM
ok, where is this "Sandbar"... I've heard of it several times now here and on the kipawa area friends fb page.... my curiosity is peaked...
From Laniel, follow the main channel towards strawberry island, about half way to strawberry is a point that goes 3/4 across the lake and its sand. Google map that end and zoom in and you can't miss it
Wow!!
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Dog, directly across from the "iles du sandy portage" there is a sandbar that sticks out 3/4 of the way across the lake. You can walk out on it, and be standing in the middle of the lake. It is a natural choke point where the fish are squeezed toward the island and it has always been a go to spot when fishing that end of the lake. There is a strong current that flows through there and around those islands. not an area to run sleds on in the winter, because water is always moving there.
The eastern side of the sandbar is pure sand and the water temp is noticeably cooler than stepping on the western side of the sandbar where there are nothing but gravel size to fist size rocks of every color. So we beach the boat on the eastern side of the sandbar and the kids love walking on it and collecting rocks, and drift wood...
Brad