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My Year-In-Review

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 12:14 pm
by steve-hamilton
Big-O and Laketrout's thread were great! I Hope more people post threads similar...helps pass this loooooong winter. Soooooo, i think i'll make one of my own.

I fish for everything. My goal is to be the most well-rounded Angler out there. Here's some shots taken from my boat this year....







Here's the first fish of 2004. A Beauty Pike from Hammy Bay.
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This nice bass was caught in Late March, also in Hammy Bay.....Guess they start early.
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A few days later, we learned about Salmon.
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My girlfriend loved it as well....
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As Did my cousin Dan, who two days later, caught a 22 pounder, which would have easily won that days 1000/a day derby money....but we had no derby ticket! (no digital photo)
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And Browns ..... (at the same place, i love Lake Ontario)

My Best:
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My Brothers Best:
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Then trying for Rainbows in the bay, i picked up a Ultra Rare Hamilton Bay Pickerel. (yes, that ugly pit you see when you cross the Skyway Bridge has nice fish!)
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Went out again two days later, trying to find more Pickerel, and instead Theresa found a Beauty Pike!
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A beauty Laker, my first and only one.
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A little later, fishing Stoney Lake for early season Pickerel, i managed a 30 pound carp, only three shy of the Ontario Record (which i'm sure has been beaten at least a 100 times by anglers in Ontario), on a white tube jig.

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Couldn't catch any Pickerel at Stoney Lake, so i figured we'd stay local and hit a hole i know of on the Grand River. We did well....

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My good friend Ian nailed this 10+ Channel Cat fishing for more pickerel...

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The bass that follow all came from BoQ....Nice little Bass Fishery you guys have here...

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The Biggest Bass we caught outta BoQ....
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You guys also have some Quality Bowfin Fishing....
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Here's the first Salmon we put in the boat, downrigger over 100 Feet. Its quite a feeling getting a fish to hit, down 100 feet....Bringing it up, reviving it, then watching her swim back down to the depths...

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Here we are, back in Hammy Bay, trolling for late season Pike, and what do we get, a 20 pound carp.

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We also tried our luck at Muskie fishing, and although I didn't catch one, we managed two in the boat.

Here's dad w/ on the guide boat we took. (yep, book a guide when your a rookie muskie fisherman!)

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then go off on your own, using what you learned, and get one of your own!

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Finally, i'm going to close with the pics you guys are most used to seeing....Big Pickerel from QUinte in the Fall.

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There.....hope you guys/gals enjoyed the post....

And please, DO THE SAME...it helps pass the time.....especially for us NON-ICE FISHERMAN!!!!!!!

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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 12:23 pm
by RJ
Great Thread Steve!...Enjoyed it...I see you left out the damage to your forehead pic from Quinte... :lol: :lol: :lol:

I guess I'll get around to doing a year in review one of these nights...I know I like seeing them...

RJ

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 12:24 pm
by Markus
Awesome variety of fish Steve. You put a lot of your buddies on some quality fish.

Good luck for the 2005 season. I'm sure I'll see y on the water a few times.

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 12:25 pm
by SkeeterJohn
wow great pictures steve. i'll have to do the same one of these nights.

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 12:27 pm
by Wall-I-Guy
Great year Steve :!:

Well done :!: Image

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 12:37 pm
by steve-hamilton
its funny. the first pic and then the second pic show the upgrade in fishing vessle....

i'll always have my memories....The Coleman Scanoe w/ a 2hp '71 Evinrude was amazing!!!!!

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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 12:54 pm
by M.T. Livewell
Steve, that is a LOT of great memories. Sounds like a GREAT year in review.

I see we also have a similar problem. Our girl-friends/ wives are way too pretty for us. :P :cry:

M.T. Livewell

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:00 pm
by Snag
Great pictures! Looks like one helluva year :!:

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:05 pm
by JP
Great pics and great year for u. Hopefully u can do it again for the derby.
JP

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:12 pm
by steve-hamilton
ok, i wasn't sure what you meant by the 'derby' so i was going to read that thread....but its 11 pages long....so, does anyone have a Coles notes version?

I understand its online, but thats about it. What is this about teams? And how long does it last....

Thanks,

Steve

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:22 pm
by FLOATFISHIN
Steve, awsome lookin year!!!!! :D

All the best for 2005!

F.F

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 2:43 pm
by Canadian Bacon
Great pics on a great year..you had there........
I see we also have a similar problem. Our girl-friends/ wives are way too pretty for us.
OMG what in tarnation are you suckin up for?

Nice job

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 2:50 pm
by roughrider
Excellent read Steve,nice shots.Good luck in 05 :wink: roughrider

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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 3:35 pm
by BBRich
Steve.. all I can say is WOW! Amazing year, congratulations. Hopefully 2005 will bring the same or better results! :D

Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 4:43 pm
by Laketrout
Steve
Great pics. and catches! I still have that D.rigger here for yeah. If I ever get the time lol to take the base off of the Arrow,i'll give you ashout,you will have it for the spring fishing!
The Colemen Sconeo,I had one of those also had an old and I mean old 50's or early 60's, 5hp Merc on it.
Those things should come with a pee bucket!! :D