Well Spring break up here wa alot of fun especially with all the snow. It feels a whole lot more like winter now then it did over Christmas. Oh well straight to the report.
Monday after noon I headed out to Garner lake and we just fished there for the evening and managed to catch some perch. Although the fishing was extremely slow and it seems they aren't moving into the area until late. Here is what the catch looked like Monday and they sure tasted good that night.
Then Tuesday morning we headed to Pinehurst lake and it looked like a great day. Got to the lake and found a whole lot of snow which made driving a little difficult. Got stuck once and had to dig out.
We made it over to our spot and started fishing just after 11 am and right after Grandpa set up his first tip-up it was going off and he got a small pike. I finished setting up my first one then was setting up my second and the flag on the first went off. Ended up pulling in this 10.3 lb northern pike.
Nice way to start off the day but that was it for my day in the first ten minutes. I had a bunch of flags and lost a few fish but it just wasn't my day for numbers. Grandpa caught more than me the first day and some guys beside us got a 20 lb pike. A wind was blowing from the North West.
One of the last flags of the day made for and excellent pic.
And a great Alberta sunset.
Then Wednesday we headed back to the Pinehurst and we were faced with a wind from the east. Guess what... fishing was great! Grandpas biggest for the day was 11.5 lb northern pike.
Mine was a 10lb northern and it was my last fish of the day instead of the first the day before.
Also caught this 6 or 7 pound burbot.
And this is a good example of a few of the other 10 pike I caught that day.
So in summary.
I tossed this guy back after someone left him on the ice... I think he was happy to see me.
Then Garner Thursday morning only got one perch and two walleye.
After a days fishing at Yettna and Garner we finished up with this... it was pretty slow. Only caught four pike, a couple walleye and about 30 perch all day at both lakes.
My Grandpa is building a fishing shack and I thouhgt I would show you guys.
He made his stove out of a propane bottle which I thought looked pretty neat.
Well that is it for my Canadian Holiday at the lake.
Monday its back to California. Hope you guys enjoyed the pics and story. I'll be posting a video after I get back down from this week.
Brandon
