Today Rick and I went out for our final day of Lake Trout fishing. The season ends on Sept 30 and my next day off is not untill Oct 1. However; the Lake Trout were nowhere to be found. Fortunately; the Smallmouth Bass were down 45 feet where the Lake Trout should have been. Rick caught his largest Smallie; a 2.4 lb beauty.Here I am holding Ricks fish.Not only did Rick catch his largest Smallmouth of the season; so did I. This one weighed in at a huge 4.2 lb.This monster was caught in 45 feet of water. Even Rick had a big smile for this one!
Today I went fishing with my no good brother-in law Andy. Andy started the morning off with a Pike caught right off the end of the dock using a tube jig.I caught this 2.4 lb Smallmouth Bass using a tube jig .Andy caught this 1.4 lb Smallmouth Bass trolling.And this monster Pike measuring 38 1/2 inches was also caught trolling.
Although we weren't offically sure of the exact weight, we figured around 16 lb. Great fish, biggest one on my blog this year.
With only a couple of weeks left for Trout fishing; Rick & I decided to go out & try to catch a few of these great eating fish. As you can see, we had some success. They were all fairly small; but perfect size for the dinner table.
I went fishing on Sunday by myself. ( Needed a little peace & quiet ) I managed to catch 2 Pike & 2 Smallmouth Bass. Unfortunately these fish were all too small to make the photo album. Fortunately; Barry has given me permission to use some of his pictures instead. These are awesome shots.