Happy New Fishing Year! and Detroit Fishing Show
Happy New Fishing Year Everyone!
We are doing well here with a
little snow on the ground and we look forward to an
enjoyable winter of snowmobiling and skiing.
We will
again be at the Ultimate Fishing Show Detroit this week,
January 12-15. Doris and my mother Rose are planning to do
this show again this year, and our daughter Morgan is
planning to be there as well depending on school. They would
love to talk to you if you have the chance.
From Errington's Wilderness Island www.WildernessIsland.com
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Thank You - Al and Doris Errington
Big Northern Pike "Jeff's Despair"
From Ronda Huston about their fishing vacation last week:
Attached you will find my 32+ a smidge Northern Pike that I forgot to put in your catch/release book. But better than that is the image of my husband Jeff in the background hanging his head in dispair.!!! Something wonderful is really going on at Wabatong---this will be my second consecutive trip that I beat him in NUMBERS and SIZE of fish. Funny, though, he always has some kind of excuse--much like a fisherman's tale.
Ronda Huston
Great Fish and Great Picture Ronda!
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The Northern Pike Fishing Bos Brothers
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| Jeff Bos with 39 inch Northern Pike. |
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| Jeff Bos with 36 inch Northern Pike |
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| Jon Bos with "smaller" Northern Pike |
The Bos Brothers, Jon & Jeff, arranged a last minute, end of our season fishing vacation, and what a vacation they are having. Great weather and lots of fish. Jeff is doing especially well with this 39 inch Northern Pike, the largest caught and released this year, and a 36 inch Northern Pike caught earlier. Jon looks like he is feeling a bit more challenged but actually has been catching more fish than Jeff, just not bigger.
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Labels: Catch and Release Trophy Pike Fishing in Canada, Fabulous Fishing Fun
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Fishing in the Weeds
Here is Fred Morris , a guest I was guiding earlier this week , with a northern pike of 33 inches. This fish was caught fishing right above a 12 ft. deep weed bed .These larger walleye and pike are hanging out in these thick weed beds in search of bait fish such as perch.The perch are still hanging around the weeds, but will soon move out to deeper water as the shallow water begins to cool. Once this happens , most of the walleye will start to move into shallow Rockie areas in search of other bait fish like large minnows and also crayfish.These are the same feeding patterns that you see with walleye in May throughout June. In the winter months , perch move to the deepest parts of the lake where the warmest water is. In the summer the weeds start to grow as the shallow water warms up , that's when the perch move into the weeds as they offer structure, which will help them hide from predators , feed on smaller bait fish and also spawn. When this happens its a prime feeding area for these large pike and walleye. A really effective bait to use is the rapala husky jerk size 14 or the rapala x-rap clackin minnow. The clown pattern has been most successful as of late but the green and silver and black silver can be really effective as well.
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We have another special group of guests staying at Errington's this weekend. Ray , a writer for Canadian Geographic has came up by train with his son Cam and photographer Stephanie. Ray is looking to produce an article which expresses what a wonderful experience it is for a father and son to not only go fishing together but enjoy the beautiful wilderness that northern Ontario has to offer. Right now is a perfect time to take in the beauty of lake Wabatongushi,as the leaves are beginning to change color, the air temperatures have cooled down and so have the water temperatures. When the water temperatures drop like this it also makes for some of the best fishing. I have been out guiding Ray, Cam and Stephanie for the past couple days. The first day was slow fishing but we still managed to land several decent size walleye, enough to fill everyone at shore lunch. The Weather did not permit us to go out fishing that evening , so it was another morning trip for us. This particular morning was much better fishing. Between Cam and his father, they landed over a dozen good size fish, mostly walleye but a couple nice northern as well. It seems as though the group is really enjoying themselves , Stephanie is getting some great shots of not only fish but wildlife, families enjoying themselves, kids jumping off the" jumping rock" and also some beautiful scenery's.
The group is leaving in the morning, so hopefully tonight we can get some more good shots of wildlife and maybe even more fish who knows....
Further details on issue dates are still to come.
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Thank You - Al and Doris Errington
Another Great Show
The New Fly Fisher has headed home, and are very pleased with the outcome of there stay at Errington's. We finished off the trip landing over a dozen walleye on the fly. The fly that was most productive was the green deceiver.What we were trying to do is imitate a small perch or bait fish , and work the fly over top of weed beds, where there are feeding fish. So for all the fly fisherman out there looking to land some great walleye and northerns on the fly , Erringtons Wilderness Island is a great opportunity for you. The New Fly Fisher is already talking about coming back next year, possibly in May to do some great walleye , pike and also whitefish fly fishing. Word is that The Fish TV and The New fly Fisher episodes will air sometime around December or January but further details are still to come.
Labels: The New Fly Fisher
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The New Fly Fisher
Well , the Fish TV trip has come to a conclusion. Lots of fish were caught and the guys had a great time. It should make for a great episode. Ron James finished off the trip with a beauty. Here he is with a 28 " walleye. Just as I finished up with Fish TV , Al and Dorris informed me about another television program that I would be guiding. The New Fly Fisher has arrived , as you can tell by the title , this is a fly fishing only show , which makes for an interesting experience. I had Bill Spicer (host) out very early this morning to make sure we covered the right areas while the walleye are feeding aggressively, which is very important when fly fishing , due to the fact that you are trying to draw the walleye closer to the surface. We had a good morning landing several beautiful walleye. The New Fly Fisher has only booked a 2 day trip so we have tonight and tomorrow to finish the show and it doesn't appear were going to have any troubles. So I will be posting more pictures soon.
Labels: The New Fly Fisher
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Thank You - Al and Doris Errington
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