November 28th & 29th

Hakuna Matata · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2015 6:37 pm

I made it down to Quinte again this weekend. I was out on the water before the sun came up on Saturday. We fished hard out by the Bat Cave & Light House area. We noticed a lot of marks in 120-130 FOW. No action until around 2pm, when we finally landed our first active walleye. It was 27 inches in length. Shortly after we landed a monster, it was 32 inches, with a 20in girth. We took a quick photo and placed it back in the water. Surprisingly, the board didn't show much movement for the big fish, we figured it only had weeds on it! My buddies were pretty fired up, watching the boards like hawks for the rest of the day!

Sunday AM was a cold one, turns out a little too cold for my gear shift on my big motor!!! I broke it putting it into gear because it was froze up. So i started the kicker and trolled up at the concrete plant. Only caught 1 lake trout. Water was colder there, about 44. Temp was around 48 where i had fished on Saturday.

Did anybody else encounter the markers for what looks like NETS, just to the east of the ferry? Is that commercial fishing or MNR? And how far away do you normally stay from the markers while trolling?

and yes, we were the boat playing the "chicken dance song"

perch guy · **Joined:** Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:04 pm **Posts:** 102

Nice fish guys and good report. It is surprizing to hear you got a laker at the plant. Normally that is where the walleye play.

Lunker · **Joined:** Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:53 pm **Posts:** 58

We got a laker at the plant last year as well. We thought it was strange too. It was a fat boot to at 8.5 lbs

Walleye 9 · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:05 pm **Posts:** 1985

I stayed in Picton for a few days 3 weeks ago and spoke to a few people shore fishing at night. They said they were fishing for walleye and LAKE TROUT!!! I couldn't believe it either, but they say they have been doing it for years.

BigMac · **Joined:** Fri Nov 28, 2008 5:18 pm **Posts:** 1383

Nice that those shore fisherman were fishing for oos Lakers.

Papa fishing · **Joined:** Tue Dec 24, 2013 12:42 pm **Posts:** 131

We got a 15lb laker on Saturday out by the end of the reach. Nice fish guys

Walleye 9 · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:05 pm **Posts:** 1985

BigMac wrote:

Nice that those shore fisherman were fishing for oos Lakers.

Too funny BigMac... I've never fished for trout in the 35 years I've been fishing, so I don't really pay attention to the regs on them. Just telling the stories I heard and never really thought much of it. Unfortunately, it's happening right in the parking lots of the hotels, campgrounds and launches anywhere close to water in Picton.

JimW · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2015 10:44 pm

Good report and nice looking fish!

JimW

West Lake Willows · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2015 11:56 am

Apparently the MNR released a bunch of broad stock lakers at Glenora a few weeks ago. Joe (PbandJ charters) has more info on this I believe. There have been a bunch of them caught in Picton bay and around thompsons and Sherman's.

The markers are for commercial fishing nets. I believe this are nets set for perch. I can inquire about how close you can get to them.

Scott

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Hakuna Matata · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2015 6:55 pm

That fish came on my 75 copper set up with a purple and yellow flicker shad my frist walleye on copper !!!!

Hakuna Matata · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2015 7:19 pm

Thanksscott i can tell ya one of my board got close sunday as i had the bbq going,,,,How has your fishing been scott seen ya working the gap area hard sunday?

West Lake Willows · **Posted:** Thu Dec 03, 2015 3:22 pm

Hakuna Matata wrote:

Thanksscott i can tell ya one of my board got close sunday as i had the bbq going,,,,How has your fishing been scott seen ya working the gap area hard sunday?

My season has been tough. Getting fish everyday for the most part but certainly very low numbers. I'm embarrassed of how many 1, 2, and 3 fish days I've had. Not very many 5+ fish days this fall.

The nets are down fairly deep. They only come about 2-3' off bottom. They are for perch. If your fishing deep you could catch them so it's best to give them some space but certainly not something you'll hang your engine up in.

Scott

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Hakuna Matata · **Posted:** Thu Dec 03, 2015 3:31 pm

Thanks and the fishing only gets better still think theres alot of big girls out in the lake waiting to come in!!!!

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