Big Water = Big Fish

Post by **Wallyboss** » Tue May 26, 2009 3:47 pm

Nice gator!!!!!
Last weekend the spinnerbaits weren't working on the Ottawa until we started just burning them back to the boat letting it break the surface a few times on the way in. Then we picked up about 10 but none anywhere close to that size.

Post by **Snag** » Tue May 26, 2009 3:58 pm

Very impressive pike Matt!

Post by **Pints** » Tue May 26, 2009 4:01 pm

That's a beauty for sure, congratulations.

Post by **Chevy Champagne** » Tue May 26, 2009 5:19 pm

great gotor you smashed my pb on the ottawa by 3 pounds
again great fish
i have noticed alot of the big ga

Post by **Chevy Champagne** » Tue May 26, 2009 5:21 pm

great gotor you smashed my pb on the ottawa by 3 pounds
again great fish
i have noticed alot of the big pike being caught latly at my camp site there was an 18 pounder and a 25 pounder
....in one day

BUY THE SAME PERSON
truly were beasts of fish

Post by **DropShotr** » Wed May 27, 2009 7:16 am

Excellent fish, congrats on a real Ottawa River gator

DropShot'r

Post by **Fishing 24/7** » Wed May 27, 2009 4:32 pm

GAAAAAAAAAAAA-TORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

a seriouse ottawa river grass pike!

Post by **Gord** » Wed May 27, 2009 4:38 pm

a most impressive pike lad!

Post by **Big Bass 444** » Thu May 28, 2009 2:24 pm

Question as I wonder wich part of the Ottawa River are we looking at here????......the Ottawa river is streching all the way up north to Laverendrye Parc where monster Pike are not rare at all. But if this pike was caught near Ottawa.....I say congrat and way to go!!!!!!

Ps to me anyways.....dosen't look like Laverendrye though.....so.....any tips here

444

Post by **beachburger** » Thu May 28, 2009 4:16 pm

Question as I wonder wich part of the Ottawa River are we looking at here????.

Wonder no more. On page 1 Matt said,

that is a Westmeath fish

Post by **Tip-up** » Thu May 28, 2009 5:09 pm

It really makes you wonder how 'rare' fish of that size are once you get up river a little ways. Over the winter a 19lbs and 17lbs fish were weighed in at two separete ice fishing tournaments on the Ottawa between Bryson and Fort-Colounge(I posted the links here). Proof of both fish were in the local paper with picture. I have seen three fish(pike) with Anthony follow baits and other hooked species to the boat while targeting them we guessed had to be 'at least' 15lbs+. Normally I just target them for the first couple weeks after opener before they get go deep like Matt mentioned..then they can be tuff to catch.

Numerous pike between 10 and 13lbs were caught in our boats since 2004 (9 to be exact) excluding a 14lb'er I caught opener 08' and the 15 I caught back in 2005. All caught within 20 minutes of Westmeath too!

Now Matt posts a story of another true beast(s)

Really not surprized at all.

Going to try out a another area ths weekend and chuck more plastic for them this time.

Anyone else going to be out and about around Westmeath this weekend?

Post by **Markus** » Thu May 28, 2009 5:30 pm

I think what Tip-Up is trying to say between the me's and I's is congrats on a great catch.

Matt, nice fish. Big pike are a special fish, you're very fortunate to have caught one of that quality. Well done.

Post by **Big Bass 444** » Thu May 28, 2009 5:44 pm

....Monster pikes in the Ottawa River allways brings me back to Collins'story about monster 20 pounder pikes shooked at the boat for a quick release or monster basses jumping behinds boats on a steep point while musky fishing with the lads.........dude with your stories I believe that in Ottawa ''yes we can" get 20 pounder pikes and near 8 LMB!!

444

Post by **FISHN247SUCKS** » Thu May 28, 2009 5:47 pm

bunchA Beady eyed frenchmaN...

Post by **beachburger** » Thu May 28, 2009 5:50 pm

Anyone else going to be out and about around Westmeath this weekend?

There will be 40+ boats in the area on Sat for the annual Lions Club Blind Anglers Tournament.

If you see the Blind Fishing Boat with the trolling motor down, stop by and say hi to Karma and myself.