Monday: Skunked on the Lakers but caught Walleye

Here are some walleye pictures from Monday. We went for Lakers in the
morning but got skunked. In the afternoon we fished a section of the
reservoir called Rock Lake and caught a few walleye. The weather
started out nice but then we got some rain later in the day, and then
it cleared up.

Smile for the Camera!

Here are some pictures of today's catch! Probably should have had the
red-eye flash on. We kept 6 but we 12 walleyes all together. The
other 6 were thrown back, or released near the boat (came off the
hook). My father lost a big one by the boat because he didn't have
his drag set right.

This is the first trip in which we aren't regularly catching pike! I
missed a nice one this evening though. Fishing a weedless spoon, this
big pike ambushed my lure but I couldn't set the the hook. The water
was smooth as glass and I was wearing my polarized glasses and saw the
whole thing. He would have been a keeper.

Tomorrow we are heading down to the big water of the Cabonga Reservoir
to troll for Lakers. Didn't get any on our first attempt at an area
called Baie Dixie but we had no clue what we were doing. Hopefully,
this time around will net out!

First Blood

My father caught the first pike of the trip on Sunday but it wasn't a
keeper. I caught one as well but threw it back as well. The new boat
is tough getting used to, especially when maneuvering to get snags
out. Still it's nice to be out of the rain when that happens!

29 Kilometers of hell, the Video

Here is a little clip of what it's like to ride to the Rock Road from Hell.

29 Kilometers of hell

After driving 600 miles, the last 18 miles or 29 kilometers is down
this dirt road that gets bladed, maybe once a month and when you are
pulling 3000 pounds of boat, you proceed very slowly down this road,
unless you want a broken axle, flat tire, or other damage.