New guy over here!

[Rippinalip89]

Hey all! Just signed onto this forum today. One of my good friends that I actually met at Alwaki Lodge a few years ago, is always talking about the forum, so I figured I'd jump on and see what all the fuss is about. I'm a 27 year old living in Kitchener Ontario and I'm actually heading to kipawa with Greg on saturday morning. It'll take me some time to get the hang of how to use the forum especially from my cell phone. But I'll make sure I post some pics of the fish from our trip!

[RHYBAK]

Thanks for the introduction.

Good luck on your trip and looking forward to some reports from some new blood.

[Greg]

Greg who??

LOL... can't wait to see you tomorrow - the time is finally here... maybe others experience the same thing (?), but I am a chronic over-packer... and food, I have enough for a small village!  And it is just us two for 5 days!!  Oh well.  If I count the different packages of meat alone, I have bacon, hamburgers, hot-dogs, big dinner sausages, breakfast sausages, a salami, chicken breasts, and steak.  OMG!!!  Epic week ahead!

[TBIRD]

Good Luck Guys - have a blast - and leave a few fish! (3 weeks for me)

[600 miles north]

Welcome Rippinalip89, We love when people post pics and videos... or like RHYBAK movies, so it will be fun having you aboard!

600 miles north is where I'd rather be!
Brad

[SgtCrabby]

Welcome!
Thanks for introducing yourself.
I'll be looking forward to your picts.
Crabby

[Fort Wisers]

Welcome to the fun....
Enjoy your trip!
Brent

[Rippinalip89]

443 am we were on the road! Woooooo!

[wvmedic]

Have a fun and safe trip.

[johnny walleye]

Glad to have you

[Greg]

We just got back a couple of hours ago and I just finished unpacking... more detailed trip report and photos are coming (Eric took hundreds), but we had a fantastic time...

Weather was good - one or two days of serious wind, one evening night of rain
Bugs - not great - lots of bug spray and head nets helped
Water Temperature was always between 68.? and 74.? depending on area of the lake and depth - shallow bays were always warmer, we swam every day but the rainy day.

Trip highlights:

- always staying at Alwaki for sure...
- the laughs/company, we had so many gut-busting moments... I am still sore...
- visiting the old church in Hunters point - very cool (never been to that area of the lake)
- the food - we made some epic meals - I still feel full

and finally.... ready for this.......  catching a 2 lb small mouth bass while jigging early one morning by Sunnyside.... never caught a bass in Kipawa before (as I have not been up to the norther area of the lake)... migration south discussion pending!!!

Fantastic time, can't wait for next year.

[T-Bone]

..  catching a 2 lb small mouth bass while jigging early one morning by Sunnyside.... never caught a bass in Kipawa before (as I have not been up to the norther area of the lake)...

Well there you go. Nothing more to say about that. (Actually tons)...

Love smallies...but if catch one when we're up there at Alwaki in a few days I won't celebrate.

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[puckster_guy]

 Is that the Sunniside in Grindstone where you found that bass?

[Greg]

Hey T-Bone - ya, the bass, I was more shocked than celebrating and I wasn't unhappy - they put up a great little fight where ever you catch them.   I don't know what bass would do (if anything) to the walleye population - it was just a first for me in 10 years of fishing Kipawa.   Just curious.. whats your take... you won't celebrate meaning you don't want bass in Kipawa? or are concerned about the walleye population? or...?

Puckster_guy - the Sunnyside I was referring to is right near Alwaki lodge (Thompson Island) and north west slightly (only 2 or 3 km away from Alwaki), it is about half way to Corbeau island - definately not in Grindstone - I was down in Grindstone last summer and it is about a 45 minute wide open throttle ride away.  Hope that helps.

[puckster_guy]

Hi Greg. I'm following the spread of Bass thru the chain of lakes that make up Kip. They're slowly advancing east in the lake. It's only a matter of time before they get to the red pine area. My understanding is they were around Corbeau. I'm curious how long till they invade Hunter Lake. I don't care one way or the other of they show up or not. I doubt they'll displace the walleye population. Seems to me there's plenty of food to go around. They also eat each other so it'll set up an interesting dynamic. I spent almost 20 yrs fishing for them on Georgian Bay. Almost miss them. I do plan on spending a day or two fishing for them towards Alwaki later this summer. They are fun to catch and not bad eating too.