Almost dark when we arrived so fished from shore for a bit then slept in van .
Woke up with sore backs and got the boat in the water.
Fished the river for an hour or so .Pikie got into a good sized Pike but lost at the boat.
Decided to move into Norcan proper and fished the first stump filled bay on the east side.No luck but came across a dead ,good sized LM with a lure still atached that had trapped itself by wrapping the line around an underwater log . Was only in about 2' FOW .Kinda makes you think about checking after having a line break!
Late morning we traveled back to the launch and loaded gear , tent etc .
Quick trip down to the south end of the lake , dropped gear off , and hit a large stump filled bay in the south end .
Quiet start , then about 3 pm started to catch some fish , kept 3 for dinner .
Had great shore dinner then back across the bay .
In the next 2-3 hours we boated over 25 LM most in the 13-15" range.All released.
Almost all where caught on 7" Pumkinseed Powerbait worm , texas rigged no weight ,Cast and dragged thru the stumps . Caught one on a buzz bait .
ran out of the Pumkinseed and had some luck with Purple/black Storm Rattle worms.
Haven't had as much fun fishing in a while!
Mosquitos forced us back to tent by dark .
Good nights sleep ( Canadian Shield more comfy than the mini van floor!)
Pikeie tried out the fly rod for a bit of a challenge.
Fished the same stump filled bay that a.m. without one fish ! (Where did everyone go?)
Worked our way back to the launch as we had to leave by noon .
Another Pike on in the river upstream from the launch , but cut thru the mono leader .
All in all a good trip .I have hunted out of a camp that is within 500m from Norcan for over 20 years and this was the first time fishing it , will definatly be back.
Fishing pressure appears to be moderate on the lake and adjoining river ,most times you have a boat or 2 within view .
Thanks to Snag This for the tips re worms and fishing locations.
Thanks to Pikeie for fiquring out how to post pics!
Tinbanger
