Thanks The Reel Deal & striper50trout.
For the most part the fish are quite healthy but you will see in my next adventure I find one not so good.
There is only one lake in SK. that is warm enough to have largemouth bass and a very remote lake that has smallmouths.
They are not a common catch here.
The most abundant bass species in SK. is the rockbass, found in a few lakes and rivers.
Yeah the reel deal I do like pike and walleye alot, plus they are some of the more common fish species we have here.
Hi all,
Here is my fishing report for the month of Sept.
My first report is from Sept.16. I was returning from a show in the SE corner of SK.
On my way home I stopped for half an hour at the Qu'Appelle River to see what was biting.
I was hoping for a channel catfish.
It was a cloudy and cool evening.
I fished with a pickerel rig for most of the time but didn't get a bite. I see a few fish jumping down stream.
The last 5 min I changed my rig for a swimbait and started to cast. In the final 2 min I got a strike and wrestled a pike out of the water.
The fish had not bad length to it but hardly any weight. By it's length this fish should have been in the 3 lb range but it was just around 1.5 lbs
with a big head, small body, and sunken stomach area.
This poor fish either had a major dose of tapeworms robbing it's body of all the nutrients, a rubber jig in it's stomach making it feel full or it can't find enough food in the river.
I returned it to the river and ended my fishing on a positive note.
The 2nd set of fishing reports is for Sept. 23rd and 24th.
On these 2 days I am again back at my usual spot to see if shore fishing is still holding up.
Both days had good weather with nice summer-like temps, sunny skies and some wind that eased off near sun set.
On the first day I fished from 4:30pm to 7:30 pm and on the 2nd day from 3:00pm - 7:20pm.
The fish were still around my area both days and the fishing was decent, with hits often enough to keep you on your toes.
At the end of the 2 days I caught and released 8 walleye and 19 pike.
On both days I had fish on back to back casts and also had a couple pike follow right to the shore and strike just as I paused the lure before lifting it from the water.
Here are a few shots of the 2 trips.
First fish of Day 1.
A few photos of some of the fish.
This pike has a deep scar like dint near it's pelvic fin and along it's back.
As the moon rose,
the sun set.
Day 2.
Fist fish for the 2nd day.
I took a snap shot of this squadron of anglers setting out to fish for the day.
There was 15 in this flock but, they came by me so fast I just got these 4
This horned grebe and it's buddy fished beside me all afternoon, not nervous of me at all.
In one instance I watched it follow my lure under the water, that was neat to see, but I am glad it didn't grab
the lure.
What a mess that would be. :blink:
A few more fish photos from the afternoon.
The fish went for spoons, swimbaits and I even caught a few on a jig and minnow under a float.
In the end I was happy with the results and the nice weather I had these last 2 days.
I am hoping the fall bite continues.
My next fishing excursions were on Sept. 28th and 29th.
On the first day I decide to try a new area so I set off for Theodore / Whitesand Reservoir.
The weather is nice with summer-like temps, just a light breeze and sunny skies.
Not far from the reservoir we come across 3 moose in a field {2 cows and a nice bull}.
I try and snap a shot of the bull before he exits, stage left.
As I arrive there were a few boats leaving, and the anglers from the boats chatted with me for a bit.
They told me that they saw alot of fish on their fish detectors all over the reservoir but, could not get them to bite no matter what they tried, not good news.
Despite the poor results I would give it a try anyway. As I started fishing I noticed the reservoir looks lower than it normally is and, was quite algae filled.
I fished from 3:40pm until 7:00pm and in that time I landed one pike around the 1.5 lb range, had another throw the hook not far from me, and, had one walleye follow
the lure right to shore but would not grab it.
Here are a few shots from the area.
The afternoon catch.
A shot of the moon and still waters.
After eating I decide that I would try some night shore fishing so I make a swing past Fishing Lake, and fish from 10:00pm - 11:00pm.
The night is quite calm with just a few small waves on the lake and with the almost full moon + clear skies it was quite bright, hopefully the walleye would
think so too.
They did, and after an hour of shore fishing I land 4 walleye, before hitting for home.
This is the big one, at a bit over 2 lbs.
It was quite chunky, must be eating well.
The next day we decide that we want to see an area we haven't been this year, so we make our way to the Hudson Bay / Mc.Bride Lake area.
The weather was awesome with temps in the +28. deg C / 82.4 deg F range, not what I would expect for late Sept here in SK., but, would gladly take is as it could be one of the last warm days of the year.
My goal was to fish a few of the lakes in rapid succession only stopping for half an hour or so at each one, but, before I did that I stopped at Fishing Lake for half an hour on the way by and found one pike that was a few lbs.
On the way to the other lakes we stopped to watch this big boy for a bit.
He was in no hurry to move and gave his best impression of a rock.
Parr Hill Lake is the first stop - no fish in the half hour.
PeePaw Lake was a bit too weedy to fish effectively off shore so I didn't stop to fish it.
Saginas Lake was the next stop and on my 3 cast I had a nibble.
I cast out and the fish hit again and was hooked, {yeah fish on}. A feisty little pike was the results.
The fish were a bit more aggressive here and I landed 2 more and had another 2 throw the hook, not bad.
Here are the 3 pike.
This region of SK. has some great scenery and with the fall colors it's really enhanced.
My last stop in this area is at Mc.Bride Lake. The fish are not active, but I am not worried as I take in the evening surroundings. I can hear folks talking on the boat in the distance, the splash of jumping fish, the buzz of the mosquitoes and black flies, {not the best sound} and the calls of the birds on the water and in the forest around the lake.
I also stay long enough to watch the sun set and see the moon rise.
On the way home I swing one more time past Fishing Lake and stop for another half hour to fish.
The time is from 11:00pm 11:30pm and the moon again is sparkling on the water, but this time with a stronger wind.
The fish are a bit more reluctantly this time but, I do end up with another walleye for my effort.
It's nice end to a fun 2 days.
The pike were in the 1.5 - 2 lb range and the walleye were 1.5 - 2.5 lbs. All the fish went back.
The lures of choice were again spoons and swimbaits.
All in all Sept. was a good month for me and I was happy to see the areas I did.
I hope some of the big girls come to play before ice up.
WW