My 2011 fishing adventures.

[TheDL]

waterwolf - once again, great report - love the pics!  you do pretty good with the walleyes out there eh?  They're harder to find in my waters...keep up the reports, and good fishing

[Water Wolf]

Hi TheDL, and thanks.
Yeah we do get a fair share of walleye in our waters around this area and they do grow rather quickly due to the abundant food items for them and the bit warmer waters.
Quite a few lakes including Fishing Lake have a strict catch and keep policy called catch and release type lakes. Fishing Lake is a CR1 type lake as such only 3 pike and 2 walleye may be kept each day + the use of barbless hooks is mandatory on all CR waters.
Every few years Fishing Lake gets stocked with 1300000 to 1600000 walleye fry.
This all add up for good fishing for the future in Sask.

Here is my latest fishing report.

Hi all,

On Thursday July 7th I had my best day fishing this year.

My destination was Fishing Lake I was hoping that the fish were still active.

I started at 2:15pm and fished until 9:10pm only stopping for an hour around 5 for a bite to eat.

It was another hot and sunny day and with the temps and humid ex together it was +32 deg C / 89.6 F.

The water was quite algae filled and very smelly in the hot weather.
Half way through the day the wind changed and blew all the algae away and I again had fairly clear water.


The fishing was great even in the algae and I had fish on my 3rd cast and it continued off and on all afternoon with the walleye bite {as usual} peaking near sunset.

In the end I netted 16 pike & 11 walleye.
I also lost 8 more and had a few short strikes and missed boil ups.

Here are the photos of the day but, there are many photos in this list.
None of them are of the same fish and I didn't get a photo of all the fish as my
camera ran out of power at the end, but warning it is very photo extensive as it is.




First big pike of the day.






For a while I saw pike busting small fish on the surface, so I though I would try a surface lure where the action was taking place.
After one missed boil up I hook into a pike, and I land my first fish on surface lures in quite some time.

I get 3 more boil up on the lure but they do not connect with the lure, just behind it.












This is the second big pike of the afternoon, both were the same length and close to the same weight.









Slippery little walleye,lol, luckily I had the net to catch it.




In the end I am very happy with my afternoon results and was glad to be able to land the 27 fish all by myself, with only 3 pike and a walleye staying with me.
All the rest went back to grow even bigger.

The Pike were bit on the larger side than last time with an average weight of 2.5 - 4 lbs with the 2 big pike at 32" and around the 9-10 lb mark.
The walleye were averaging 1.5 - 2.5 lbs. I can see the walleye fish stockings are working well.

The other shore anglers report good fishing also all over the lake, it don't seem to matter where you fish, they are there.
I think they were feeding so hard in preparation for the upcoming storm that hit on July 8th.

I hope I can repeat or at least come close to these results next time I am there.

WW

[Raquettedacker]

Holy cow...    Looks like you had a great day....    Way to go...     

[H.T.]

nice pictures as always WW. one thing i have noticed though is that there are a lot of small northerns where you fish. why is that or is it just that you are fishing from shore. just wondering is all.

[Water Wolf]

Thanks H.T. & Raquettedacker.

Yeah, fishing from shore usually accounts for the smaller Northern Pike in the summer months in our area,{Spring and fall can yield some big ones from shore}.
The big girls are a cool water fish and hang out in the deeper water feasting occasionally and on big meals.
The small to medium pike are a bit more tolerant of the warmer near shore waters where they find more food.

Also we have a not bad pike spawn each year and the young of the year fish grow quite quickly hence lots of eager little nippers,lol.

The particular lake does have big pike and there are always a few 20 - 25 lb fish caught each year, with a monster 39 lb er caught a few winters ago.
It goes by the name Pikezilla around here.
Just check on Ice Shanty Sask. and you should see it.

WW

[TheDL]

waterwolf - your pike are getting bigger eh?  Nice, love the pics and details - how about adding what they were biting on to your next report?
good fishing!

[Water Wolf]

Thanks TheDL.
Yeah, they are getting a bit bigger.

I don't mind adding what they hit on.
The pike and walleye this paticular day both were hitting the same things.  Len Thompson spoons, wahoo inline spinners, storm wildeye swim shads and blue fox pixie spoons, all barbless.  

Bright colors were the key.

WW

[Water Wolf]

Hi guys,

Here is the fishing report for my 3 day trip to Fishing Lake.

Day 1.

The first day was a quick fishing trip with only an hour and a half of shore fishing.

For some reason the fish were quite negative, but I managed 3 walleye for my efforts.



Day 2.

I had a bit of a late start due to some vehicle trouble.
I got there a bit later than expected only to find the wind was blowing strong with large waves.


I did a bit of shore fishing for the late afternoon and evening despite the large waves and found the fishing had picked up from the day before and I landed 9 walleye and 6 pike.


Day 3. Walleye whackin'

I got to the lake earlier and this time with a boat.

It was great weather for the boat with calm waters and hot temps, the humidex was a toasty + 35 deg C / 95 F.


On day 3 all the fish caught were walleye - 17of them.


I didn't take many photos of the action over the 3 days, but I did snap a few.










For me the shore fishing was good but, the boat fishing was even better.
Most folks were having good luck.

The pike were a bit smaller averaging 1 - 3 lbers.  The walleye averaged 1.5 lbs. 
All the fish went back to fight another day.

The fish hit on Pelican spoons, in-line spinners, clackin' raps, Northland mimic minnows, single tail & double tail grubs in various bright colors.


During one of my breaks from fishing I was amused by the antics of the local sea gulls.


I would give them bits of my lunch and that's when competition really started,lol.


The one gull tried to swallow the whole chunk of bread in one shot.


All in all it was a great 3 days of fishing for me with a total of 35 fish caught.
I hope to be out there again as soon as possible.

WW

[TheDL]

17 walleye day??!    That's more than my lifetime count (only started walleye fishing last year)  Nice trip, great report as always

[Raquettedacker]

Some more great pictures WW....

[Water Wolf]

Thanks again TheDL & Raquettedacker.

Not to worry TheDL, you will also be into them in no time, just find a lake with a healthy population, where they are in that lake, the lure hot lure that day
and your off to the races.  It's not always an easy task to do, but when you get everything correct it sure is fun.

WW

[H.T.]

some good looking fish

[Water Wolf]

Thanks H.T.

Hi all,

Here is my latest fishing report.

July 22nd  was dark and windy.  I launched the boat on the sheltered side of the lake.
I fished for a bit in the morning with 2 hours off at noon and then continued until 7:00pm.

The fishing was good, and I landed 2 pike and 26 walleye, by either anchoring on them or drifting with the wind through the schools.







The 2nd day - July 24th, was also cloudy and very windy.
I waited for an hour and a half for the lake to calm down but, it didn't so I though I would try my luck and see what bit in the pounding surf.

A few fish were biting despite the large waves and in the end I land 2 pike and 7 more walleye. 

One walleye was a good chunky fish.
It was 21.5" long and by the on-line calculations looks to be in the 3.5 - 3.9 lb range.

My largest walleye so far this season.


Over the 2 days I kept one walleye and 2 pike - all the rest went back to grow (even the larger walleye - to get bigger).

The 2 pike who stayed.


Most shore and boat anglers seem to have some luck.

The fish hit on, double tail grubs, in line spinners, spoons and Clackin' Raps.

I have been impressed with the fishing action of late and hope it continues.

WW

[Raquettedacker]

Looks like a great couple of the days WW...   Way to go.....     

[TheDL]

another great report, love the 'fish porn'....that 4lbr is pretty  !  You gotta get that spinal fin up for the pics though